Insurance recruitment
specialist insurance recruitment
Trusted insurance recruiters who understand your industry
Care Recruitment is a Melbourne-based specialist recruitment agency partnering with progressive and purpose-led general insurers, insurance brokers and underwriting agencies across Australia.
With more than 20 years of first-hand industry and leadership experience, we work as trusted advisors to executive leaders, HR teams and hiring managers who require more than transactional recruitment. Our role is to understand your organisation, your regulatory environment and your people — then connect you with talent who can genuinely perform and belong.
Insurance recruitment requires credibility, discretion and deep market understanding. At Care Recruitment, this is our foundation.
Why leading insurance organisations parter with Care Recruitment
Trusted
We are engaged by insurance leaders who value long-term partnership over short-term placement. Our approach is consultative, values-led and grounded in a genuine understanding of insurance operations, governance and culture.
Credible
Having worked within the insurance sector ourselves, we understand:
- Claims environments and performance pressures
- Underwriting discipline and risk frameworks
- Regulatory obligations and licensing requirements
- The importance of brand, reputation and customer outcomes
This allows us to represent your organisation with professionalism and integrity in a competitive talent market.
Connected
Our long-standing relationships and deep passive networks provide access to high-calibre insurance professionals who are not actively applying for roles. This is where meaningful hiring advantage is created.
Insurance roles we specialise in recruiting
We focus exclusively on defined functional areas to ensure depth, quality and speed:
- Claims (Leadership, Technical & Specialist)
- Underwriting
- Account Management
- Insurance Broking
Our clients value our ability to present well-aligned, market-ready candidates, not volume shortlists.
Hover over the relevant tile below to see what roles we can support you with:
A recruitment partner who understands regulation and risk
Insurance is a highly regulated environment. We are experienced in recruiting professionals who operate within frameworks including:
- Tier 1 & Tier 2 insurance qualifications
- Regulatory and compliance obligations
- Governance and risk management expectations
This understanding reduces risk, protects your employer brand and improves long-term retention.
Melbourne-based with national reach
While proudly based in Melbourne, Care Recruitment supports insurance organisations across Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart and nationally. We regularly partner with distributed and multi-site teams and understand the nuances of hiring across different markets.
Engage a specialist insurance recruiter
If you’re seeking an insurance recruitment partner who understands your world and represents your organisation with care and credibility, speak with Care Recruitment.
FAQs
Insurance Recruitment in Australia
1. Why use a specialist insurance or superannuation recruiter?
Specialist recruiters bring deep industry knowledge, regulatory understanding and access to passive talent networks that generalist agencies and job ads cannot reach.
2. What types of organisations does Care Recruitment work with?
We partner with general insurers, insurance brokers and underwriting agencies that are progressive, purpose-led and values-driven.
3. What roles does Care Recruitment typically recruit for?
We specialise in leadership, specialist and executive-level roles across insurance, within defined functional areas.
4. Do you recruit across Australia or only in Melbourne?
While based in Melbourne, we support organisations across Australia, including Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra and Hobart.
5. How does Care Recruitment find high-quality candidates?
Through long-standing industry relationships, referrals and passive networks built over 20+ years — not just advertising.
6. Do you understand regulatory and compliance requirements?
Yes. We are experienced in regulated environments including understanding common service delivery requirements regarding RG146, tier 1 & 2 qualification, and ongoing CPD, as well as understanding broader insurance governance systems as enforced and administered by the regulators through legislative frameworks like the Insurance Act, Insurance Contracts Act and Corporations Act.
7. How long does the recruitment process usually take?
Timelines vary by role and market conditions. Our consultative approach focuses on quality, alignment and long-term outcomes rather than speed alone.
8. Will Care Recruitment represent our employer brand professionally?
Absolutely. Protecting and enhancing your employer brand is central to how we engage candidates and represent our clients.
9. Do you recruit contract as well as permanent roles?
Yes. We support both permanent and contract-based recruitment across insurance.
10. How do we start working with Care Recruitment?
The first step is a conversation. We take time to understand your organisation, objectives and challenges before making any recommendations.