Broker Jobs: Where Insurance Careers Move Next
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2 x winner
Sourcr Awards, Best Insurance Agency
Since 2011
recruiting across Australia and New Zealand
Latest roles
Insurance and legal roles from our jobs board. This list updates automatically.
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What we recruit
Broking
Account Executive to Principal, across Affinity, SME, Mid-Market, Corporate and Global. Strong ties with Steadfast and Austbrokers members.
Broking roles
Underwriting
Underwriting Assistant to Portfolio Manager, for insurers and underwriting agencies. Property, liability, marine, cyber, financial lines and more.
Underwriting roles
Claims
Claims Assistant to Manager in the intermediated commercial channel, with brokers, insurers, agencies, loss adjusters and TPAs.
Claims roles
Legal
Legal Assistant to Partner and General Counsel. Personal injury, commercial, insurance law, litigation, family law. Plaintiff and defendant firms.
Legal roles
Specialty areas we place
We have placed brokers, underwriters, claims examiners and lawyers in specialty areas including:
- Agriculture
- Aviation
- Financial Institutions
- Life Science
- Oil, Mining, Gas & Energy
- Political Risk
- Personal Injury
- Family Law
- Wills & Estates
Joint ventures
Authorised Representatives: introductions to brokerages to start a business, realise its capital or add support.
Underwriting agencies: introductions to investors and agencies to launch a new agency or class.
Joint ventures and retained searchHow it works for candidates
Registering takes about five minutes. You only need to do it once, for Australia or New Zealand.
Register with us- 1Register and upload your resumeTell us your profession, current employer and what you're after.
- 2Talk to a specialistA consultant who works in your market calls you to talk through roles, salary and timing.
- 3We represent you, confidentiallyYour details only go to an employer with your authority. We handle interviews, feedback and the offer.
What candidates say
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Niki was great. Straight forward and got the right results.
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Easy, professional, supportive.
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The guidance provided during interviews and negotiations was extremely helpful and ultimately led to a position that aligns with my career goals.
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What does Hooker & Heijden do?
We recruit insurance and legal professionals across Australia and New Zealand, and have done since 2011. Our desks cover insurance broking, underwriting, claims and law.
Where do you recruit?
Across Australia and New Zealand, including Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
Which roles do you fill?
Brokers from account broker to principal, underwriters and underwriting managers, claims examiners and claims managers, and lawyers from paralegal to partner and general counsel. We also place risk engineering, distribution and management roles.
Does it cost anything to register?
No. Employers pay our fees. Registering, interviews and career advice are free for candidates.
How do I register?
Register once for Australia or New Zealand. It takes about five minutes, and a specialist consultant calls you about roles, salary and timing.
I'm hiring. How do I start?
Send us a brief or call a consultant. We take one call about the role, team, salary and timing, then confirm terms in writing.
For employers
Hiring brokers, underwriters, claims staff or lawyers?
We work with global and Australian brokerages, underwriting agencies, insurers, loss adjusters, TPAs and law firms. We also broker Authorised Representative and underwriting agency joint ventures.