Insurance Sector
Life & Health Insurance Recruiting
Group Benefits, Individual Life & Health Plan Professionals
200+
L&H Placements
37 days
Avg. Time to Fill
All 50
States Active
93%
12-Mo. Retention
Sector Overview
Life & Health insurance encompasses a broad spectrum of talent: from group benefits account managers and producers at brokerages to underwriters at carriers, and stop-loss specialists at MGUs. SHG places L&H professionals across employer-sponsored benefits, individual life insurance, and health plan operations.
Market Context
Group benefits is experiencing significant structural change — pharmacy benefit management, self-funded plan growth, and voluntary benefits complexity are reshaping what employers need from their benefits professionals. At the carrier level, medical underwriting and stop-loss talent is in acute short supply as self-funded plan demand accelerates.
Roles We Place in Life & Health Insurance Recruiting
Group Benefits Account Manager
$60K–$90KManaging employer-sponsored health and benefits programs for brokerage clients
Benefits Producer
$70K–$180K+New business development in group health, dental, vision, and voluntary benefits
Stop-Loss Underwriter
$80K–$140KSelf-funded plan underwriting and stop-loss risk assessment for MGUs and carriers
Life Insurance Underwriter
$75K–$135KIndividual and group life underwriting at carriers and reinsurers
Employee Benefits Consultant
$80K–$130KStrategic benefits consulting for mid-market and large employer accounts
Group Benefits Director
$120K–$180KPractice leadership for group benefits divisions at agencies and carriers
Hiring Challenges We Solve
Stop-loss underwriting talent is among the scarcest in all of insurance — demand far outpaces available professionals
Benefits brokerages compete with carriers and TPAs for the same account management talent pool
Finding benefits professionals fluent in self-funded plan mechanics, not just fully-insured products
Sourcing life underwriters with reinsurance and large-case experience
Locating benefits producers with portable group books in a market with strong non-solicitation enforcement
Why SHG for Life & Health Insurance Recruiting
Dedicated L&H practice with relationships across group benefits brokerages, carriers, and MGUs
Stop-loss and self-funded plan specialist networks few generalist firms can replicate
Deep understanding of benefits market compensation structures — base, renewal bonus, and new-case commission
Nationwide L&H coverage with particular strength in major group benefits markets
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