General Placement Service

General Placement Service recruits exclusively for the insurance industry. It says it was organized in 1978 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it reports more than 40 years of experience in insurance recruitment. It works with insurance carriers, agencies, brokerage firms and related organizations across the United States.

The firm places executives and professionals in departments including underwriting, claims and loss control, sales and marketing, financial services, and managed care and medical services. Recent assignments include commercial and personal lines underwriters, branch managers, claims adjusters and managers, loss control representatives, account executives and chief executive officers. Its recruiters specialise in product lines such as property, casualty, life, health and disability.

Searches are offered on contingency, retained and contract or temporary bases. The company is a member of the National Insurance Recruiters Association, which lets it draw on talent from other member firms while remaining the client's only point of contact.