Hooker & Heijden

Hooker & Heijden is a specialist recruitment agency focused exclusively on the insurance and legal sectors across Australia and New Zealand. The company delivers tailored recruitment services for insurance broking professionals, insurance underwriting specialists, insurance claims professionals, and legal practitioners. With deep industry expertise and established relationships across the sector, Hooker & Heijden connects candidates with employers seeking experienced professionals who understand the complexities of their respective fields.

The company specialises in four core recruitment areas: insurance broking recruitment, where they leverage strong connections to Australian, New Zealand and global insurance brokerages to source the best talent and opportunities; insurance underwriting recruitment, providing leading recruitment services for general insurance underwriting professionals through established relationships with insurers and underwriting agencies; insurance claims recruitment, focusing on the intermediated commercial insurance channel with connections to brokers, insurers, underwriting agencies, loss adjusters and TPAs; and legal recruitment, where they work with law firms and corporate legal departments to place legal professionals throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Beyond traditional recruitment, Hooker & Heijden facilitates joint venture arrangements for insurance brokers and authorised representatives seeking to establish new businesses or realise capital in existing ventures, and incubates the next generation of insurance underwriting entrepreneurs by connecting them with investors and underwriting agencies. The company operates across Australia and New Zealand, serving both candidates and employers who value specialist knowledge and trusted industry connections when making recruitment decisions.