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The Jacobson Group is home to one of the very few insurance-focused executive search practices in the world. Leveraging unparalleled expertise and insight into the industry’s executive marketplace, we find and assess talent at the board, C-level, senior management and senior technical levels for insurance organizations worldwide.
During the past 40 years, we have developed a tried and true approach that blends art and science to ensure that client expectations are met and often surpassed. We bring a wide range of contacts, knowledge of people and their motivations to help you meet the business needs of today, tomorrow and in the future.
Whether you want to identify the untapped potential within your organization or attract new talent, Jacobson can make a difference.
 More than 40 years of insurance expertise and relationships at work |
Since 1971, we have been connecting organizations with the insurance talent required to succeed in a competitive environment.
This focus offers unparalleled insight into the insurance community. Our clients benefit from our deep understanding of the world of insurance and reinsurance, as well as the related financial services arena. We also bring strong global connections across those many industries. This specialization enables us to reference, source and attract high caliber candidates from within the insurance industry.
Years of experience have taught us that sometimes the best people for a particular role might not be currently working in the same space. Because of our deep-seated knowledge of insurance, we are strongly positioned to find those individuals from outside your marketplace and from the broader financial services arena and beyond who are more likely to make a successful transition. Our understanding of these markets, our research capability and our wider connections enable us to cover multiple adjacent markets, industries and countries to find the person or team with exactly the right fit to advance your business.
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| Client-centric focus |
We aim to build long-term business relationships with our clients. Since we are focused solely on the insurance industry, our reputation is our only meaningful currency. We are committed to completing each assignment we take on with the intention of developing a long-term partnership based on satisfaction and success.
The longer term success of our clients is important to us. We understand that working on your behalf carries great responsibility. We want our clients to be the employers of choice now and in the future. As we conduct searches, we have a prime opportunity to position our clients’ ambitions and available opportunities to attract the best talent. You can trust that we will always convey an honest and accurate picture of your organization, contacting and engaging with candidates in a professional manner that enhances the reputation of your business.
We do not consider an assignment successful the moment the selected executive signs our client’s employment letter. We are constantly looking to add value to each partnership by identifying innovative solutions for our clients’ business through research and lateral thinking. Success is attained only when the client’s satisfaction is confirmed through the engagement of a new critical insurance search or the unsolicited offer of a strong reference.
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| One-team approach |
At Jacobson, we work as one team regardless of geographic location – each supporting the work we undertake for our clients. Our consultants openly share their knowledge, contacts and expertise with each other. This collaborative approach sets us apart from other executive search firms by enabling us to deliver deeper intelligence on the market and its people and to ensure the widest possible reach.
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| More resources than the industry standard |
Jacobson considers each assignment a critical responsibility and commits to providing more resources than is standard industry practice. An executive search team is formed to focus on each specific assignment. All executive searches are managed by senior-level consultants and overseen by partner-level executives and are supported by a dedicated team of Recruiters, Search Analysts and Administrators.
Coupling our knowledge of the insurance industry and previously developed relationships with thought leaders, we start every search with fresh, innovative research. We employ our own researchers and all our client work is undertaken in-house. Finally, we create customized interview strategies that align with acquiring and evaluating the executive talent necessary to meet clients’ corporate objectives.
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| Proven search methodology |
Our executive search methodology has been developed throughout the past 40 years through experience in leading many insurance organizations through this critical activity. It is tried, tested and works.
Search is only as successful as the staying-power of the successful candidate. Jacobson has a high success rate in finding and delivering people that “fit” into our clients’ cultures. This is achieved by taking the time to understand your culture and the personalities of the key people involved in the hiring process through our unique culture fit protocol. We have developed in-house a structured approach to necessary technical and “softer” competencies, which devolve into interview techniques that ensure lasting hires.
Our methodology is transparent and thorough; our search principles, methods, processes and systems are designed to keep clients informed throughout the search and to consistently deliver quality talent with high retention levels.
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| Commitment to diversity |
Diversity makes commercial sense. Scientific evidence proves that better decisions are made when a management team has a broad spectrum of knowledge and a range of personality types supported by a shared vision. To be successful, companies need to stay in tune with the needs of their customers and markets.
Experience has taught us that diverse teams with a common goal can significantly enhance the quality of decision-making within an organization. We value diversity and are committed to providing our clients access to talented individuals with rich experiences. We strive to find candidates with different perspectives that can work well together towards a shared vision for your business.
We believe the key to diversity is the constant development of new networks and empathy towards the evolving dynamics of the talent market. We have cultivated and maintain relationships with various diversity organizations and mentorship programs.
Respect for the value of diversity starts with the leadership team at Jacobson. We are supportive of various organizations, as demonstrated by the service of co-CEO Gregory Jacobson on the Board of Directors of the U.S.’s most diverse classical music program, The Chicago Sinfonietta.
Throughout the insurance industry, Jacobson has also been lauded for the diversity programs it has created and continuously supports including The Insurance Supper Club (ISC), a growing global networking group that aims to promote women in business, and the Women’s Insurance Networking Group (WING), which holds events to encourage the empowerment of women in the insurance industry. |
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| Active industry involvement |
Jacobson is an active participant in the insurance community. Our staff participates in, speaks for and holds positions in a variety of industry associations. Additionally, we sponsor, exhibit and participate in a number of conferences and forums each year.
This level of involvement is testimony to our industry knowledge and provides distinction and credibility to the quality of service we provide.
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