Insurance
Organizational Assurance for the Insurance Industry
Rapid technological advances and a global marketplace are transforming the insurance industry. Consumers are demanding better service through streamlined claims processing and online policy management. This evolution has created a global competitive field where only the most prepared organizations will thrive. Through our extensive network, we offer broad-ranging capabilities to primary carriers, reinsurers, brokers, consulting firms, and the Insurtech community, including startups, VCs, and carrier venture arms. Our team lives and breathes insurance, and shares in your excitement for where our industry is headed.
Connecting the Insurance Industry with the Best Talent
At Smith & Wilkinson, we are committed to transforming the insurance industry, one game-changing hire at a time. No firm is better prepared to navigate the modern talent landscape, helping our clients lead, innovate, and adopt new delivery models and technology solutions that make protection products accessible to all.
Our search assignments encompass nearly all seniority levels and functional areas of the insurance ecosystem, offering our clients and candidates maximum visibility into the talent market.

As a Managing Partner in the Insurance Practice, Stacy provides professional level, manager level, and executive level search services to Property & Casualty Insurance Carriers, Agencies, TPAs, Re-Insurers, and Insurtech companies across the country. Stacy has partnered with regional and specialty carriers on a variety of hiring initiatives, with specific functional experience in Data Analytics, Technology, Actuarial, and Product Management roles.
Prior to joining Smith & Wilkinson, Stacy spent 15 years making television shows for networks like ABC, Bravo, and The Food Network as a producer in New York City. During this time she cultivated her interviewing, story-telling, and management skills creating prime time, award nominated programs. She received her BA in Communications from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and outside of work Stacy enjoys playing tennis, running 5Ks, cooking, a good pun, and winter beach walks with her husband Nathan and their two daughters- one human and one canine.

Before joining Smith & Wilkinson, Colin spent 6 years in the insurance industry in multiple roles, primarily specializing in Short Term Disability claims. He received his BA in Business Administration from Eastern Connecticut State University. Outside of work, Colin can usually be found running, golfing, or at the beach.

Harrison Hines is an Associate in Smith & Wilkinson’s Insurance Practice. Before joining Smith & Wilkinson, Harrison spent 10 years working in a business development capacity for a national B2B event organizer, serving many different industries throughout the United States.
Harrison received his B.B.A. from Saint Joseph’s College of Maine with a focus in Management and Marketing. Originally from a small town “Down East”, he now lives in Southern Maine with his wife and two young children.
Outside of work you can usually find Harrison chasing his kids around outside, on the baseball field, or enjoying the coast of Maine.
Underwriter – E&S Construction
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
Posted: 02/24/2023
Our fast-growing global specialty carrier seeks an experienced Senior Program Commercial Underwriter to help expand their E&S construction book of business.
The ideal candidate knows the casualty E&S Construction space well and is familiar with West Coast and East Coast and casualty risk exposures. This candidate must also possess a working knowledge of underwriting guidelines, standards, rates, key forms, endorsements, and exclusions.
In this high-level underwriting role, you will oversee the onboarding and vetting of new program opportunities, beginning to end. You will also work closely with all other departments including the product development and compliance teams to manage these products appropriately.
This is not a production underwriting role. You will be relying on your construction underwriting expertise to help these construction programs evolve.
In this role you will lean on your analytical approach to support your decision making and portfolio management, as well as your excellent communication and negotiation skills to directly impact outcomes.
This role is fully remote and comes with great growth opportunities.
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Harrison Hines
Senior Underwriter
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- Florida
Posted: 03/22/2023
Our client, a national Surplus Lines Carrier is looking for Professional Lines Underwriter to support the due diligence and growth of a variety of programs.
If you have at least 3 years of experience in Professional Lines or Reinsurance Treaty Underwriting, have either written profitable business, or supported growth through audits, then contact Colin Morgan to learn more!
This company is located in Juno Beach, FL and if you are not local, you must be willing to travel 25% of the time. Company offers competitive pay, benefits, and room for growth.
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Colin Morgan
Claims Adjuster
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- Montana
Posted: 03/22/2023
Our fast-growing specialty insurance administrator is seeking to add a career-minded Property and Casualty Inside Claims Adjuster to their team. This company prides itself on providing a white-glove claims experience for their ever-increasing list of property owners across the U.S.
The ideal candidate will bring at least 2+ years of claims adjusting experience in addition to proficiency utilizing virtual claim handling tools. Prior insurance, mitigation, or construction experience is preferred in lieu of prior adjusting experience. If this is of interest to you, please reach out to Harrison Hines to learn more.
Candidates must be open to one on-call weekend coverage every other month. This company offers a strong compensation plan, full benefits package and requires little to no travel.
Relocation assistance to Bozeman, MT is available for the right candidate.
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Harrison Hines
Account Manager
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- Maine
Posted: 03/22/2023
Our Manchester NH property & casualty and employee benefits agency is looking to add a Personal Lines Account Manager to their team!
If you have at least 3 years of commercial P&C or personal P&C experience, have supported the growth of a New England based book of business, and have increased sales/ renewals through your level of customer service and processing detail, then contact Harrison Hines to learn more.
Role must report to the Manchester, NH office location a few days a week, comes with growth opportunities, and fantastic benefits!
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Harrison Hines
Compliance Analyst
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
Posted: 04/25/2023
Our surplus lines carrier client is seeking an experienced Compliance Analyst to join their home office in Palm Beach, FL. This role will serve as a strategic business partner and subject matter expert for compliance with state regulations and requirements for surplus lines carriers.
The ideal candidate will be comfortable managing all regulatory filings with state insurance departments and CIMA. Familiarity working across surplus lines is preferred in addition to state filling experience.
This company offers strong compensation, full benefits package, and tremendous room for growth throughout the organization. This role offers a hybrid office schedule at their Palm Beach headquarters.
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Harrison Hines
Commercial Underwriter
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
Posted: 05/09/2023
Our commercial lines MGA client, located in Orlando, FL is growing their team and looking for a Commercial P&C Underwriter!
If you have a couple of years experience in a new business or renewal underwriting role we should connect to discuss this opportunity. A background in commercial property, auto, workers comp, general liability and/or professional liability is required as is 3 days in the office. Company offers room for advancement, excellent technology/ automation, great benefits and more!
If you're interested in learning more please reach out to Harrison Hines.
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Harrison Hines
Program Operations Manager
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
Posted: 05/17/2023
Our P&C program carrier client who is currently onboarding commercial MGAs around the US, is looking to add a new program operations manager to their team who will run due diligence and reporting of these new partnerships. This role will help set proper operations and processes in place and act as the main relationship manager for these MGAs while working with underwriting, audit, IT, and accounting to ensure success.
This position is fully remote and requires at least 3 years of experience in the MGA/ carrier/ commercial programs space to be considered at the management level. As the company grows so will this position's responsibilities so if you're looking for advancement this is a great organization to be join.
Contact Colin Morgan to learn more!
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Colin Morgan
Senior Insurance Audit
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
Posted: 05/19/2023
Our surplus lines carrier client is seeking an experienced Senior Insurance Auditor to join their home office in Palm Beach, FL. This high level role will report directly to the Chief Compliance Officer and will conduct financial, operational, and compliance audits of their MGA's and TPA's and advisory projects across all areas of the business.
This highly visible role will provide consultative support to business partners to identify solutions and opportunities for control improvements for financial and operational performance.
This role requires a strong insurance and financial mindset, ability to build strong working relationships, effective communication skills, and the ability to multitask when required. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (or similar focus), experience with insurance audit processes, procedures and methodologies along with insurance carrier or broker experience.
Company offers strong compensation package, work life balance and opportunities for advancement across the organization. This role is based in Palm Beach, FL with a hybrid office schedule.
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Harrison Hines
E&S Casualty Excess Underwriter
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
Posted: 05/19/2023
Our growth-minded specialty reinsurer client is looking to add an experienced E&S Casualty Underwriter to their team. This role is responsible for the production, underwriting and retention of profitable E&S business through the cultivation and management of broker relationships.
The ideal candidate will have a background working in the wholesale space with the ability to build and foster strong relationships with brokers. In lieu of wholesale experience, a strong retail facing background is welcome.
Open to a range of underwriting experience, this role offers incredibly strong salary and benefits, and a preference for candidates located near Chicago, Atlanta, or NY. If you’re interested in learning more, please reach out to Harrison Hines.
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Harrison Hines
Strategic Operations Manager
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- Connecticut
Posted: 06/05/2023
Strategic Operations Manager (Hybrid)
Our Retirement Services client with offices in Stamford, CT and Frederick, MD is looking for a Strategic Operations Manager to join their team! This person will lead strategic initiatives as they relate to reinsurance administration, spit/co-insurance deals and liabilities, and internal operations along with day-to-day oversight of a small but mighty team. Responsibilities also include reporting, process improvements, and cross-functional collaboration to enhance bid-day and post-win project management, financial operations, and reinsurer onboarding.
The ideal candidate will have a handful of years in reinsurance/PRT deals and possess strong leadership, problem-solving, and project management skills.
This role will require at least 2 days per week in either the CT or MD office, comes with a competitive salary and room for growth!
If this sounds interesting, then contact Katie Hadiaris to learn more.
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Stacy St. Onge
Employee Benefits Account Manager (Portland, ME)
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- Maine
Posted: 06/05/2023
Our Portland, Maine based insurance agency that provides business, personal and employee benefits solutions to clients in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, is looking to add an experienced customer facing Employee Benefits Account Manager to their team!
The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of Employee Benefits Account Management experience, have a strong understanding of group, life, and ancillary benefit products, be motivated and goal oriented and work with a customer-focused sense of urgency.
The role is based out of Portland, ME and will require 3 days in the office, comes with a competitive compensation package and room for growth. If this sounds interesting, contact Katie Hadiaris to learn more!
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Stacy St. Onge
Commercial Lines Account Manager (Portland, ME)
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- Maine
Posted: 06/05/2023
Our Portland, Maine based insurance agency that provides business, personal and employee benefits solutions to clients in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, is looking to add an experienced customer facing Commercial Account Manager to their team!
The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of Commercial Account Management experience, have a strong understanding of business insurance coverages, be motivated and goal oriented and work with a customer-focused sense of urgency.
Duties include:
- Servicing all aspect of assigned accounts, using discretion and independent judgement
- Advising clients/prospects on the insurance services available for protecting their business
- Provide quotes, coverage summaries, proposals
- Client communications, conflict resolution and compliance
- Trigger renewal process and manage renewal timelines
- Create proposals and negotiate terms
The role is based out of Portland, ME and will require 3 days in the office, comes with a competitive compensation package and room for growth. If this sounds interesting, contact Katie Hadiaris to learn more!
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Stacy St. Onge
Director of Risk Transfer Support Services
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- Connecticut
Posted: 06/05/2023
Director of Pension Risk Transfer Support Services
Our Retirement Services client with offices in Stamford, CT and Frederick, MD, is looking for a Director of Pension Risk Transfer Support Services to join their team! This person will be responsible for leading the team that handles all post sale and in-force business operations, implementing and driving continuous improvement initiatives and projects, and collaborating with other department heads in this high visibility role.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background and expertise in defined benefits pension plans, pension risk transfer administration knowledge, the ability to understand and interpret pension contracts, as well as people management and operations experience with the ability to influence and create a positive team environment.
This role will require at least 2 days per week in either the CT or MD office, comes with a competitive salary and room for growth!
If this sounds interesting, then contact Katie Hadiaris to learn more.
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Stacy St. Onge
Business Development, Reinsurance
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- Florida
Posted: 06/05/2023
Business Development, Reinsurance Partnerships
Our surplus lines carrier client located in Palms Beach County, Florida, is looking to add an experienced reinsurance business development professional to their team! This person will help expand reinsurance partnerships, build relationships with brokers and MGAs, and vet potential MGA partners as the business continues to scale.
The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the program administrator market with a mix of reinsurance and underwriting experience/knowledge as well as the ability to build strong relationships and represent this growing company. Travel will be required.
Role can be performed on a fully remote basis if able to visit HQ monthly and comes with a strong compensation package and room for growth!
If this sounds interesting, then contact Katie Hadiaris to learn more.
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Stacy St. Onge
Program Manager
Insurance
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
Posted: 10/20/2022
Smith & Wilkinson's fronting carrier client onboarding both personal and commercial P&C MGAs, is looking for a number of program managers to assist, improve, and scale in the onboarding process of these MGAs.
If you have a strong background in partnerships auditing, underwriting operations, TPA management, and client implementations on the carrier or MGA side, please contact Stacy St. Onge to learn more.
Company offers a fully remote environment with limited travel, strong growth potential, and competitive salary.
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Current Opportunities
Underwriter – E&S Construction
Posted:
Our fast-growing global specialty carrier seeks an experienced Senior Program Commercial Underwriter to help expand their E&S...
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
Senior Underwriter
Posted:
Our client, a national Surplus Lines Carrier is looking for Professional Lines Underwriter to support the due diligence and growth of a...
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- Florida
Claims Adjuster
Posted:
Our fast-growing specialty insurance administrator is seeking to add a career-minded Property and Casualty Inside Claims Adjuster to their...
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- Montana
Account Manager
Posted:
Our Manchester NH property & casualty and employee benefits agency is looking to add a Personal Lines Account Manager to their team! If...
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- Maine
Compliance Analyst
Posted:
Our surplus lines carrier client is seeking an experienced Compliance Analyst to join their home office in Palm Beach, FL. This role will...
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
Commercial Underwriter
Posted:
Our commercial lines MGA client, located in Orlando, FL is growing their team and looking for a Commercial P&C Underwriter! If you have...
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
Program Operations Manager
Posted:
Our P&C program carrier client who is currently onboarding commercial MGAs around the US, is looking to add a new program operations...
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
Senior Insurance Audit
Posted:
Our surplus lines carrier client is seeking an experienced Senior Insurance Auditor to join their home office in Palm Beach, FL. This high...
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
E&S Casualty Excess Underwriter
Posted:
Our growth-minded specialty reinsurer client is looking to add an experienced E&S Casualty Underwriter to their team. This role is...
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
Strategic Operations Manager
Posted:
Strategic Operations Manager (Hybrid) Our Retirement Services client with offices in Stamford, CT and Frederick, MD is looking for a...
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- Connecticut
Employee Benefits Account Manager (Portland, ME)
Posted:
Our Portland, Maine based insurance agency that provides business, personal and employee benefits solutions to clients in Maine, New...
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- Maine
Commercial Lines Account Manager (Portland, ME)
Posted:
Our Portland, Maine based insurance agency that provides business, personal and employee benefits solutions to clients in Maine, New...
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- Maine
Director of Risk Transfer Support Services
Posted:
Director of Pension Risk Transfer Support Services Our Retirement Services client with offices in Stamford, CT and Frederick, MD, is...
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- Connecticut
Business Development, Reinsurance
Posted:
Business Development, Reinsurance Partnerships Our surplus lines carrier client located in Palms Beach County, Florida, is looking to add...
- Practice Area:
- Insurance
- Region:
- Florida
Program Manager
Posted:
Smith & Wilkinson’s fronting carrier client onboarding both personal and commercial P&C MGAs, is looking for a number of...
- Practice Area:
- Insurance