Life & Health

Deep domain knowledge in actuarial and analytics appointments underpins our success in the Life and Retirement sector. Successful placements include Chief Actuaries, Appointed Actuaries, and senior actuarial professionals across protection, savings, and retirement portfolios.

Our experience spans product innovation, pricing strategy, reserving, capital optimisation, and ALM, with strong familiarity in regulatory frameworks such as IFRS 17 and Solvency II. This expertise supports organisations in appointing leaders who manage longevity risk, ensure capital efficiency, and adapt to evolving customer expectations.

A proven capability in delivering finance leadership appointments, from Chief Financial Officers to key functional heads, across the insurance sector.

Specialist knowledge includes Tax, M&A and Corporate Development, Finance Transformation, Treasury, and FP&A, enabling support for complex, high-impact mandates requiring strategic and technical depth.

A strong track record in appointing senior risk professionals, including Chief Risk Officers and leadership teams, across global insurance organisations.

We cover a broad spectrum of risk disciplines including Enterprise Risk Management, Regulatory and Compliance Risk, Operational Risk, Insurance Risk, and Quantitative Risk-helping organisations secure leaders who embed resilience and future-focused risk strategies.

Trusted to deliver senior audit appointments, including Heads of Internal Audit and Audit Committee Members, across the insurance and reinsurance sector.

We specialise in identifying talent with expertise in internal controls, financial governance, regulatory compliance, and risk-based auditing, ensuring robust assurance frameworks and enhanced transparency within complex organisations.

We have extensive experience in appointing operational leaders, including Chief Operating Officers, who drive transformation and service excellence.

Our capabilities span policy administration, claims and underwriting operations, process optimisation, shared services, and operational strategy, enabling us to support clients in building scalable, customer-focused operating models.

A history of supporting the appointment of commercial and distribution leaders, including Chief Commercial Officers and Chief Distribution Officers, across the insurance industry.

Expertise encompasses broker and intermediary management, partnership development, direct-to-consumer strategies, digital distribution, and sales leadership-facilitating market share growth and deeper customer engagement.

We are well-versed in placing technology leaders such as CIOs, CTOs, and digital transformation executives across the insurance sector.

Our search expertise includes core systems modernisation, cybersecurity, data and analytics, cloud infrastructure, and IT governance, enabling clients to drive innovation, resilience, and digital agility.

We have a strong track record in investment leadership appointments, including Chief Investment Officers and senior portfolio leaders across insurers and pension providers.

We cover areas such as strategic asset allocation, portfolio management, ALM, ESG investing, and private markets, helping clients align investment strategy with long-term business goals and regulatory requirements.

We support HR leadership appointments across the insurance industry, including CHROs and heads of specialist HR functions.

Our expertise spans talent acquisition, organisational development, HR transformation, DEI, reward and benefits, and employee relations, enabling clients to build people strategies that drive performance and culture.

Extensive experience in legal executive search within the Life and Retirement space, with placements including General Counsel, Heads of Legal, and senior legal advisors.

We specialise in areas such as regulatory compliance, product governance, commercial contracts, M&A legal advisory, policyholder protection, and ESG law, helping clients navigate complex legal landscapes and support sustainable growth.