2. 2 Welcome
Reed Insurance is a leading recruiter of high-performing
insurance professionals for permanent, temporary and
contract positions. Our team of consultants deliver quality
recruitment services to employers throughout Australia,
helping them to identify and attract candidates with diverse,
specialist skill sets.
To enable us to provide expert recruitment services to our clients,
we proactively hire consultants with experience in the insurance
sector, in Australia and overseas. Our consultants have worked in
positions in broking, claims and underwriting. They make it their
business to maintain strong networks through close relationships
with leading figures, are members of professional organisations
and participate in insurance seminars and networking events. This
provides them with an insight into the roles, responsibilities and
experience of the candidates they regularly meet, as well as the
HR and recruitment challenges faced by the industry. Not only
do we identify people who are a good cultural ‘fit’ for our clients,
we also ask the right technical and industry-focused questions at
interview, resulting in the closest possible match for you.
Our specialist teams work on behalf of clients in general insurers
and reinsurers, within all lines of insurance and recruit across all
sectors for roles including:
• Business Development
• Sales (Broking & Underwriting)
• Technical
• Claims
• Loss Adjusting
• Litigation
• Workers Compensation
• Administration & Support roles
• Management
3. Why Reed 3
Insurance?
When you seek professional recruitment
services to attract, recruit and retain
individuals who create sustainable
competitive advantage
for your business,
look no further than
Reed Insurance:
• Our consultative approach to your recruitment
needs ensures that we can offer a host of
tailored recruitment solutions that deliver
results, first time, every time
• All of our consultants have industry sector
experience, which means they understand
your business and the marketplace
• Our global network and leading online
presence means we can deliver maximum
returns on recruitment spend without
compromising quality
• Our consultants are all affiliated with
governing bodies such as NIBA and ANZIF
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4. 4 Powerful Resources
Whether recruiting for one or two key positions a year, on a
regular basis to support your growing business needs or if
you need a flexible workforce of highly skilled claims handlers
at short notice, our consultants have the experience and
knowledge to find the people you need.
Maintaining and developing strong candidate networks across their specialist markets is critical to our
success, and yours. By attending industry and networking events, product launches, and by being affiliate
members of relevant governing bodies and associations, our consultants are truly active participants in
the local insurance market. As such, every new client recruitment project is supported by a candidate-rich
database of active and passive jobseekers, along with a regular stream of referred candidates.
Complementing our consultants’ experience and market knowledge, Reed’s innovative technology allows
us to deliver a smooth and bespoke service to our clients. Many of the technologies we employ have been
developed specifically for clients with highly specific requirements :
• Applicant management technology
• Customised invoicing
• Bespoke management information
• Online technical testing
• Online timesheets
• E-billing
• E-financials
5. 5
Talent Attraction
Drawing on years of experience in recruitment at the most senior levels, we can help employers identify and attract
experienced talent for boardroom appointments, as well as for business development roles. Tailoring our service to your
individual requirements and timeframe, we might typically provide:
• Advice on the latest trends in rewards and remuneration • Assistance with online and print media recruitment
• Assistance in drafting a profile of your ideal candidate, advertising;
including skills and potential background - Media buying
• Identification of the type of organisation from which - Search engine optimisation
candidates may be proactively and discreetly sourced - Major online job board & industry-specific
• Advice and assistance on direct marketing recruitment website advertising
campaigns (email and print) - Print advertising recommendations and
• Advice on how to use social media as a candidate management
attraction tool - Copywriting
• Assistance with networking events - Graphic design
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6. 6
Global connections;
International solutions
Our consultants work in collaboration with clients on international recruitment campaigns to attract skilled
candidates – particularly expatriates with international market knowledge looking to return home from the
UK, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and South Africa. With access to a vast global candidate CV database
and dedicated global resourcing teams, we have extensive experience in moving, relocating and on-boarding
overseas and returning candidates.
7. A Tailored Service 7
At Reed Insurance, we recognise that each client has
unique requirements and tailor our services accordingly. For
instance, we can provide vital expertise to small brokerages
wishing to compete for talent who might otherwise pursue
only opportunities with household-name firms.
For employers of all sizes, we deliver a wide range of
services as part of our recruitment methodology, including:
• Recruitment process analysis
• Reward & recognition benchmarking
• Assessment centres
• Psychometric testing
• Employment screening
• Application management
• An objective external opinion during the final
interview stages
• Management of the offer and on-boarding processes to
maximise acceptance and ensure a smooth transition
• Talent management & development
By working with our expert consultants, you can gain a
better understanding of the skills and potential within your
existing workforce, as well as developing a strategy for
attracting and harnessing talent more effectively.
Depending on your requirements, our consultants can
either work alongside your own HR team, freeing them up
for higher-priority strategic or operational work, or assume
responsibility for some or all of your core HR activities.
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8. Trusted experts, strategic partners
Globally, Reed Specialist Recruitment employs professional consultants operating at all levels across a wide range
of specialisms, including:
• Accountancy • Finance • Nurse
• Actuarial • Graduates • Property & Construction
• Banking • Health • Purchasing
• Banking Sales • Hospitality & Leisure • Retail
• Community Care • Human Resources • Sales
• Doctor • Industrial • Scientific
• Education • Insurance • Social Work
• Energy • Legal • Specialist
• Engineering • Marketing & Creative • Technology
• Executive Support • Mortgages • Training Professionals
Within Reed Specialist Recruitment, we also have industry-leading capabilities in vital value-added HR services,
including:
• Recruitment process outsourcing • Graduate recruitment
• Managed services • Transitions & outplacement
• Assessment, development & talent • Strategic research
• HR consulting • Pre-employment checks
Asia Pacific Offices Giving back
Melbourne & Sydney By working with Reed, you’ll be helping to support your
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famine relief projects in Africa. We also support socially
Singapore responsible initiatives to fight poverty throughout the
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Hong Kong
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