Why choose DGA Careers?


DGA's professional recruiters include former insurance executives and professional recruiters with deep ties to the insurance industry.  Unlike other recruiting firms, they spend all their time in placing insurance professionals.  As a result, we have the greatest reach and contacts within the insurance industry.  Our clients find that we are often able to quickly uncover the “hidden gem” candidates or the “rising stars” that are simply not known to non-specialist recruiting companies.   We know the insurance market can be volatile and, when you need to fill a void quickly, we don’t need to start from scratch researching the industry and its key players.

DGA recruiters have worked on the inside of insurance companies, small and larger brokers and independent adjusting firms (with an average of almost 20 years’ experience per recruiter !).  We know the operations and terminology of the business.  We know that “risk management” means something different to you than it means in banking or the investment industry and that “B.I.” means something different to a casualty or property specialist.  We know how to find the right professionals to meet your needs.

Business focus – We understand the insurance industry

  • Most of the recruiters at DGA have worked in the P&C industry at a senior level and all of them recruit exclusively for the P&C industry. This differentiates us from recruiting companies that dabble in the industry with a “financial services” division, with recruiters that have no experience working in the industry and place only a handful of P&C positions each year.
  • Our speciality gives us the ability to help you with job descriptions, appropriate compensation levels, and advice on how to attract and keep the best talent. Our seminars on this topic are renowned in the industry.
  • We focus on the quality of candidates, not quantity. Enabling you to choose from a select group of candidates that meet your needs and avoid wasting your time with unqualified candidates.

Service levels

  • When you have a need to move quickly we can respond. With our day-to-day focus on the insurance industry, we are able to respond quickly to your needs with the right, qualified candidates.
  • Our goal is to meet and exceed the service expectations demanded by each of our clients. Our employees are able to devote 95% of their time to client service, as we look to limit internal activity and administration to no more than 5%. This contrasts sharply with firms where time is consumed by administration and internal reporting.

Recruiting Ethics

  • Our strict company policies mandate:
    • We pre-screen all candidates.
    • We do not engage in “tug-of-war” contests with competing recruiting firms for ownership of resumes or placements – we place our client’s interests first.

Competitive Fees

  • Because of our efficient structure, reduced overhead and the fact that we are able to liberate a much greater portion of our employees’ time towards client servicing, we are able to competitively price our fee for service.

Guarantees

  • DGA offers 3 unique guarantee options, including a leading one year placement guarantee, exceeding those of many competitors.

Active Ownership

  • DGA Careers is owned by active Partners. Because the firm is not only our employer but also represents a significant personal asset, our focus on client satisfaction is uncompromising.

Longevity

  • DGA Careers has been serving the Canadian insurance industry for over 25 years.

Affiliations

  • DGA Careers actively participates in the following organizations:
    • Human Resources Professional Association of Ontario (HRPAO);
    • Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO);
    • Insurance Institute of Canada (IIC);
    • Toronto Insurance Conference (TIC);
    • Toronto Insurance Women’s Association (TIWA);
    • The Property Casualty Underwriters Club (PCUC) and many others.
    • The Professional Liability Underwriters Society (PLUS)
  • As well DGA financially supports the Toronto Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade.

Other Services

  • DGA provides a range of additional services for clients:
    • Salary surveys;
    • RIBO accredited seminars

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