Andy NearyI help insurance professionals turn brand awareness into business growth.

Great advice on recruiting top-tier insurance producers.

5 May 2026 · 1 min

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Hiring managers need to recruit insurance producers directly, not through intermediaries. Most producers get contacted constantly by recruiters, but those aren't the people who'll actually hire them. Cut through the noise and talk to the decision-maker.

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Be directly involved. I think a lot of organizations have recruiting teams, and I think ideally where we found success is I'm having direct conversations because I— again, who, who are you dealing with and what can we actually get to to have a meaningful conversation as quick as possible? It is unbelievable the frequency as to how often producers are being solicited. You know, and I learned that through the AP acquisition process. As soon as the deal was announced to all the way up to when it's closed, just the constant perpetuation and outreach from recruiters. But often it was not the person that was actually either going to be hiring or that I would be working with.