Skills
Wholesale insurance broking
Property insurance placements
Carrier and retail agent relationship management
About the Role
Hedge is looking for a founding Wholesale Broker (Property) to build and run our placement function from the ground up. You’ll own the desk end-to-end—deciding which markets we pursue, how we partner with retail agents, and how placements are structured and negotiated.
Responsibilities
- Handle submissions from intake through marketing, negotiation, quoting, binding, and ongoing servicing
- Build relationships with retail agents and grow inbound submission flow
- Develop and manage carrier relationships across E&S carriers, MGAs, and London markets
- Negotiate pricing, terms, and coverage on behalf of retail clients
- Translate placement judgment into repeatable workflows, rules, and supporting systems
- Partner directly with founders on distribution strategy, carrier relationships, appetite, and product direction
Requirements
- Proven experience in wholesale brokerage or a closely related placement role in property
- Strong negotiation skills and a track record of securing favorable terms
- Ability to build relationships quickly with retail agents and carrier stakeholders
- Comfort creating processes and systems to support a broking workflow
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong bias toward ownership and speed
Benefits
- Founding-level ownership with direct influence on markets, workflows, and product strategy
- Opportunity for upside tied to performance and desk growth
- Close collaboration with the founders on distribution and carrier appetite
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