Compare My Insurance recruits 10 new staff every eight weeks in talent pipeline push

Every eight weeks, Compare My Insurance brings in another 10 new team members through its academy – a relentless recruitment cycle that its chief executive says has made the broker one of the biggest sources of fresh talent in the UK insurance industry. Mark Thomas told Insurance Times that the company has deliberately shifted away from trying to poach experienced brokers in a tight labour market, instead focusing on building its own pipeline of insurance professionals. “We are probably one of the biggest introducers of new talent into the industry in the UK now,” he said. The strategy means that every two months, a fresh cohort of trainees enters the business, learning the trade from scratch rather than being lured from competitors. The approach appears to be central to the broker’s growth ambitions, ensuring a steady supply of skilled workers without relying on a shrinking pool of experienced hires. As the wider industry struggles with recruitment challenges, Compare My Insurance’s model offers a template for developing talent internally. The academy’s output is not only feeding the company’s own expansion but also potentially shaping the broader sector’s workforce – a claim backed by Thomas’s assertion that his firm is now a major entry point for newcomers to insurance. Whether other brokers will follow suit remains to be seen, but for now, Compare My Insurance is betting that growing its own talent is the surest path to growth.