Application Guide

How to Apply for Founding Head of Brokerage Operations & Insurance Innovation

at Premiums for the Planet

🏢 About Premiums for the Planet

Premiums for the Planet is a certified B Corp that uniquely merges insurance brokerage with climate action, helping businesses reduce costs while turning insurance into a positive environmental force. Unlike traditional brokers, they embed sustainability directly into their operations, offering candidates the chance to build an innovative insurance model from the ground up. This role appeals to those who want to combine deep industry expertise with meaningful climate impact.

About This Role

As Founding Head of Brokerage Operations & Insurance Innovation, you'll build the entire insurance engine from scratch—launching brokerage operations, establishing carrier relationships, and creating backend systems for quoting and compliance. This role is impactful because you'll translate the company's climate mission into practical, scalable operations while directly shaping how insurance can drive environmental action. You'll work as a true partner to the founders, navigating ambiguity to build a market-respected brokerage.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day involves balancing strategic carrier relationship building with hands-on system creation—perhaps negotiating MGA agreements in the morning while designing quoting workflows in the afternoon. You'll regularly translate climate-focused mission requirements into operational decisions, working closely with founders to shape both brokerage compliance and innovation. Expect frequent context-switching between high-level partnership discussions and detailed backend system design.

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🎯 Who Premiums for the Planet Is Looking For

  • Has 10+ years in brokerage, carrier, or MGA roles with hands-on experience in both retail and wholesale P&C insurance
  • Has directly set up or scaled a brokerage, practice, or book of business from the ground up, not just advised on it
  • Demonstrates proven ability to sell, negotiate, and manage complex P&C programs while operating with limited resources
  • Combines strong technical fluency with comfort navigating ambiguity and imperfect information in a startup environment

📝 Tips for Applying to Premiums for the Planet

1

Highlight specific examples of building brokerage operations or systems from scratch, not just managing existing ones

2

Demonstrate how you've translated mission-driven goals into practical operations in past roles

3

Showcase your ability to work with limited resources by describing lean startup or bootstrap experiences

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Emphasize both your commercial P&C credibility AND your openness to modern systems/tools

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Tailor your application to show you're a builder who thrives in ambiguity, not just an advisor or executor

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your direct experience setting up or scaling brokerage operations, with specific examples of what you built', "How you've successfully navigated ambiguity and limited resources in past roles", 'Your ability to translate mission (climate action) into practical operating systems', "Why you're specifically drawn to building insurance operations at a B Corp focused on climate impact"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Deep dive into B Corp certification and how it applies to insurance operations
  • → Research how insurance can be leveraged for climate action beyond traditional ESG frameworks
  • → Understand the company's specific approach to turning insurance into a 'force for climate action'
  • → Explore the challenges of building compliant brokerage operations in a remote, startup environment

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk us through how you would set up brokerage operations and carrier appointments from scratch
2 Describe a time you built backend systems for quoting, renewals, or compliance with limited resources
3 How would you translate our climate mission into practical brokerage operations that carriers respect?
4 Share an example of selling and managing a complex P&C program while navigating ambiguity
5 How do you balance commercial credibility with innovation in insurance operations?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Focusing too much on advisory experience rather than hands-on building and execution
  • Presenting as risk-averse or uncomfortable with ambiguity and imperfect information
  • Failing to connect insurance expertise with the company's specific climate mission and B Corp status

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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