Independent insurance brokerage for property-casualty, benefits, and risk management
Holmes Murphy is a 500+ person independent insurance brokerage built on Salesforce + Workday + Azure Data Factory, with dbt + Alteryx powering analytics and modeling. The hiring mix is operations-heavy (21 roles) with steady demand in support and finance, reflecting the manual, client-facing nature of benefits administration and captive insurance management — areas where the company is actively optimizing performance and scaling delivery. Leadership is pursuing growth in captive insurance programs and health-and-welfare benefits, where financial modeling and claims management complexity drive their operational footprint.
Notable leadership hires: Compliance Director
Holmes Murphy is an independent property-casualty and benefits brokerage headquartered in Waukee, Iowa, serving clients across industries in risk management, employee benefits consulting, and insurance placement. The company operates as a privately held firm since 1932. Core service lines include captive insurance program design and management, health-and-welfare benefits implementation, and risk control workshops. The tech stack reflects a hybrid operational model: Salesforce for client relationship management, Workday for HR and payroll, Azure Data Factory and dbt for financial and claims modeling, and Alteryx for analytics. Active projects center on captive growth strategy, benefit plan development, and enterprise training — suggesting expansion of their advisory and managed-services footprint.
Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Salesforce, Workday, Azure Data Factory, Alteryx, dbt, and SQL. These tools support client account modeling, financial reporting, benefits administration, and CRM operations.
Waukee, Iowa. The company operates as a privately held independent brokerage with 501–1,000 employees across the United States.
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