Capstone Search Group

Name

Capstone Search Group

Legal name

Capstone Search Group

Website

https://csgrecruiting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Insurance Recruiting & Staffing Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Confidential/Replacement & Succession Search (BPACAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Functional Leadership Search (HR/Finance/Legal/Marketing/Sales/Ops) (BPACAAAB)

Keywords

• Insurance recruiting services
• Executive search firm
• Contingency staffing services
• Talent acquisition consulting
• Insurance staffing solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Urbandale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Contingency Search: Traditional contingency search where the firm earns a fee (percentage of candidate's first year compensation) only upon successful placement. Suitable for general or mid-level insurance positions.
2. Engaged Search: Hybrid arrangement with engagement fee to initiate partnership plus remainder of recruiter fee upon successful hire. Designed for high-level, senior roles and producer recruiting.
3. Retained Search: Executive-level recruiting with detailed service definitions, outcomes, and responsibilities. Initial retainer plus installment payments through the project life.
4. Contract Staffing: Placement of contract/temporary insurance professionals for project-specific needs, interim positions, and seasonal/temp hires.
5. Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO): Fully customizable RPO solutions written on twelve-month basis with flexible payment options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Capstone Search Group is a specialized insurance recruiting firm that delivers permanent placement, executive search, contract staffing, consulting, and recruitment process outsourcing services exclusively to insurance organizations. The firm sources and places insurance professionals across Property & Casualty, Life & Health, Wealth Management, and Financial Services disciplines, operating nationwide across all 50 U.S. states.

Product overview

Capstone Search Group is a specialized insurance recruiting firm offering a portfolio of talent acquisition services. The core offerings include Direct Hire (contingency search for permanent placements), Executive Search (project-based retained/executive recruiting), Alternative Staffing (contract/temp staffing), Capstone Consulting (contract design and strategy), Contract Employee Solutions (contingent worker placement), and Recruiting Process Outsourcing (RPO). The company exclusively serves the insurance industry across all disciplines including Property & Casualty, Life & Health, Wealth Management and Financial Services, with nationwide coverage across all 50 states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Capstone Contract: Division supporting insurance companies, brokers and TPAs with contingent worker placement
• Capstone Consulting

Products and services

• Direct Hire Contingency-based permanent placement recruiting service for insurance organizations, providing applicant screening, candidate networks tailored to the insurance industry, referrals matching job description and qualifications, interview guidance, and market insight on hiring and compensation trends. Covers nationwide search across all insurance disciplines including Property & Casualty, Life & Health, Wealth Management, and Financial Services.
• Executive Search Project-focused executive recruiting approach designed to attract executive insurance talent, including profile development, market research, compensation design, candidate screening, and interview support. Offered on engaged or retained basis for high-level, senior insurance roles.
• Alternative Staffing Contract staffing division (Capstone Contract) exclusively serving insurance organizations with temp and seasonal hires, long-term contractors, interim executives, and project consultants. Fills short-term needs with experienced insurance professionals nationwide without risk to the client.
• Capstone Consulting Consulting support for insurance organizations including contract design, recruiting strategy development, and workshops led by Capstone partners to improve hiring outcomes and internal recruiting practices.
• Contract Employee Solutions Placement of insurance professionals for project-specific labor services, interim positions, and contingent worker needs nationwide, supporting short-term and specialist workforce requirements.
• Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Third-party talent acquisition outsourcing where Capstone becomes the in-house recruiting function for the client insurance organization. Fully customizable solutions written on twelve-month basis with flexible payment options to suit the buyer's workforce needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Direct Hire: Applicant screening, candidate networks tailored to insurance industry, referrals matching job description & qualifications, guidance during interview process, market insight on hiring and compensation trends
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• QuestPro Consultants: QuestPro is a specialized insurance recruiting firm placing professionals in P&C, life, benefits, and commercial lines, directly competing with Capstone for the same client base and candidate pool.
• The Jacobson Group: The Jacobson Group is one of the largest insurance-focused recruiting and staffing firms in the US, placing professionals across underwriting, claims, actuarial, and executive roles — a direct competitor to Capstone's insurance vertical and full-stack offering.
• Pryor Personnel: Pryor Personnel is a long-standing insurance-focused recruiting firm offering direct hire and contract staffing across all major insurance disciplines — a near-identical peer to Capstone in vertical focus and service mix.
• Insurance Relief: Insurance Relief (a division of Broadleaf) is a recruiting and staffing firm dedicated exclusively to the insurance industry, offering temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct-hire placements that overlap Capstone's core services.
• The Murphi Group: The Murphi Group is an executive search firm specializing in the insurance industry, placing senior leaders and producers — directly comparable to Capstone's executive search practice.
• Aureus Group: Aureus Group is an insurance and financial services staffing firm offering direct hire, contract, and executive search — closely comparable to Capstone's service mix and industry focus.

Broad incumbents

• Lucas Group (Korn Ferry): Lucas Group, now part of Korn Ferry, operates an executive search practice with a dedicated insurance industry vertical, competing with Capstone for senior placements while offering a much broader service portfolio across other industries.
• Robert Half: Robert Half is a large publicly traded staffing firm with a dedicated insurance recruiting practice that competes with Capstone on contingency and contract placements across mid-market insurance employers.
• Boyden: Boyden is a global executive search firm with a dedicated insurance practice placing C-suite and board-level insurance talent — competing with Capstone's executive search work at the senior end of the market.

Others

• Insurance Journal (Industry Trade Publication): Insurance Journal is the industry trade publication in which Capstone publishes its 'Ask the Insurance Recruiter' column; it is the dominant content channel connecting Capstone to its core buyer base and an ecosystem participant rather than a direct recruiter.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CSGRecruiting
• Facebookfacebook.com/capstonesearchgroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/capstone-search-group_2

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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