Lechner & Associates, Inc. – Hire the Right Candidate the First Time

Welcome to Lechner & Associates

We help actuarial employers:
• Gain higher quality, passive candidates
• Enjoy a time saving, streamlined search process
• Eliminate stacks of resumes from unqualified, poorly vetted candidates
• Avoid costly hiring mistakes

We provide customized recruiting solutions that bring a retained search attitude to each individual search. Whether the opportunity is traditional or non-traditional in nature, our 10-step proprietary business model assesses the true impact employers require of a new hire, resulting in uniquely matched roles and candidates, both on tangibles and intangibles.

We help actuarial candidates:
• Discover their real impact to unlock stretch opportunities
• Gain access to unadvertised job opportunities
• With 100% confidentiality – your resume shared ONLY with your permission

We partner with high caliber, experienced actuaries, leveraging our proprietary candidate development process that uncovers their real impact – that is, how they bring tangible value to an organization. The outcome of this process is a compelling story that can allow us to differentiate our candidates from other qualified candidates, as well as position our candidates to gain access to opportunities uniquely tailored to their goals and interests, across traditional and non-traditional arenas.

Founded in 1979 in Sarasota, Florida, we specialize exclusively in placing actuaries in traditional and non-traditional roles, nationally and internationally. Clients include established global insurance and financial service corporations, consulting organizations, worldwide reinsurers, private equity firms, investment banks, insurance brokers, Fortune 500 companies, and emerging start-ups.

Candidates include individuals in positions ranging from Chief Investment Officers of global corporations to General Managers of business units to Global Partners of consulting practices to Assistant Vice Presidents of divisions to Assistant Actuaries within product lines.

Call us for a confidential consultation and determine for yourself how we offer a different search or career development experience.

Lisa has done a great job sourcing candidates that I would not have otherwise connected with and has always been thoughtful and on point with her recommendations. I recommend her for actuarial recruiting.

David Hopewell

US Head of Inforce, Transamerica

I’ve had the good fortune to work with Lisa on several occasions. She and her team consistently deliver superb value and stand behind the work product. Lisa’s recommendations and solutions provided are very well researched, relevant and highly customized for each specific situation. Lechner & Associates is a brand everyone should know when thinking about career progression or talent search.

Alex Faynberg

President, Chubb Workplace Benefits

Working with Lisa is always a pleasure, very easy to work with and very responsive. Her style differentiates her positively compared to other recruiters. First, she takes time understanding what a position entails and then she does substantial research to find a person. In a way, it is a retain search attitude within a contingency search framework. I wish everyone worked the same way. Lisa has placed a person recently in my team. In addition to the research of finding a suitable candidate, she has been in contact with me and the candidate throughout the entire process. I highly recommend Lisa.

Yan Fridman

VP, Capital Planning & Financial Regulations, Great American Insurance

Lisa has gotten to know and really understand our businesses and services, the key characteristics of a successful candidate for our business, and how to work within our organization. She has delivered strong results and does so in an extremely efficient manner. It is a pleasure to work with Lisa.

Carrie Duarte

Partner, PwC

Lechner & Associates, specifically Lisa Bull, has completed two high level, unique actuarial searches for us. While doing the searches, Lisa was able to give us market data trends and compensation data. All of this was highly useful and without this data we would not have been able to persuade all parties involved. I have been doing corporate actuarial recruiting for almost 30 years. Many of the actuarial search firms are what I call ‘churn and burn.’ Lisa is particular in the searches that she accepts. Her approach is opposite of the other firms. She spend extra time getting to know the organization, particular department, hiring manager and uniqueness of the position. On ease and ability to work with Lisa, there is nothing more I can say then OUTSTANDING. Lisa is easy to get ahold of, provides regular updates and provides a reasonable timeline to hit benchmarks during the search. Lisa took time to understand our hands-on HR department process and our model for hiring and conformed her process to ours.

Steve Froeschl

HR Recruiter, Midwest-based Insurance Company

I wasn't sure what to expect as I embarked on changing jobs for the first time in my career. To put it bluntly, I was terrified and burned out. Lisa was the shining light I needed to guide me to my next destination. If I had to pick one thing that stood out about this experience, it would be the overwhelming compassion and empathy Lisa provided to me on a daily basis. She was determined to help me find the perfect fit, in terms of both role and company. Now that I've been at my new job for several months, I can say she hit a home run. Lisa took the time to get to know me on a personal level, understanding what my career goals were and helping me discover what would make me happy. She took her time to introduce me to opportunities, making sure they were strong candidates. When the time came to interview, she knew the company and role extremely well, which made the entire day of interviewing a breeze. I was extremely confident and excited at the end of the process. I couldn't be more pleased with my experience, Lisa truly listened to my needs and experiences, and provided helpful coaching along the way. Thanks again, Lisa!

Julie Schmatz

Actuary, Great American Insurance Group

I've worked with Lisa twice recruiting senior talent and have been very impressed with her professionalism, insights and integrity helping both employer and candidate through a very important process. Lisa's tremendous ability to empathize, and her passion for making a good match, make her a role model. I would work with her again in a heartbeat.

Shane Bartling

Senior Director, WTW