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Brian Schrift is a Senior Executive Search Consultant at The Carlisle Group (TCG), where he specializes in executive search and professional recruitment within the property and casualty insurance industry. Based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Brian has been with TCG since November 2006 and brings more than two decades of combined experience in insurance, recruiting, and consultative client service.
Brian has built a strong reputation for helping mutual insurance companies, regional carriers, and other insurance organizations identify, attract, and hire high-impact leadership and functional talent. His work is grounded in long-term relationship building, practical market knowledge, and a clear understanding of the unique challenges facing the insurance industry.
Brian brings deep roots in the insurance marketplace, particularly across the Mid-Atlantic region. Over the course of his career, he has developed trusted relationships with insurance executives, boards, HR leaders, and industry professionals across mutual, regional, and specialty insurance organizations.
Since joining TCG in 2006, Brian has consistently supported clients through thoughtful, consultative search work. His approach emphasizes listening first, understanding the business need, and then identifying candidates who align with both the role and the organization’s culture.
Brian has generated more than $8 million in career sales at TCG, placing him among the firm’s accomplished long-term search consultants.
Brian’s executive search work focuses primarily on the property and casualty insurance sector, including:
His search work often supports organizations that need experienced leaders who understand both the technical and relationship-driven nature of the insurance business.
Brian’s approach is built on trust, market knowledge, and clear communication. Rather than treating each search as a transaction, he works to understand the organization, the leadership need, the competitive landscape, and the long-term business objective behind the hire.
Clients value Brian for his ability to bring forward well-screened candidates, offer practical market perspective, and remain engaged throughout the search process. His style is steady, candid, and relationship-oriented.
As one client shared:
“Brian Schrift was a real business partner. He found out what I needed and provided much better, screened candidates than I was getting via any other method. Of the dozen or so recruiters that call me, none can compare to Brian.”
— Kent W. Jones, Former President/CEO, Farmers of Salem
Brian has also been active within the insurance industry through regional associations and leadership forums. He has served on the HR Committee for PAMIC, the Pennsylvania Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, and on the Advisory Committee for VAMIC, the Virginia Association of Mutual Insurance Companies.
Through these relationships, Brian has remained close to the issues affecting insurance organizations, including leadership succession, workforce planning, talent availability, and changing market demands.
Brian brings a strong combination of insurance market knowledge, search experience, and long-standing industry relationships. He understands the importance of finding candidates who not only meet the technical requirements of a role, but also fit the culture, leadership style, and long-term needs of the organization.
For insurance companies seeking experienced, consultative recruiting support, Brian offers a steady and knowledgeable search partner backed by the broader resources of The Carlisle Group.
To connect with Brian Schrift about an insurance executive search or professional recruitment need, contact him at bjs@tcgrecruit.com or connect with him on LinkedIn.