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How Cottingham & Butler hires

Truth index
D 54/100
Median time to fill
122 days
Ghost roles
69%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%

Cottingham & Butler scores D on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 86 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 69% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 122 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Overview

Cottingham & Butler is a privately held national insurance broker headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa, providing property and casualty coverage, employee benefits consulting, captives and programs, safety management and claims management services. Established in 1887, it describes itself as the third-largest privately and independently held broker in the US, serves many trucking and transportation clients, and owns SISCO, a benefits administrator founded in 1980 that serves more than 600 employers and a million members. It hires entry-level and experienced sales executives, account managers, client service and member services staff, benefits consultants, placement specialists and HR staff.

News

Blog 6 days ago
The Impact of Drugs & Alcohol in Trucking
Our recent webinar, "The Impact of Drugs & Alcohol in Trucking?" with SMSC Senior Safety Consultant Anne-Marie Naples and Learning and Development Specialist Ruth Bowdish, explored the serious risks substance abuse poses to drivers, public safety, and you
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Blog 9 days ago
Building Safety Habits That Stick
Safety culture comes down to how safety shows up in daily operations and in the decisions leaders and drivers make every day. When that happens, a fleet spends less time reacting to incidents and more time getting ahead of them.
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Blog 15 days ago
MLR Rebates & How to Handle Them
Each year, employers sponsoring a fully insured group health plan may receive a medical loss ratio (MLR) rebate from their insurer. Under the ACA's MLR rules, insurers must provide rebates when their spending on clinical services and quality improvement a
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Blog 15 days ago
DOL Issues New Guidance on Mental Health Parity Rules Enforcement
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) requires group health plans that offer mental health or substance use disorder benefits to provide those benefits on terms that are no restrictive than medical/surgical benefits. That's the "parit
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Blog 21 days ago
Annual Non-Discrimination Testing
Does your organization need to run nondiscrimination testing on its cafeteria plan every year? In this video, Bret McKitrick, VP of Compliance at Cottingham & Butler, explains why the IRS cares about who benefits from these plans, why testing is the only
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Blog 24 days ago
The 2026 Transportation Summit Recap
t. Whether you missed the Summit altogether, missed a session or two, or attended and want a closer look at what matters most, this recap highlights the key takeaways from each session and the biggest themes for carriers heading into 2027.
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Blog 1 month ago
Compliance Webinars - On-Demand Library
Our 2026 Compliance On-Demand Series is designed to keep you informed, prepared, and confident heading into every quarter.
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Blog 1 month ago
Where Rates Stand in Q2 2026
The turn that started in Q1 is broadening. Q2 posted a second straight quarterly decline, property is leading the drop, and auto and umbrella are still climbing. Here is what moved, why, and how to think about it.
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Blog 1 month ago
Why Manufacturers Can No Longer View Cybersecurity as an IT ProblemIntroduction
When forging companies think about risk, the focus often falls on equipment breakdown, workers' compensation, and property losses. However, cyber risk has become a growing concern for manufacturers, customers, and insurance carriers.
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Blog 1 month ago
Contingent Business Interruption Insurance
Just one brief business interruption can be incredibly costly for an organization, often leading to serious reputational damages or long-term closures. Standard business interruption policies are vital in these instances, providing protection against a va
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Cottingham & Butler over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
6
Postings analysed
2
Stack modernity
71/100
Languages
Apex
Frameworks & libraries
Lightning Web Components
Cloud & platforms
Agentforce
Developer tools
Adobe Photoshop
Salesforce Flow
Copilot
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Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$100k
Typical range
$100k
Open positions
1
1 Jobs
Junior 100%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Junior 1 $100k $100k
Highest paying role Workers Compensation Claims Adjuster (California Experience Required) $100k
Normalized to USD per year

Growth

Hiring Momentum
43/100
Stable
Open positions
86
2 opened / 16 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
123 days
faster than 10% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Finance
33% ▲
Legal
33% ▼
Early Careers
22% ▼
Administrative
11% ▼
Activity Timeline
New location: United States Oct 2026
Added Waterfall to stack Sep 2026
Added Scrum to stack Sep 2026
Added Agile to stack Sep 2026
Added Machine Learning to stack Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack Sep 2026
New location: Pittsburgh Sep 2026
Added Salesforce Flow to stack Sep 2026
Added Lightning Web Components to stack Sep 2026
Added Copilot to stack Sep 2026
Added Apex to stack Sep 2026
Added Agentforce to stack Sep 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
15
Hiring now
7
Countries
1
Busiest office
Dubuque
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Dubuque United States
HQ
Corporate Office
39 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 5% engineering 1000-5000 est. staff
hires for Administrative, Sales, Finance
800 Main Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001
seen since Apr 2024 company site, careers board, job postings
Madison United States
Sales office
Des Plaines, IL
19 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff
hires for Sales, Administrative, Finance
seen since Apr 2024 careers board, job postings
Dallas United States
Sales office
Dubuque, IA
16 open roles 50-200 est. staff
hires for Sales, Finance, Marketing
seen since Apr 2024 careers board, job postings
Des Moines United States
Sales office
Remote - Des Moines, IA
8 open roles 13% remote 200-500 est. staff
hires for Sales, Administrative, Finance
seen since Apr 2024 careers board, job postings
Des Plaines United States
Sales office
Des Plaines, IL
5 open roles 200-500 est. staff
hires for Sales, Legal
seen since Apr 2024 careers board, job postings
Edina United States
Sales office
Edina, MN
2 open roles 50-200 est. staff
hires for Sales
seen since Apr 2024 careers board, job postings
Pittsburgh United States
Regional office
Pittsburgh, PA
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Finance
seen since Sep 2026 careers board, job postings
Davenport United States
Regional office
Davenport, IA
seen since Jun 2026 careers board
Iowa City United States
Regional office
Remote - Iowa City, IA
seen since Jul 2026 careers board
Kansas City United States
Regional office
Remote - Kansas City, MO
careers board
Minneapolis United States
Regional office
Remote - Minneapolis, MN
careers board
Little Rock United States
Regional office
Little Rock, AR
careers board
Cedar Rapids United States
Regional office
Remote - Cedar Rapids, IA
careers board
Appleton United States
Regional office
Appleton, WI
careers board
Dyersville United States
Regional office
Dyersville, IA
careers board

Jobs

≈ $87k – $165k per year (Estimated) · Remote (United States) · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · United States
Apex
Lightning Web Components
Salesforce Flow
AI/ML
Copilot
Agentforce
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≈ $47k – $99k per year (Estimated) · In office · 1+ year exp · Bachelor's Degree · Dubuque
Adobe Photoshop
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≈ $115k – $255k per year (Estimated) · In office · Dubuque
Python
Java
Claude
Vertex AI
TensorFlow
PyTorch
OpenAI
Machine Learning
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≈ $84k – $166k per year (Estimated) · In office · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Dubuque
JavaScript
SQL
C#
ASP.NET Core
Blazor
DevOps
AWS
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