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When Insurance is a technology platform that helps individuals and employers navigate health insurance options during transitions such as job loss or retirement. It connects users with a marketplace of health plans from third-party providers and offers tools to compare and apply for coverage alternatives to COBRA, including personalized guidance and reimbursement options for premiums. The platform

Series AChicago, IL, USA50 people

7 open roles

Administrative & Executive · USA · Remote

Remote people job

$75k–$90kApply
Sales & Marketing · USA · Remote

Remote marketing job

Salary not postedApply
Sales & Marketing · USA · Remote

Remote marketing job

Salary not postedApply
Agency Operations · United States
$52k–$73kApply
Agency Operations · USA · Remote

Remote operations job

$70k–$80kApply
Agency Operations · USA · Remote

Remote operations job

$150k–$170kApply
Engineering · United States · Remote

Remote engineering job

$130k–$160kApply

Roles are read from When’s Ashby every hour and disappear here as soon as they close there.

Data insights

When hiring insights

Counted from every role read from its board, compared with every startup listed on firsthires.live.

Key findings

  • When has the 1025th most open roles of 2,950 startups hiring on firsthires.live.
  • 7 open roles is 0.7× the average Series A startup here (10.4).
  • 43% of openings are in Operations, then Marketing (29%).
  • Most roles are mid level (43%). None are tagged for graduates or interns.
  • With a team of about 50, these openings would grow headcount by up to 14%.
  • Median posted pay of $83k is 50% below the Series A startup median ($165k).
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  • Operations pay here (median $75k) is 42% below the market median for Operations ($130k).
  • 71% of its roles post pay, against 42% across all listed startups.
  • 86% of its roles are fully remote (market: 24%).
  • 57% of postings mention equity.
  • 7 roles added in the last 30 days; 0 closed in the last 90.
  • A typical open listing here is 24 days old, against 2 months across the site.

Hiring momentum

Momentum score50out of 100Too little data

50 is flat. Blends the 4-week change, the 12-week trend and net roles added.

Added, last 4 weeks
00%
vs 0 in the 4 weeks before
Added last week
00%
Week before: 0
Weekly trend
+0.00
Roles/week, per week · R² 0.00
Net roles, 4 weeks
+0
0 added − 0 closed
Forecast this week
0
Holt exponential smoothing
Average week
0.0
σ 0.0 · CV —
4-week refresh rate
0%
New roles ÷ open roles
4-week churn
0%
Closed roles ÷ open roles
Median time listed
>90 days
0% close within 30 days
Roles added and closed per weekAddedClosed4-week avg
Week of 3 Aug: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 10 Aug: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 17 Aug: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 24 Aug: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 31 Aug: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 7 Sept: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 14 Sept: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 21 Sept: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 28 Sept: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 5 Oct: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 12 Oct: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 19 Oct: 0 added, 0 closed, net +0Week of 26 Oct (so far): 7 added, 0 closed, net +7
Week of 3 AugThis week (so far)

Momentum, explained

  • When hasn’t added enough roles in the last few months to read a trend yet.

Hiring history

Roles ever listed here
7
Roles added in 30 days
7
Roles added in 90 days
7
Roles closed in 90 days
0
Tracked since
Oct 2026
Rank by open roles
#1,025
of 2,950 hiring startups
Openings per current employee
0.14

Volume and freshness

Open roles
7
Listed in the last 7 days
0
0% of open roles
Listed in the last 30 days
4
57% of open roles
Typical listing age
24 days
Oldest: 43 days

Pay

Median posted pay
$83k
Annual USD, range midpoint
Middle half of pay
$75k–$145k
25th to 75th percentile
Roles that post pay
71%
5 of 7
Mention equity
57%

Work, level and access

Fully remote
86%
Say they sponsor visas
0
Graduate and intern roles
0
Median experience asked
5 yrs

Breakdowns

Roles added per month7 roles
MayJunJulAugSeptOct
By the month firsthires.live first saw each role.
Roles by team
  1. 1Operations343%
  2. 2Marketing229%
  3. 3Engineering114%
  4. 4People114%
Roles by level
  1. 1Mid level343%
  2. 2Executive229%
  3. 3Manager114%
  4. 4Senior114%
Where the work happens
  1. 1Remote686%
  2. 2Not stated114%
Top cities named
  1. 1USA571%
  2. 2United States229%
Contract type
  1. 1Full-time7100%
Departments on the board
  1. 1Agency Operations343%
  2. 2Sales & Marketing229%
  3. 3Administrative & Executive114%
  4. 4Engineering114%
Posted pay spread (annual USD)
$52kLow$75k25th$83kMedian$145k75th$170kHigh
When vs Series A startups (annual USD)When median: $83k
$83kLow$115k25th$165kMedian$213k75th$213kHigh

Pay is each role’s posted range converted to annual US dollars, midpoint. See every When role.