Hippo Insurance application questions — all 18, word for word
Hippo Insurance hires through Greenhouse. Beyond name, email and CV, its application form asks 18 questions, 13 of them required. 1 of them is a required, fixed-choice question about your eligibility to work. A cover letter is optional.
53 roles were open when this was last checked, mostly in product and legal. The questions below are the form's own wording, not a paraphrase.
What Hippo Insurance has open
These are the roles the form was read from, as Hippo Insurance titles them, in Austin, Texas, United States; Dallas, Texas, United States; Morristown, New Jersey, United States; San Jose, California, United States, Austin, Texas, United States, Austin, Texas, United States; Dallas, Texas, United States, Austin, Texas, United States; Dallas, Texas, United States; Morristown, New Jersey, United States:
- Actuarial Data Scientist
- Data Privacy, Cybersecurity & AI Compliance Manager
- General Liability Claims Adjuster I (Commercial Lines)
- General Liability Claims Adjuster II (Commercial Lines)
- Homeowner Product Analyst
- Join our Talent Network
- Liability & Litigation Adjuster (Homeowners Insurance)
- Manager, IT
- People Business Partner (HRBP)
- Program Business Director
- Program Pricing Actuary
- Program Reserving Actuary
14 of the questions below are ones at most two of the 213 employers measured ask (median: 18), the least standard being “This position requires working in-office on a hybrid schedule (2 days/week in-office). Are you currently located near one of our offices and able to meet this requirement? Offices are located in Austin, TX, Dallas, TX, and Bedminster, NJ.”.
The eligibility questions
These are required, and answered from a fixed list rather than in your own words: work authorisation, visa sponsorship or security clearance. Employers often use questions like these to filter applications automatically, but Greenhouse's public data does not say whether Hippo Insurance does — so treat them as the answers most likely to matter, not as a verdict. Answer them honestly either way.
| Question | Answers accepted |
|---|---|
| Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B visa status)? required, fixed choice | Yes, No |
Every question on the form
| Question | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B visa status)? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| First Name | text | Yes |
| Last Name | text | Yes |
| text | Yes | |
| Phone | text | Yes |
| Resume/CV | file | Yes |
| Cover Letter | file | No |
| LinkedIn Profile | text | Yes |
| What is your current address? | text | Yes |
| Did you apply for this role with a referral from a Hippo or Spinnaker Insurance Company employee? If yes, please include the employee name and your relationship to this employee. | text | Yes |
| This role requires a hybrid work arrangement based in the location of the job posting. Are you able to work in a hybrid capacity from this location, either currently or by relocating if necessary? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| SMS Consent: Do you agree to receive mobile messages from us in relation to this job application? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Website | text | No |
| Are you open to relocating near a Hippo office if you do not currently reside in Austin, TX; Dallas, TX; San Jose, CA; or Morristown, NJ? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| How did you hear about us? Conference or Event, Employee Referral, Glassdoor, Hippo Careers Page, Indeed, LinkedIn (+5 more) |
select | Yes |
| If other, please specify here. | text | No |
| Preferred First Name | text | No |
| This position requires working in-office on a hybrid schedule (2 days/week in-office). Are you currently located near one of our offices and able to meet this requirement? Offices are located in Austin, TX, Dallas, TX, and Bedminster, NJ. Yes, No |
select | Yes |
| Do you have an active General Liability License? Yes, No |
select | No |
| LinkedIn URL | text | No |
| Primary Area of Interest Actuarial, Accounting, BizDev & Growth, Claims, Customer Support, Data & Analytics (+11 more) |
multiselect | Yes |
| GitHub, design portfolio, or a personal website | text | No |
| Preferred Location Austin, TX, Dallas, TX, San Jose, CA, Bedminster, NJ, Warsaw, Poland, US – Remote |
multiselect | Yes |
| Did you apply for this role with a referral from a Hippo, First-Connect or Spinnaker Insurance Company employee? If yes, please include the employee name and your relationship to this employee. | text | Yes |
| Do you have experience in bodily injury (slip and fall, dog bites) for homeowners insurance specifically? | text | Yes |
| Do you have experience in "bad faith" litigation? Yes, No |
select | Yes |
What it's really asking about
Grouped by what each question is for, so you can prepare the answers that repeat across employers.
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Other | 10 |
| Relocation | 3 |
| How you heard of them | 2 |
| Portfolio and links | 1 |
| Remote or on-site | 1 |
| Visa sponsorship | 1 |
What other employers ask
The same question rarely comes out the same way twice. These employers' forms are measured the same way, from their own job boards:
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Before you apply
Have the answers to the required questions ready before you open the form — Hippo Insurance's asks for 13 of them, and Greenhouse does not save a partial application by default. Settle the eligibility questions first — they are the ones with no room to elaborate, so knowing your answer before you start tells you whether the rest of the form is worth your time.