On July 16-18, nearly 100 insurance industry leaders, school administrators and teachers, representing 22 different states, attended a comprehensive workshop at Ohio-based Westfield Insurance to learn about InVEST, a program that promotes workforce development for the insurance industry by attracting and training the next generation of insurance professionals.
According to the Westfield statement, The InVEST “State Champions,” those who have been most active with the program, shared how they have been successful in bringing together programs to local schools with an industry sponsor.
InVEST is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization developed by The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA), or Big “I,” Its mission is to develop a diverse pool of insurance professionals and informed consumers by educating high school and community college students on careers in insurance, financial services and risk management and encourages them to pursue careers in the industry. To learn more about InVEST, visit www.investprogram.org
Participants learned how to address the overall challenges to attract young people to the insurance industry, examined all the tools, resources and programs that comprise InVEST at high school and community college levels.
“Whether you are an insurance company or an agent, one of the biggest problems we face is recruiting fresh, new talent to the insurance industry,” commented Westfield Insurance Senior Executive Kent Daugherty. “This event was a great opportunity to educate insurance leaders about the benefits of InVEST and provide them with methods on implementing the program in their local area to help win the war for talent.”
Dave Evans, senior vice president of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America commented, “We accomplished what we set out to do. We were able to bring together professionals dedicated to promoting insurance career opportunities to high school and college students. We now need to expand InVEST throughout the country and get more young people to begin seriously considering a career in the insurance industry.”
The IIABA, or Big “I,” is a national alliance of 300,000 business owners and their employees who offer all types of insurance and financial services products.
Westfield Insurance, a member of Westfield Group, provides commercial and personal insurance and surety services to customers in 28 states.
Source: Westfield Insurance
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