Nearly 400,000 employees are expected to retire from the insurance industry workforce within the next few years, according to a recent report by AmTrust Financial, The Impact of the Aging Insurance Workforce. Senior leadership vacancies are the biggest challenge facing …
How’s your diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) strategy these days? Non-existent, a paragraph in the employee handbook or a manifesto? More importantly, is it collecting dust or a living, breathing document that impacts all aspects of your business? In my …
I got my start in the insurance industry like so many of us, sans a specific insurance and risk management education but with a bachelor’s degree and a fortuitous connection. Next year marks 20 years since I graduated college, and …
The number one question I receive from all types of retail agencies, wholesale brokers, insurance companies and intermediaries of every shape and size is, “How do we source and hire experienced insurance talent?” By and large, the insurance industry’s hiring …
Dear Mary, we are one of the largest insurance agencies in our state. Our plan is to remain independent and grow organically in every office location. Some of our markets are easier to find talent in than others. Our most …
In January, my spouse and I made a spur of the moment decision to sell our house. It was exciting and nerve wracking all at the same time. It was hard to ignore the parallels between this experience and the …
When it comes to insurance agency hiring, producers and account managers are a broken record. Yes, your agency still needs them, but that isn’t newsworthy. These four positions gained momentum last year. If they didn’t hit your radar screen then, …
Here are the top two statements insurance agencies said to me in 2020: “We need to find top talent.” “I want to talk with you about Diversity & Inclusion in our hiring process.” The events of last year spurred many …
There are a lot of moving parts to hiring a producer like timing and money. Where I see insurance agencies get into trouble during interviews is saying things that are real “headscratchers” to candidates. Producers assume that you’re in the …
July’s Ask the Insurance Recruiter column, “10 Ways to Impress Candidates During Interviews,” turned out to be my most popular article of the year. With only this edition to go, we’ll have to see if it holds the #1 spot! …
