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Companies are using careful recruitment strategies to fill insurance jobs

G. Turner
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Insurers are finding it difficult to hire new talent, with nearly half saying they’re struggling more than ever. Insurance jobs have become increasingly hard to fill in recent years and while a number of industries are finding that the hiring challenges are starting to ease, that is not the case among insurers. In fact, some insurers are claiming that this has become their most challenging recruitment period ever. According to a recent Forbes report, nearly half of insurers have cited greater challenges in filling insurance jobs now than they ever…

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Insurance industry worker shortage needs young professionals to take the job

G. Turner
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Insurers are working hard to appeal to a new generation of employees, and some are getting creative. The insurance industry worker shortage is forcing insurers to get creative when it comes to recruiting new young professional workers. Millennials as a whole don’t find the industry appealing for their careers. Some insurance companies are using creative efforts to draw young professionals to work for them. A recent Business Observer report pointed out that some more clever bosses are looking for unique ways to appeal to those young professionals. In fact, some…

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Insurance industry hiring evens out, though some positions remain unfilled

Julie Campbell
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A new study showed that insurer job availability will continue to be substantial and steady for the next year. Insurance industry hiring is stabilizing as over half of all insurers intend to boost the size of their staff over the next year. The Jacobson Group and Ward Group released their Semi-Annual U.S. Insurance Labor Outlook Study results. Fifty eight percent of insurance companies will be hiring more people in 2018, said the study. The insurance industry hiring trend is greatly supported by a predicted boost in business as well as…

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Insurance workforce required to maintain on-call status throughout extreme weather

Logan B.
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Teams of employees in the industry find themselves in on-demand positions with hurricanes, storms, and wildfires. Throughout this active season of hurricanes, heavy storms, wildfires and earthquakes, the insurance workforce has been maintaining a steady on-call status. Historic flooding, rainfall, winds and tremors have left billions upon billions of dollars in property damaged or annihilated. Homes, businesses, vehicles, equipment and products have been destroyed by active extreme weather. Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, the and the wildfires across the American west have left devastation behind, as Mexico experienced an earthquake more…

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Michigan insurance industry is having a hard time filling job postings

Marc
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Insurers in the state are continuing to open positions in their companies, but workers aren’t there to fill them. The Michigan insurance industry is all set to open up a range of new jobs over the next few years. However, it is already facing a considerable challenge in their effort to fill the positions as insurance companies compete to attract talent. This was among the primary findings in a study conducted by Ferris State University researchers. The university’s insurance, actuarial and risk management student team surveyed companies in the Michigan…

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