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209,000 California insurance jobs could disappear from ACA repeal

G. Turner
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The state has hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder as outside counsel to overcome this challenge. As the Republican party launches its efforts to deconstruct the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a recent study suggests massive damage to California insurance jobs. In fact, the research indicated that the state could see losses of over 200,000 insurance and health care positions from an ACA repeal. Repealing the federal health care reform could also slash an annual $20.5 billion from the California economy. These forecasts were produced by the UC Berkeley Center…

Millennials aren’t interested in insurance jobs, despite the openings

Julie Campbell
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A recent Hartford survey has revealed that this generation simply doesn’t seem to want to be a part of it. Employment may be improving in many regions across the country, but it remains a challenge for many, and despite the fact that insurance jobs are widely available, Millennials don’t seem to want them. The insurance industry is scrambling to try to find qualified, driven people to fill its many job openings. The industry has taken it upon itself to try to change the lack of interest the Millennial generation has…

Insurance jobs are still out there as the industry continues to hire

Julie Campbell
Insurance Jobs

A recent study has shown that 65 percent of companies plan to boost their staff size this year. The Jacobson Group and Ward Group have now issued the most recent version of their Semi-Annual U.S. Insurance Labor Outlook Study and have determined that this year, insurance jobs are still out there and waiting to be filled as 65 percent of the companies in the industry plan to boost their staff in 2015. Since the start of the survey, this is the second highest insurance hiring rate that has been recorded.…

Insurance jobs are widespread within the industry

Julie Campbell
Insurance Jobs

Though most people think of sales when they consider employment in this area, the industry is working to change that. As the recovery period continues in the United States and around the world from the last recession, it appears as though insurance jobs have fared rather well and that there will be security within that industry well into the foreseeable future. The insurance industry has created a very good reputation for itself when it comes to employment. Moreover, the when it comes to insurance jobs, there is a broad range…

Insurance jobs will have tougher requirements in some states

Julie Campbell
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Republican controlled states intend to toughen the rules for health exchange enrollment workers. The states under Republican leadership across the country are now adding additional requirements for workers who were hired to fill the insurance jobs that assist people in enrolling for health plans under the Affordable Care Act. They will now be required to undergo criminal background checks and/or obtain licensing. The goal of this move is to help to reduce the perceived privacy and security risks that many consumers have associated with sharing their personal information with the…