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Insurance company jobs lost at Northwestern Mutual during business’s “transformation”

April 5, 2017April 3, 2017 H. Cutner

The insurer released a statement confirming that hundreds of employees will be laid off this year. Despite the fact that the current market is very positive for insurance company jobs, hundreds of employees at Northwest Mutual will be laid off before the end of 2017. These layoffs will be on top of others that have already been issued to many of the insurer’s workers. The Northwestern Mutual layoffs are occurring primarily at the company’s corporate offices. Those offices are located in Milwaukee. The insurance provider has stated that the layoffs…

Millennial insurance jobs are consistently underestimated despite career potential

February 21, 2017February 17, 2017 H. Cutner

This generation is only just starting to tap into an industry that is open for starting and growing opportunities. Millennial insurance jobs are proving to be among the employment opportunities that have the greatest potential for that generation. They are taking positions from claims adjusters to data scientists and underwriters in which there are massive skill sets to be built. Even more important is that the insurance employment positions are available right now. As a huge wave of baby boomers rapidly retires and as the industry evolves, millennial insurance jobs…

Jobs for veterans continue to be plentiful in the insurance industry

February 10, 2017February 8, 2017 Julie Campbell

Jobs for veterans in the insurance industry

Insurers have long favored vets both as new hires and as a focus of charitable donations. The insurance industry has been in favor of offering jobs for veterans for many years. Various property and casualty insurance companies frequently focus their charitable support efforts on this group, as well. There are many reasons that insurers have opened their doors and their arms to American vets. According to Chubb-owned Combined Insurance’s director of sales training, Glenn Elmore, many insurers feel this is an important group that has earned their support. “I think…

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

March 23, 2016March 22, 2016 Julie Campbell

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

September 14, 2015September 13, 2015 Julie Campbell

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.…