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Best insurance company for ethics title once again goes to Allstate

March 27, 2017March 24, 2017 H. Cutner

For the third consecutive year, the insurer was deemed the 2017 most ethical company by the Ethisphere Institute. For the third year in a row, the Allstate Corporation was named the most ethical company by the Ethisphere Institute, making it the best insurance company for ethics for many consumers. The Ethisphere Institute has recognized the insurer as a global leader in establishing and improving ethical business practice standards. The designation was granted to the insurer in the form of the 2017 World’s Most Ethical Company. Allstate continually strives to be…

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…

209,000 California insurance jobs could disappear from ACA repeal

January 13, 2017January 12, 2017 G. Turner

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…

Insurance industry jobs get a trendy makeover to appeal to millennials

April 27, 2016April 26, 2016 H. Cutner

Iowa brokerage Holmes Murphy is taking aim at old stereotypes of dullness and daily tedium. The vice president of Iowa brokerage Holmes Murphy, Cameron Burt, is more than familiar with the reputation of dullness that is associated with insurance industry jobs, but at a time when it is becoming difficult to fill these positions, his firm is seeking to show the millennial generation that times have changed. The image of an insurance job doesn’t seem to have changed for two solid generations, losing all appeal. However, Burt and his firm…

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.…

Insurance news made as almost 3 in 4 women see gender equality progress in industry

July 6, 2015July 4, 2015 Julie Campbell

A recent study has shown that 72 percent feel that insurers are headed in the right direction. According to the insurance news making findings from the Women in Insurance Global Conference, 72 percent of women within the industry feel that insurers are making progress toward the goal of achieving gender equality. Two out of every three claim that they have seen efforts made within their own insurance companies. These were the findings from the conference, which was hosted by the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF). The insurance news came from…