Tag: insurance jobs

Insurance agents: Wake up and smell the competition!

Julie Campbell
Insurance agent consumer knowledge

In this consumer market, success is centered around the ability to know what you’re up against. Insurance agents and insurance brokers are subject to many of the same rules as any other small business owner, and when it comes to the current consumer market, this means that success is wholly dependent on boosting consumer awareness, customer service, and community and local knowledge. It is vital to get out into the community in order to enhance each of these integral elements. Right now, the consumer has no shortage of choices. The…

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Insurance jobs change focus with improvements in U.S. housing market

G. Turner
housing market insurance jobs

The state of real estate across the country is causing brokers and agents to change gears. The insurance industry and the housing market are very closely related and individuals in insurance jobs, such as brokers and agents, must keep on top of the latest movements in that marketplace in order to ensure that they are spending their time and energy on the products that will be most beneficial to their customers and that will generate the greatest revenues at the same time. Good or bad, the sale of homes has…

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Insurance brokers vs. exclusive agents

H. Cutner
Insurance brokers and agents

Which makes the best job and are you right for this type of career? If you’ve been looking at the demand for insurance jobs and are wondering if a careers as insurance brokers or exclusive agents are as appealing as they sound, then it may be a good idea for you to have a closer look at each of these positions to see what they entail and whether or not they are a good match for your skills and expectations. The first thing that you should do is understand what…

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Insurance industry study shows leadership positions lack gender diversity

G. Turner
Insurance industry gender diversity

The research indicated that despite the fact that there are many women employed, they are not in these roles. According to the results that have recently been released from a study in the United States, the insurance industry is lacking in gender diversity across all leadership levels, even though there are a high number of women who have positions in the field. The study involved the data of 91 publicly traded companies as well as 9 mutual companies. The study was conducted by the team of primary author Mike Angelina,…

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Insurance jobs at risk from Equity overhaul

G. Turner
Insurance Jobs

Changes in the company have placed over one hundred positions in a shaky state. A number of massive changes are coming to Equity in the United Kingdom, and this is placing dozens, if not over a hundred insurance jobs at risk as the company works to become profitable again. The company will be undergoing a tremendous overhaul that will split it up and break it down. The son of AIG’s former head, Hang Greenberg had established a private equity house, but only four weeks after having purchased a UK auto…

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