Survey reveals record industry hiring in 2018 as employers share recruiting challenges
Insurance companies are having a difficult time finding talent to keep up with new openings and replace retirees and short-term millennial workers, signaling a need to update recruiting strategies, according to new survey.
Distribution, regulation cited as top challenges for 2016 by financial services execs
WINDSOR, Conn. — In a LIMRA survey of more than 40 financial services executives, the top challenges cited involve distribution issues of attracting and...
Insurers actively recruit new talent as tens of thousands near retirement
Insurance Information Institute creates content to promote insurance as an ideal career destination for students and young professionals.
56% of new producer hires are successful, according to new study, infographic
Fifty-six percent. That’s the overall success rate of producer hires in the insurance distribution system in the past 5 years, according to a new...
Insurance Careers Month campaign in full swing as industry looks to take recruiting up...
February’s awareness campaign is an industry-wide initiative to highlight the wide variety of career paths in risk management and insurance, as well as support efforts to recruit the next generation of insurance professionals.
Five Tips for the Part-Time Agent
Starting a career in the insurance industry can be intimidating for beginners. The temptation exists to maintain a part-time or full-time job while getting...
Market specialization provides clues to agent priorities
New survey finds there are identifiable areas where insurance carriers, insurance marketing organizations, brokerage general agencies, and other insurance wholesalers can improve their services to the independent agents.
Incentivizing Through Compensation
For hiring managers, different options exist for compensating producers and customer service representatives. After all, compensation can consist of way more than a salary;...
If you don’t fix it, you can’t succeed
Arguably the most critical need facing companies today: people who can fix things. Here’s how to be one of them.
John Hancock completes transaction with Transamerica, expanding its Signator Investors Broker-Dealer
BOSTON – John Hancock Financial Network, Inc. (JHFN), a distribution channel of John Hancock, on May 16 announced the completion of its acquisition of...