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...
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...
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.
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...
Millennials optimistic about industry’s future due to increasing tech adoption
BOTHELL, Wash. – More than 8 in 10 millennials are “optimistic” or “very optimistic” that the insurance industry will evolve to attract the next...
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;...
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.
Agent/Broker valuations ‘never higher,’ but recruiting deficiencies threaten perpetuation plans
ATLANTA – Values being paid for insurance agencies and brokerage firms have "never been higher," according Bobby Reagan, CEO of Reagan Consulting.
Reagan Consulting, a...
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.
5 reasons to immediately ramp up your efforts to recruit female advisors
The winds of change are blowing in the right direction in the insurance and financial services industry. In what has historically been a male-dominated...