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Insurers Anticipate Staffing Increase Over the Next Year Despite Recruiting Difficulty: The Jacobson Group
Most insurers (68 percent) plan to increase staff during the next 12 months, while only 5 percent anticipate a reduction in the number of employees, according to the Semi-Annual U.S. Insurance Labor ...
Paying More for Experienced Hires? Be Prepared for Pay Equity Challenges
After a year when insurers couldn't hire new staff as quickly as people left their jobs, carriers are paying up to attract experienced talent—and may well need to adjust compensation for remaining ...
Are InsurTechs Losing the Talent War? It’s Debatable
A group of actuaries recently polled about whether people working for InsurTech startups were more talented than those working at incumbent carriers assessed them as just about the same. The true ...
Prioritizing Potential to Build Future-Focused Teams
In the rapidly evolving business climate, diverse teams with a variety of skills and perspectives are crucial for success. As insurers focus on enhancing their diversity, equity and inclusion ...
Insurers Plan to Hire But Recruitment Struggles Remain
Most U.S. insurers want to fill existing positions or expand their staffs over the next year even though they are still having trouble recruiting. Interestingly, that trouble has persisted even ...
Actuarial Career Popular For Grads But Mid-Level Talent Gap Snowballing
Although insurers are finding it a little easier to recruit candidates for actuarial positions than insurance technology jobs in 2018, "the actuarial arena is set to reach a breaking point in terms ...
Finding Qualified Insurance Employees Remains a Challenge Even as Hiring Stabilizes
Fifty-eight percent of insurance companies plan to increase staff during the next 12 months, in part due to an expected increase in business and new markets, according to the Semi-Annual U.S. ...
How Temporary Employees Are Changing the Modern Insurance Workforce
The insurance industry's talent landscape is experiencing a rapid evolution. The industry workplace of recent years is being quickly replaced by a new "blended" reality. The modern workforce is now ...