August 30, 2018
The unemployment rate for the insurance industry is at a record 1.7 percent, significantly lower than the 3.9 percent national average, according to the latest iteration of the Semi-Annual U.S. Insurance Labor Outlook Study conducted by The Jacobson Group and …
October 2, 2017
Back to back hurricanes coupled with retiring, experienced personnel has created a tight adjuster job market. From emails to online jobsites, there’s no shortage of firms advertising jobs for cat adjusters in the aftermath of Harvey and Irma. A recent …
August 15, 2017
Filling workers’ compensation claims positions will require insurers to change their idea of what an ideal employee is. That’s according to Debbi Bromley, senior vice president of Human Resources at Genex. She discussed workers’ comp hiring concerns during a recent …
April 19, 2017
Chubb Names Gunter Division President, North America Commercial Insurance Scott Gunter has been appointed senior vice president, Chubb Group, division president, North America Commercial Insurance. In his new role, he will have executive operating responsibility for the retail commercial property …
August 22, 2016
More than 66 percent of insurers intend to increase staff during the next 12 months, according to the latest iteration of the Mid-Year U.S. Insurance Labor Outlook Study conducted by The Jacobson Group and Ward Group, a part of Aon …
August 10, 2016
With nearly 400,000 employees expected to retire from the insurance industry workforce within the next few years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, its incumbent on carriers to consider the ways in which they communicate with and recruit …
April 7, 2016
While the idea of diversity in the workplace isn’t new, the insurance industry is known for lagging when it comes to change. “Quite frankly, I’ve been involved in the industry for quite a number of years. In the last one, …
February 29, 2016
According to the latest iteration of the Semi-Annual U.S. Insurance Labor Study conducted by The Jacobson Group and Ward Group, a part of Aon Hewitt, a business unit of Aon plc, 66.3 percent of companies polled intend to increase staff …
January 6, 2016
The 2016 iteration of the Semi-Annual U.S. Insurance Labor Outlook Study, conducted by The Jacobson Group and Ward Group, a part of Aon Hewitt, a business unit of Aon plc , will begin January 6 and close January 22, 2016. …
September 11, 2015
According to the latest iteration of the Semi-Annual U.S. Insurance Labor Outlook Study conducted by The Jacobson Group and Ward Group, 65 percent of companies polled intend to increase staff in 2015. This is the second highest rate in the …