insurance industry employment News

Insurance Employment Impresses With Insurers Adding 20K Jobs During Pandemic

Levels of employment for the insurance industry are “holding up much stronger than the overall economy,” the leader of an insurance search firm said recently, reporting that insurers have added almost 20,000 jobs since March 2020. The actual number, 19,700 …

Insurance Department Staff to Meet with Students at Kansas Universities

A Kansas Insurance Department staff member will be visiting with business majors at Kansas universities during February to promote insurance courses as part of a statewide education initiative to attract more employees to the insurance industry. The initiative, sponsored by …

Trade Group: Insurance Industry Adding Jobs in Ohio at a Rapid Pace

In terms of employment opportunities, the insurance industry in Ohio is growing at a robust pace, a state insurance industry trade group says. In the 2016 edition of its “Insurance in Ohio” report, the Ohio Insurance Institute showed that the …

Illinois’ Harper College to Host Zurich’s Apprenticeship Program

A global insurance company is teaming up with a Chicago-area community college to create what they believe is the first-of-its-kind insurance apprenticeship program in the United States and one they hope will become an industry standard in this country for …

Travelers, InVEST Team Up to Develop Young Professionals

The Travelers Cos., in partnership with InVEST, a nationwide school-to-career nonprofit program, is helping to improve insurance and financial literacy in students and attract young talent for the insurance industry. Founded in 1970, InVEST works with more than 500 high …

Survey: Most Insurers Expect to Increase Revenues, Add Jobs in Next 12 Months

A new survey from insurance recruiting firm The Jacobson Group and consulting firm Ward Group shows the majority of property/casualty insurers are expecting to hire more staff over the next 12 months. The mid-year insurance labor market survey asked insurance …