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East Insurance Employment: Hiring Is ‘Slightly Elevated’ in 2012

The insurance employment market in the East and Northeast regions — as in most other parts of the country — can be summed up the following way: hiring is “slightly elevated” compared to last year, but there is still a …

P/C Insurance Industry Enlisting Veterans in Talent War

The property/casualty insurance industry is calling on the military for help in the talent war. Through special units, concerted outreach, mentoring programs, job fairs and partnerships with veterans organizations, insurance companies and brokers are letting it be known that the …

Hiring Executives: How to Move Beyond First Impressions

What are they really like? Little things can be revealing in an interview and a skilled interviewer can look beneath the surface to discover the real candidate. Selecting the right people to lead and build effective executive teams is critical …

Execs Form Global Insurance Search Firm

A team of insurance search executives has formed a new firm, Sterling James, to serve the needs of the global insurance industry. Co-founders Bruce Halbeck, Erin Hamrick, and Simon Harrison were all senior members of the insurance practices of the …

Insurer Wants to Sign 100 Agents in 100 Days

A commercial lines insurer is on a mission to sign a number of independent agents— as many as 100 of them —within the next 100 days. From July 12 through October 12, South Carolina-based Accident Insurance Co. (AIC) will be …