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How the industry’s talent war shapes insurance education
Property and casualty insurance education is adapting to meet the needs of the industry’s desire for ‘plug-and-play’ talent that can hit the ground running, one panelist told a Live with CU presentation last week. More specifically, educational bodies are entering partnerships with industry associations and tech vendors to make sure insurance program graduates have the […]
By David Gambrill | September 21, 2023
3 min read
Poaching: Inside the industry’s cutthroat war for talent
Recruiting into the P&C insurance industry has become so urgent that employers are looking for “plug-and-play” hires who can hit the ground running, leading to widespread industry poaching. “What we’re seeing [in our demographic research], and we’ve seen it since 2017, is inter-industry competition — i.e., ‘poaching,’” Brad Neal, vice president of business development and […]
By David Gambrill | September 13, 2023
4 min read
What P&C industry recruits will give up for hybrid work
Prospective recruits into Canada’s property and casualty insurance industry are willing to accept a lower salary from employers if it means they can work from home, one insurance recruiter observed during a Live with CU stream Thursday. “To give you an example, there was a local company in Vancouver who hired one of our […]
By Alyssa DiSabatino | September 8, 2023
3 min read
