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The Insurance Industry's Talent Gap and Where We Go From Here

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  • Cassandra R. Cole
  • Kathleen A. McCullough

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There is concern among insurers and related firms in the United States and abroad that there will be a shortage of skilled insurance professionals in the next few years as current workers retire. Though there have been discussions among insurers, organizations, and academics as to how to address this issue, until recently, each group has been primarily working in isolation. The Insurance Education & Career Summit, which took place in September 2011, brought together 110 individuals across these groups for the purpose of creating a unified strategy to both attract and retain skilled workers to the insurance industry and work to create the next generation of insurance executives. This article provides a brief background on the talent gap issue. We also discuss its potential impact on the insurance industry. Finally, we summarize the main obstacles identified by Summit participants to both attracting and retaining skilled workers as well as the strategies developed to overcome these obstacles.

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  • Cassandra R. Cole & Kathleen A. McCullough, 2012. "The Insurance Industry's Talent Gap and Where We Go From Here," Risk Management and Insurance Review, American Risk and Insurance Association, vol. 15(1), pages 107-116, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:rmgtin:v:15:y:2012:i:1:p:107-116
    DOI: j.1540-6296.2011.01212.x
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    1. Suzanne N. Cory & Dana Kerr & Jerry D. Todd, 2007. "Student Perceptions of the Insurance Profession," Risk Management and Insurance Review, American Risk and Insurance Association, vol. 10(1), pages 121-136, March.
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    1. J. Bradley Karl & Brenda Wells, 2016. "Improving Perceptions of the Insurance Industry: The Influence of Insurance Professionals," Risk Management and Insurance Review, American Risk and Insurance Association, vol. 19(1), pages 147-166, March.

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