Recruiting

Most consumers expect their insurance company to be able to interact with them through all digital channels.

The company is looking for people with skills in software engineering, data science and cybersecurity.

CEO Dan Arnold says the firm is eyeing continued records in its headcount, despite the usual dropoff in broker moves during downturns.

Why are companies outsourcing today? The simple answer: there’s a massive shortage of talent.

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SMA surveyed insurance professionals to understand how companies are approaching talent in 2022 and beyond.

Retaining workers to advance digital transformation comes down to having an innovative, rewarding culture, say panelists.

Palo Alto, Calif.-based home protection insurance group Hippo has hired Keith Simard as vice president of property claims.

Nearly three-fourths, 72%, of companies are planning to increase staff in the next 12 months, according to the Q1, 2022 U.S. Insurance Labor Market Study results from The Jacobson Group and Ward Benchmarking at Aon.

In other news: Online embedded insurance, Bubble launches; Obie partners with Munich Re company; Nintex, Insuresoft team up on digital transformation.

Lloyd’s of London, the world’s largest insurance exchange, is pushing the industry to do better on diversity recruitment with tougher new hiring and disclosure targets for its members.

The hurdles faced by Black professionals who break into the financial services belie the notion that their small numbers at the industry’s top ranks are a pipeline problem.

Travelers' EVP and chief technology and operations officer Mojgan Lefebvre joins the show to discuss the company's tech priorities before, during, and after the pandemic; and how the company is keeping up its recruiting and onboarding of key tech talent during this crisis.

The free of charge Career Center will also provide a searchable database with candidate resumes focusing on insurtech roles.

Insurers across lines of business need staff that intuitively understand digital and personalization, says EY.

Liberal arts majors are trained to be creative communicators and critical thinkers.

The August hiring forecast from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals the loss of some 900 jobs in data processing, hosting and related services.

Median pay for STEM jobs increased 2.1% in 2018 to $84,880 from a year earlier, while total employment in the sector swelled to 9.09 million.

Software developers continue to be the most sought-after IT workers, as the unemployment rate for technology occupations in the United States fell to a 20-year low of 1.3 percent in May.

Software and application developers continue to be the most in-demand tech talent sought by employers, as the nation saw unemployment numbers drop to its lowest point in half a century last month.