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T he I nsurance I ndustry's T alent G ap and W here W e G o F rom H ere
Author(s) -
Cole Cassandra R.,
McCullough Kathleen A.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
risk management and insurance review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.386
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1540-6296
pISSN - 1098-1616
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6296.2011.01212.x
Subject(s) - summit , economic shortage , insurance industry , business , work (physics) , public relations , actuarial science , political science , engineering , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , physical geography , government (linguistics) , geography
A bstract 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.