The Smart Workforce Pivot: Insurance’s Backdoor to Talent Acquisition
Insurance Journal | July 15, 2024
It’s no secret that the industry has long struggled with attracting and retaining talent. As far back as 2015, millennials showed little interest in working for insurance and insurance-related organizations — The Hartford’s 2015 Millennial Leadership Survey revealed that just 4% of millennials were considering a career in insurance.
The Biggest Key to Job Satisfaction (and Employee Retention)
NetVU Community | July 5, 2024
“What experiences predict whether employees are going to quit or stay?” That’s the question Great Place to Work asked in its report, Unlocking the Secrets of Employee Retention. They found three factors outstripped all others, with purpose being the most important. People prioritize meaningful workmore than anything else. They want to feel they’re contributing to a cause greater than themselves or producing something significant.
Applying AI to Solve the Talent Crunch and How to Avoid Its Pitfalls with WAHVE CEO
For this Advisory Report, AAIS spoke with Sharon Emek, Ph.D., CIC, CEO of AAIS Partner, WAHVE, a unique contract staffing talent solution serving the insurance industry, for a two-part series on how to solve the talent crunch and retain quality talent in the insurance industry. In part one, Emek addressed the state of the talent gap in the insurance industry, searching for candidates with AI, advice for hiring managers, and more.
What’s Next Living Longer Better Smarter: Finding Work at Any Age (episode 70)
What’s Next | February 13, 2024
Keep working? For many older adults, there are many benefits. Economic, social, and health to name a few. On episode 70 of What’s Next Living Longer, Better, Smarter Mary and Fred are joined by Carly Roszkowski, VP of Financial Resilience Programming at AARP and then they welcome Sharon Emek, founder and CEO of WAHVE, Work at Home Vintage Experts.
Why a diverse benefits industry matters (and how to make it happen)
Benefits Pro | February 7, 2024
The struggle to hire and retain key talent in the benefits community continues. Here’s how to build a more diverse workforce and improve both your culture and results.
In an increasingly diverse world, the benefits community is struggling to create a more diverse and inclusive workplace. According to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), there are 196,750 officials and managers working for the insurance industry. Of those, the number of women serving as officials and managers topped out at 47.9%. Non-white workers were even more scarce: 6.4% of management-level employees are Black, 3.1% are Hispanic, 2.1% are Asian, and just 0.3% are Native American.
Remote talent for the win
Benefits Pro | October 23, 2023
The secret weapon for brokers and their clients is clear: address the needs of job seekers and attract top talent.1
Want to lose your job? Insist on remaining in a remote work environment. That’s the message a number of large U.S. companies are sending to their workers as corporations deliver their return-to-office mandates. The directives are coming from unexpected sources, too; notably, Zoom, a company that built its business on providing remote video conferencing, is now requiring employees who live within 50 miles of an office to work in person at least twice a week.