Jacobson Shares Inside Look at the Impeding Skills Gap

CHICAGO – The insurance talent crisis is here. Unprecedented retirements and an aging industry has created a “war for talent”. Companies are now dealing with a dramatic shortage of talent to fill the pending skills gap, and many firms are unprepared to face a fiercely competitive recruiting environment. Joyce Dunn, vice president and managing director of The Jacobson Group, will explore ways to combat this skills gap and ensure the continued success of organizations within the insurance industry at the 2016 Property Insurance Plans Service Office’s Accounting, Annual Presidents’ Meeting in San Francisco, Calif.

“The U.S. faces a number of demographic, lifestyle and social shifts,” said Dunn. “The new talent reality is poised to impact the business of today and tomorrow. Insurers now face an increasingly challenging labor market and must rethink their current recruitment and retention strategies in order to succeed.”

Dunn will present “Uncovering the Talent Puzzle: Finding Success in Today’s Labor Market” at 9:30 a.m. on April 27, 2016. The presentation will offer an in-depth look at the current state of the insurance industry and reasons behind the growing skills gap, innovative staffing strategies to help alleviate talent gaps, and best practices for the recruitment and retention of Millennials.

As vice president and managing director, Dunn manages C-level, vice president and other executive-level searches exclusively for life, health, property, casualty and reinsurance organizations through the firm’s executive search practice. Active in the insurance industry, Joyce holds the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter designation, the Certified Insurance Counselor designation, and the Certified Risk Manager designation.

About The Jacobson Group:
The Jacobson Group is the leading global provider of insurance talent. For 45 years, we have been connecting insurance organizations with professionals from the board room to the back room on both a permanent and temporary basis. We offer a variety of solutions including executive search, professional recruiting, emerging talent, RPO, temporary staffing, subject matter experts, and onsite and work-at-home operations support. Regardless of the need or situation, Jacobson is the insurance talent solution. Further information is available at jacobsononline.com.

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