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Revive Your Insurance Recruitment and Selection Strategies: Avoid the Hiring “Fire Drill”

December 21, 2015

This blog entry is part one in Jacobson’s Insurance Recruitment and Selection series, which provides insights into updated recruitment and selection processes and strategies for the modern workplace. Do any of these situations sound familiar? Open enrollment is right around the corner and you need customer service representatives, stat! Recent company turnover has you scrambling ... Revive Your Insurance Recruitment and Selection Strategies: Avoid the Hiring “Fire Drill”

Enter the Millennials: Make Way for the Next Generation of Insurance Leadership

November 11, 2015

Nearly four million Baby Boomers nationwide are retiring each year, and they are leaving behind a growing executive skills gap that must be bridged. Luckily, today’s young professionals are poised to meet this impending need. How can the insurance industry adapt their current workforce culture to embrace and encourage this new generation of leaders? In ... Enter the Millennials: Make Way for the Next Generation of Insurance Leadership

Holiday Havoc: A Guide to the Top Five Unusual Holiday Insurance Claims

November 3, 2015

The holidays are almost here! With the parties, decorations and celebrations of this festive season come some unusual insurance claims. Beyond the snow and ice damage to homes or emergency room visits due to a fall off the ladder while putting up decorations, here are some the most unexpected holiday situations that have resulted in ... Holiday Havoc: A Guide to the Top Five Unusual Holiday Insurance Claims

Financial Transformations: Why They’re Taking the Industry by Storm

October 29, 2015

The insurance industry is facing a number of critical disruptions across all dimensions. Growing technological advances, increasing regulations and burgeoning competitive pressures have made the ability to transform functions and critical operations essential for continued success. This is all the more true within the insurance industry’s financial segment. But why the financial transformation and why ... Financial Transformations: Why They’re Taking the Industry by Storm

Focus on Growing Staff Driving Search for Alternate Staffing Strategies

October 5, 2015

The results from our latest Semi-Annual U.S. Insurance Labor Outlook Study are now in! With full employment and positive staffing predictions, the insurance industry is enjoying its return to its pre-recession state. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), insurance unemployment reached 2.3 percent in August and is expected to hover between one ... Focus on Growing Staff Driving Search for Alternate Staffing Strategies

Connectivity is Key to a Successful Telecommuting Program

August 25, 2015

So, you’ve purchased the extra laptops, invested in remote workspace technology and developed a flexible work schedule. You’re all ready to take a step back and let your organization’s telecommuting program take off, right? Wrong. Simply putting the technology in place and enabling your employees to work at home will not automatically result in a ... Connectivity is Key to a Successful Telecommuting Program

Open Enrollment: Is Your Organization Prepared?

August 11, 2015

It is my pleasure to introduce a guest blogger for this latest post. Abbe Sodikoff is a senior vice president and health sales manager here at Jacobson, providing leadership to our subject matter experts health services team. Her insights into open enrollment are worth a read. Enjoy… The 2016 healthcare open enrollment period is nearly here. Slated to run ... Open Enrollment: Is Your Organization Prepared?

Today’s Business Mandate: The Search for Authentic Leadership

July 23, 2015

There is a growing movement within the business world toward authentic leadership. Just what is this emerging new style of leadership and how can business leaders adopt it? As we discussed in our latest edition of Compass, employees are looking for a new kind of business leader. Having experienced drastic labor cuts, dishonest business practices ... Today’s Business Mandate: The Search for Authentic Leadership

Is “Job Hopping” No Longer Passé?

July 15, 2015

Once considered “career suicide,” having a resume with multiple short tenures was a sure fire way to get your job application immediately discarded. However, the volatile business climate of the last few years has resulted in a permanent mindset shift away from job longevity. Some of today’s professionals are touting “job hopping” as a form ... Is “Job Hopping” No Longer Passé?

Keep Your Employees Engaged as the Temperature Heats Up

July 9, 2015

The dog days of summer are here and with them come ice cream socials, trips to the beach, softball games, and backyard barbeques. As the weather heats up, many organizations are seeing their employee engagement drop. According to Captivate Network, the “lazy days of summer” often have a significantly negative impact on the workforce. Organizations ... Keep Your Employees Engaged as the Temperature Heats Up

Where have all the underwriters gone?

June 30, 2015

Insurers are having a difficult time finding and recruiting underwriting talent. But what exactly is to blame for this growing talent shortage? Insurance underwriting unemployment is nearly four times lower than the national rate and nearly half the overall insurance rate. With virtually non-existent unemployment, the pool of potential talent is tightening, making it more and ... Where have all the underwriters gone?

Can Work-At-Home Benefit Your Organization?

June 22, 2015

The work-at-home movement is taking off within the business world. Already, it is estimated that 30 million professionals in the U.S. are working from home at least once a week. According to a study by the Telework Research Network, that number is expected to increase by 63 percent in the next five years. While The ... Can Work-At-Home Benefit Your Organization?