Opportunity is knocking for insurance agents seeking to bring new blood into their agencies. All they need to do is not follow the shortsighted discriminatory practices of which some employers are being accused.
The discrimination I'm referring to has nothing to do with gender, race, or sexual orientation. It has everything to do with giving people an opportunity, which is something I hear agents, brokers, and carriers say they seek to give future prospects everyday.
In February, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission held a hearing examining the impact on the unemployed of employers that seek to hire people who are already employed.
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