We talk a lot in the pages of NU about the looming succession crisis: How is the industry going to respond to the brain drain as experienced baby boomer executives retire—in droves—over the years ahead?

Of course, a lot of our coverage is focusing, as it should, on solutions—like how the industry can attract and retain top talent from leading universities (our most recent effort here was our Feb. 13 cover story on State Farm's College Sales & Marketing Competition).

But the retirement issue begs another question: What are all these still physically hale and mentally sharp insurance experts going to do when they call it quits from their "real" careers?

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader

Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.