By Mark Shlien, president, iPeople LLC
When it comes to insurance employment, it's a good news/bad news scenario. The good news: the insurance industry is hiring. The bad news? Despite high unemployment in the past few years, it is still difficult to find skilled workers.
The Insurance Information Institute reports the downward trend in carrier employment growth that began in 2008 is reversing itself. Job growth was positive each month in 2012. In the agent and broker sector, growth has been constant and has continued: 9,100 jobs were added as of May. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the number of health and long-term care insurance agents will grow 22 percent by 2020, faster than average for all occupations, spurred by an aging population and changes to healthcare.
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