In a move that will attract more new talent to the insurance industry, IIABA's InVEST classroom-to-career education program will be offered to all seniors in the Chicago Public School Career and Technical Education (CTE) finance programs, starting this school year.

InVEST is currently offered at these Chicago schools: Ace Technical Charter High School, Austin Business & Entrepreneurship Academy, Harlan Business Academy, Kelly High School, Richards Career Academy, Schurz Business & Finance Academy, Simeon Business & Finance Academy and South Shore International College Prep.

“InVEST is proud to announce that eight Chicago public high schools will start the school year next week offering so many opportunities to young scholars,” says Robert G. Slocum, CPCU, CIC, InVEST board chair and president of The Slocum Agency Inc., Warwick, R.I. “We also want to thank the National African American Insurance Association (NAAIA), the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois, the Big 'I' Young Agents Committee of Illinois and the InVEST company supporters, who also worked with the Chicago Public School leaders to make this partnership possible. InVEST is a team effort of great teachers, mentors and volunteers–like dozens of Illinois Big 'I' agents and NAAIA members—who are the backbone of this program which is so critical for the success of the industry and financial literacy for our high school and college students.”