Rather than crafting a universal message, the industry would do well to highlight some of its strongest features: it's a flexible, relatively stable industry with an abundant number of career advancement opportunities that helps people at their worst times. Rather than crafting a universal message, the industry would do well to highlight some of its strongest features: It's a flexible, relatively stable industry with an abundant number of career advancement opportunities that helps people at their worst times. (Photo: Denny Jacob)

For as long as I've covered the insurance industry, few topics generate as much chatter as millennials do. It's no secret how integral they'll be to the industry's long-term success, but the question of how to attract and retain them continues to elude many.

Rather than speculate, the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), the national nonprofit organization that works with the insurance industry to deliver financial assistance to local communities, decided to ask millennials themselves. On Nov. 6, 2018, IICF hosted more than 50 young insurance professionals at its inaugural 2018 Millennial Ideas Summit, held in Mayer Brown's New York office, to exchange ideas, discuss challenges felt across the industry, and brainstorm possible solutions.

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Denny Jacob

Denny Jacob is an associate editor for NU PropertyCasualty360. Contact him at [email protected].

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