Ultimately, candidates are looking for stability and a company that can offer long-term growth. (Credit: Andrii Yalanskyi/Adobe Stock) Ultimately, candidates are looking for stability and a company that can offer long-term growth. (Credit: Andrii Yalanskyi/Adobe Stock)

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts that over the next 15 years, 50% of the current insurance workforce will retire, leaving more than 400,000 open positions unfilled. With less than 25% of the industry currently under the age of 35, the talent shortage is imminent. Rather than looking at the negative effects this could have, the industry has the potential to transform, especially in the property & casualty sector.

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.