Insurance leaders from around the world discuss their challenges and opportunities in addressing the looming talent shortage faced by the industry. The special broadcast is the kickoff to the 3rd Annual Insurance Careers Month.
Margaret Resce Milkint, managing partner, Jacobson Group, said leadership among mutuals and other insurers has become more diverse.
A panel of association and academic leaders said interest from students and insurers is driving the growth of insurance and risk management programs at the college level.
Shaun Tarbuck, chief executive of the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation, and his son, Patrick, discuss how the insurance industry is trying to attract younger talent and how those prospects view the industry.
Kim Smith, president and CEO, Indiana Farmers Mutual, said mutuals stress purpose, community and engagement, qualities that younger recruits find attractive.
Chris Beazley, CEO, London Market Group, said London is home to insurers and talent, and has been building a regulatory framework to make it more hospitable to insurance-linked security issuers.