How firms are training tomorrow’s talent
January 8, 2024 Alyssa Di SabatinoIntermediate and senior underwriting positions are opening up across the industry. That has firms looking for ways to cultivate junior underwriters into successive roles. The issue, though, is that learning curves can be steep for new hires. Up-and-coming underwriters are…
Addressing a shortage of qualified commercial underwriters
November 28, 2023 Alyssa Di SabatinoNicholas Hudescu is a rarity in the insurance industry. The 23-year-old attended Wilfrid Laurier University, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree specializing in insurance and risk management. While there, he joined the student-run Laurier Insurance and Risk Association (LIRA)…
Can risk management companies close the talent gap?
April 20, 2023 Jason ContantA high percentage of today’s pool of risk managers has been working in the industry a long time, and the next largest group are fairly new to the business. Those in the younger group “are excited about what they’ve done…
During the ‘Great Re-shuffle,’ don’t forget the ones who stay
May 16, 2022 by David GambrillWith people leaving all around you during ‘The Great Re-shuffle,’ the temptation may be to emphasize recruitment to backfill the people who have been lost, but industry leaders would be well-advised to instead focus on retention, according to a blog…
Leaving hibernation: What’s next for P&C industry?
April 21, 2022 by David GambrillLook for Canada’s P&C industry to fine-tune the hybrid workplace model over the next six months, as the country starts to ease pandemic restrictions, industry execs say. The tinkering will involve achieving the best balance between meeting in person with…
How to build empathetic managers for the hybrid workplace
April 16, 2021 by David GambrillCanadian property and casualty insurance industry leaders have often talked about the importance of managing with empathy during the pandemic, but empathic managers will become even more valuable in the hybrid workplaces that are expected to emerge after the pandemic…
Managing your remote workforce in a post-COVID world
January 5, 2021 by David GambrillFlexible work arrangements appear to be here to stay, even after the pandemic is gone, and several in the P&C insurance industry are turning their minds towards how to manage a more remote workforce in the future. Imagine future office…