Behind the P&C industry’s record-setting grad cohort
March 3, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatinoThe Insurance Institute of Canada is celebrating 1,201 Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) graduates this year, the highest number of graduates in any year since it was established in 1899. “In a typical year, we graduate about 900 to 1,000…
How and where brokerages can find their next hire
February 11, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatinoThe ongoing war for talent, coupled with the Great Resignation, has forced brokerages to shift their mindset on how they find and recruit talent. And that includes reaching out directly to suitable candidates on social media. Brokerages must begin to…
Three ways to upskill your workers
January 19, 2022 by Jason ContantCompany leaders should constantly identify recurring themes in employee feedback and surveys, congregate that data, and then determine upskilling options for talent development, a recent blog from Harvard Business Review says. Upskilling is a longer-term investment in augmenting the knowledge,…