A.M. Best Presents Special Industry Webinar on Attracting and Developing Tomorrow’s Insurance Stars
January 8, 2013 by N/A
OLDWICK, N.J. – A panel that includes experts on insurance recruiting and development will review how companies are finding new ways to identify and attract incoming insurance talent, what it takes to bring future standouts up to speed, and why some stay and others leave. The one-hour webinar is set for 2 p.m. ET, Wednesday, January 23.
Register for the complimentary webinar at http://www.ambest.com/webinars/recruit13.
Insurance associations and companies regularly warn of a growing shortage of talented younger executive candidates. The problem is particularly acute in smaller insurance organizations and among those that concentrate on more sophisticated areas of coverage.
The webinar will focus on real-world efforts under way in which younger entrants are being recruited, receive training and find opportunities for advancement. The panelists will also review how insurers are working to make careers in insurance more desirable.
Panelists for this event will include:
-Noelle Codispoti, Executive Director, Gamma Iota Sigma, a fraternity for students in insurance and risk-management programs.
-Jeffrey D. Henry, Director of Education and Professional Development, American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA)
-Brady R. Kelley, Executive Director, National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO)
-James P. Arnold, Chief Administrative Officer, FirstComp
-Kevin Johnson, a young underwriter with Munich Re America
Attendees can submit questions in advance during registration or email questions to webinars@ambest.com during the event, which will be streamed in live video format. For more information about the webinar, please call (908) 439-2200, ext. 5561, or email lee.mcdonald@ambest.com.
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