Insuring Tomorrow: Engaging Millennials in the Insurance Industry

Jefe A said Must read for anybody in the commercial insurance industry!. As a commercial insurance Gen X producer I had a feeling that Tony and Carly had something very important to say to the industry! Their style is simple and engaging from the first page. The very well researched data leaves you no doubt that their overall audience including carrier executives will take what they are trying to say seriously. They boldly and unflinchingly lay out the steps for those that choose to hire millennials to make it a workplace where millennials will thrive and prosper. It is a book that you will not want to put down once you start reading it!. Essential reading for insurance executives to compete in the war for talent Tony Canas and Carly Burnham have written an essential guide for insurance executives and professionals seeking a competitive edge by winning the war for talent. The authors are co-founders of the highly influential InsNerds.com blog and have been leading experts on recruiting and retaining Millennials in the insurance industry. They start by clearly articulating the problem - the insurance industry is rapidly graying as the average professional is 60 years old! The proportion of works 55 and older is 30% higher in the insurance industry than others in the economy. . Kevin Mochel said Great perspective. This is a must read for Insurance company AND insurance agency management of all levels. Our industry has real challenges and this read brings light to what many are trying to keep dark. We are the industry that does things because we have always done them that they and this book gives a road map for change.

Tony has also been speaking at industry conferences about how to engage and retain Millennials in the industry. Making things worse insurance has a bad reputation in society and only 4% of Millennials report having an interest in working in the industry. But an hour long presentation doesn't allow enough depth to really dig into the problem.This deeply researched book is our answer to this perplexing problem. In the last few years we have been hiring thousands of Millennials, but we haven't done a good job of engaging then and retaining them in the industry. For several years, the Propert