HR and Staffing

If you don’t approach non-industry executives strategically, they can quickly become expensive mistakes. Keep these strategies in mind to optimize the transition for these newcomers.

At its best, managing is about getting organizational results—and that requires setting boundaries.

Earlier this summer, we posted “An Open Letter to a New Account Executive: Part 1,” which outlined six steps to take if you want to flourish in a new insurance sales position. Here are five more tricks of the trade that will help you succeed.

People are every company’s most important asset. Why not put the same effort into your most precious resource as you do into determining how many 2x4s to order?

Colten Zamrzla’s priority is to protect his clients by always acting with integrity, “even if it means losing a sale,” he says. “There’s nothing more important than protecting your reputation and sticking to your convictions.”

Like many other millennials, Annie Wilson is a jack of all trades. “I do mostly personal lines, but I also work on IT, social media, marketing,” she says. “The insurance space is a great industry with so many different opportunities, which is super exciti

Jenny Saint Preux admits that “insurance has a horrible rap for being very boring,” but if the industry is going to change its perception, “we have to push diversity in all forms,” she says. “We have to get more women in higher positions, underwriting pos

Jenni Mathis was convinced she wasn’t meant for an office job. But after several years of pursuing her passion—wilderness therapy—she eventually found her way back to insurance. “I used to navigate the risk of a river or a hiking trail,” she says. “Now, I

The fact that Cristal Llorens speaks four languages gives her agency a serious competitive advantage. “It’s great for customer service, because I may have a customer who speaks a little English, but they just feel more comfortable speaking in their own la

For Antulio Goncalves, who has spent his entire insurance career working as a producer, what’s exciting about insurance is sales. “I never had a salary—just straight commission,” he says. “I have all the flexibility I want, but I’m paid based on performan