HR and Staffing

Hiring a diversified team of professionals is critical to helping cultivate a better working environment and retaining a budding workforce.

How can you do more, in less time, with a more concentrated effort and better results? Enter: Slack, an efficient, next-level instant messaging platform.

Thought leaders can drive an organization to new heights, but creating a culture where learning permeates every level of the company is what results in a more measured, lasting impact.

Independent agencies need to protect their business interests. But are non-compete agreements—also known as “restrictive covenants”—an appropriate vehicle for doing so?

Rachel Vela never even wanted a desk job. But when her mom finally convinced her to give the family agency a chance, she found out insurance is more interesting and challenging than she expected.

When Aislyn Vaughan isn’t binding small commercial policies, she’s teaching dance lessons, instructing a yoga class, and running the Vermont Young Agents Committee.

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Playing college football gave Owen Thomas a competitive spirit that makes the insurance industry a perfect career: “I love the challenge and the freedom.”

Corbin Jackson, a 24-year-old agency owner, advises others in the industry to “know how you’re going to differentiate yourself.”

As a crop insurance agent in Iowa, Jaime Hopkins believes the process works best when both the Farm Service Agency and independent agents are involved.