Audry Torrence is an Executive Vice President at Stephens Rickard Ltd., an executive search and recruiting firm serving the property and casualty insurance industry.
In Part 2 of this series on hiring diversely, we cover how to embed diversity into the hiring strategy. We break down why inviting more people to participate in the process strengthen your business and makes sound economic sense.
Diversity on a team and within a business increases profitability. However, most small insurance companies lack a plan or strategy for hiring and building a diverse staff.
Most people do not know how fascinatingly intricate the insurance industry is. Our very large industry somehow is a well-kept employment secret. How can we attract people from outside the insurance industry into the insurance industry?
Technology change is not “a necessary evil”; it’s a necessary evolution. SMBs are limited by scale, meaning they have to adopt technology differently to maximize ROI. Being intentional during software procurement not only helps ensure success but reduces staff anxiety.
