From Airbnb and Zipcar to Google Compare and cyber risk, we are facing a number of growing “disrupters.” As an industry, we are no longer able to silo ourselves against the changes being wrought by new regulations, increased competition, technological developments and distribution changes. In this issue’s feature article, Jacobson’s co-CEO Greg Jacobson shares insights ... Compass 9.1: Insurance Disruption – Embracing The New Reality
This blog entry is part one in Jacobson’s Insurance Recruitment and Selection series, which provides insights into updated recruitment and selection processes and strategies for the modern workplace. Do any of these situations sound familiar? Open enrollment is right around the corner and you need customer service representatives, stat! Recent company turnover has you scrambling ... Revive Your Insurance Recruitment and Selection Strategies: Avoid the Hiring “Fire Drill”
Nearly four million Baby Boomers nationwide are retiring each year, and they are leaving behind a growing executive skills gap that must be bridged. Luckily, today’s young professionals are poised to meet this impending need. How can the insurance industry adapt their current workforce culture to embrace and encourage this new generation of leaders? In ... Enter the Millennials: Make Way for the Next Generation of Insurance Leadership
The holidays are almost here! With the parties, decorations and celebrations of this festive season come some unusual insurance claims. Beyond the snow and ice damage to homes or emergency room visits due to a fall off the ladder while putting up decorations, here are some the most unexpected holiday situations that have resulted in ... Holiday Havoc: A Guide to the Top Five Unusual Holiday Insurance Claims
The insurance industry is facing a number of critical disruptions across all dimensions. Growing technological advances, increasing regulations and burgeoning competitive pressures have made the ability to transform functions and critical operations essential for continued success. This is all the more true within the insurance industry’s financial segment. But why the financial transformation and why ... Financial Transformations: Why They’re Taking the Industry by Storm
As the Baby Boomer generation begins retiring en masse, they are leaving behind a growing executive skills gap that must be bridged. Today’s young professionals are poised to meet this impending need. Jacobson shares strategies and best practices for building the executives of tomorrow. This edition also includes our regular overview of the industry’s current ... Compass 8.4: Enter The Millennials: Make Way For The Next Generation Of Insurance Leadership
The results from our latest Semi-Annual U.S. Insurance Labor Outlook Study are now in! With full employment and positive staffing predictions, the insurance industry is enjoying its return to its pre-recession state. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), insurance unemployment reached 2.3 percent in August and is expected to hover between one ... Focus on Growing Staff Driving Search for Alternate Staffing Strategies
So, you’ve purchased the extra laptops, invested in remote workspace technology and developed a flexible work schedule. You’re all ready to take a step back and let your organization’s telecommuting program take off, right? Wrong. Simply putting the technology in place and enabling your employees to work at home will not automatically result in a ... Connectivity is Key to a Successful Telecommuting Program
It is my pleasure to introduce a guest blogger for this latest post. Abbe Sodikoff is a senior vice president and health sales manager here at Jacobson, providing leadership to our subject matter experts health services team. Her insights into open enrollment are worth a read. Enjoy… The 2016 healthcare open enrollment period is nearly here. Slated to run ... Open Enrollment: Is Your Organization Prepared?
There is a growing movement within the business world toward authentic leadership. Just what is this emerging new style of leadership and how can business leaders adopt it? As we discussed in our latest edition of Compass, employees are looking for a new kind of business leader. Having experienced drastic labor cuts, dishonest business practices ... Today’s Business Mandate: The Search for Authentic Leadership
Once considered “career suicide,” having a resume with multiple short tenures was a sure fire way to get your job application immediately discarded. However, the volatile business climate of the last few years has resulted in a permanent mindset shift away from job longevity. Some of today’s professionals are touting “job hopping” as a form ... Is “Job Hopping” No Longer Passé?
The difficult economic climate of the last decade has created a feeling of distrust in organizational leaders. Today’s employees are looking for a new kind of business leader to take the helm. Jacobson shares insights on the positive impact authentic leadership is having on organizational productivity and success. This edition also includes our regular overview ... Compass 8.3: Today’S Business Mandate: The Search For Authentic Leadership