If you are a looking for a job in insurance, it certainly pays to keep up with the news to know where the job cuts are most severe, and where there are still opportunities.

You also need to be aware what the bigger picture is: February’s job figures compounded the stiff challenge to the insurance jobs industry faces as a further 6,200 positions were lost. Overall unemployment now stands at 8.1% which is the highest since December 1983, with President Obama declaring the numbers “astounding”

So which insurance job sectors have been hit hardest, and which the least? (more…)

As one might expect, the financial downturn of 2008 will have an impact on how companies are hiring in 2009. Many companies will have a recruitment freeze until the markets improve, or they will be hiring at a slower rate than previous years. Common for all companies is that they will try to make business operations easier and more cost-effective.

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These are difficult times for businesses and consumers alike. Many insurance agencies and companies are tightening their belts. Expansion is probably far from your mind at a time like this. As employees come and go, your company may have an insurance agency job or insurance company job vacancy that needs filled. A recession brings difficult times in many sectors of the economy. However, it also brings great opportunities to employers who are looking for good employees.

When you need an employee with advanced skills, how do you find the right one?

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