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Why are young insurance agents so optimistic?


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Why young insurance agents are optimistic about their future in insurance

 

The insurance agency has faced a huge talent gap in recent years. Almost half of all insurance agents are over the age of 45, with 25 percent of the industry expected to retire by 2018. That gap has created a great opportunity for young insurance agents.

 

The aging of the insurance industry workforce is one reason young insurance agents can secure a bright future for themselves in the insurance industry. According to Insurance Journal’s 2016 Young Insurance Agents Survey, their optimistic outlook is higher today than in recent history.

 

Young insurance agents are not only optimistic about their own careers, but also about the U.S. economy and even about the ability of their agencies and the industry to attract quality talent, according to feedback from the 500 young insurance agents who responded to the Insurance Journal survey.

 

“There is job security in the insurance industry if you find the right place to work because of the shortage of agents,” one agent said.

 

“I believe that the insurance industry is a great way to start a career,” said another young agent who responded to the Insurance Journal survey. “You’re always learning and a lot of individuals will be retiring. Who will replace those people? Young insurance agents!”

 

Nearly 60 percent of young insurance agents described their outlook on their career as very optimistic, which is up from 51.6 percent in 2015.

 

The survey identifies what young agents do to advance their careers, what they earn, as well as what they think about their careers and their agencies’ operations and cultures. Overall, young insurance agents feel confident that the industry and their own agencies will attract talent to fill the gap in the coming years.

 

About the Insurance Agent’s Survey

 

Insurance Journal’s Young Insurance Agents survey 2016 polled more than 500 young insurance agents across the nation on their opinions about the insurance industry, their insurance agency, and how they feel about being an insurance agent.

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