Jobs in Insurance

I was a personal lines underwriter for about 9 years then moved into sales with 2 different carriers for the last 8 years. Thinking about getting back into the UW side.... Will carriers take on UW'… more

What's the biggest red flag at your workplace? For me, it's like pulling teeth to get PTO approved. I'll give weeks, if not months' notice, and my manager will drag his feet, saying he… more

If I want to move into Underwriting, do I need to be cpcu certified?

What job level is your company hiring the most? It seems like where I work it's mostly roles requiring 8-10 years experience. Hardly any early career roles.

It just occurred to me that I haven't updated my LinkedIn profile picture since my senior year of college in 2014. Think that matters? Are potential employers seeing that photo and then meeting me… more

What needs to go in the professional summary on my resume? How long should it be? I have two sentences so far, and I'm pretty stuck.

Is anyone using an app or service to apply to jobs for you? Are you getting better results that way? Any ones to avoid?

So, I had a career coach tell me that I should be taking notes during interviews, even in person ones. Like I need to show up to interviews with a pen and a pad, and actively be seen taking notes. Is … more

I write D&O, EPL, Fiduciary, Crime etc. and my company calls that Management Liability. But when I search LinkedIn or Indeed for that term nothing comes up. What else should I be searching?

What are things you do outside your job that make you better at your job? And do you bring those things up in interviews? I'm a coach in my off hours and it definitely makes me a better consultant… more

Does anyone know that if you do not have your P&C or H & L whether or not State Farm pays for the training and licensing?

👻How can you stop and avoid applying to ghost job listings?

If you could design your perfect day at work, what would that look like? Let's hear your ideal day in insurance!

Cover letters, outdated and unnecessary, right? We all agree that hiring managers have no interest in reading these?

How do you all handle critical feedback? I've found that I often need to disengage from work for a little while. Which is usually the opposite of what I'm being asked to do (work harder, do mo… more

Is there a way to optimize my LinkedIn profile that will help me land a job? Or does it even matter?

Have you ever been told by a recruiter they can’t email you a written offer until you verbally accept? Everything about the process with this recruiter has felt off, to the point that I’m very close t… more

Have you ever tried to "lightly" exaggerate your LinkedIn profile a little? You know, in an effort to make your profile pop to potential employers? It's not exactly lying.

The latest jobs report came out and it seems positive until you realize most of those new jobs are taking care of other people (health care and social assistance.) Are you all seeing any signs of impr… more

I had an interview recently where I was the only one with my camera on. It seemed so weird and a big turn off. They didn't end up moving me forward but I'm kind of glad, because that's not… more

Any tips on how I can dance around the "why are you wanting to leave your current position" question? My current office is toxic and I hate my manager, but I don't want to say this to hi… more

I like my boss but I must say it's been nice having her gone this week. Anyone else breathe a little easier when the boss is away?

Current or former employees what do you think of The Hartford? I’m about to drop out of consideration because the recruiter is driving me absolutely insane. Shes been so far up my ass it’s more like c… more

Looking for some insight please! I applied for a role and received a recruiter follow up the next day to answer some prescreening questions regarding my background and direct experience I have that al… more

How are you ensuring your resume gets past those AI screening tools? I know I'm failing at this. If I could just get my resume in front of a real person, I know I would be getting interviews and j… more

What's your pet peeve in job listings? Mine has to be when there is no salary listed, followed closely by salary ranges like $35k-$100k or $100k-$300k. Those are almost as useless as no salary lis… more

🌟Which of the big P&C companies are the best to work for in the US?

Are there recruiters that specialize in placing people in insurance companies? I know some people get outreach from recruiters but I never have!

Lost my job as phone receptionist/mail specialist plus did errands for the business as well.
Never earned my license as an agent but I understood the way of quoting rates.
They changed the phone system th… more

What do you think is a reasonable amount of "facetime" for an account manager? Things like in person meetings, video meetings (not phone calls), entertainment, office visits, etc. Kaiser wan… more

For those of you on the fence about having kids, if you were guaranteed you could work remotely while your kids were little, would you be more willing to have them?

Is the pay better in P&C or EB? It looks like the money might be better in Employee Benefits but so many more jobs in P&C. Is there a difference in hours too?

Given the option within the same company to choose an auto adjusting role or a disability claims role, which would you choose and why? I feel like the leave claims role would be less stressful, but au… more

I was laid off in October after 7 years in the restoration industry and am looking for guidance on next steps. My background is in estimating and project support with experience in fire, water mitigat… more

Is your company closed on Monday? Most Kaiser regions force people to take a float holiday or PTO for Presidents Day. Not my region though, I'm going to get so much work done!

I was supposed to have an interview in a few hours, but I just received an email from the interviewer asking to reschedule, because they didn't realize what day it was, and it would be a bad time … more

Almost Friday! Who has an interview lined up for next week? Who got an offer this week? Share your good news!