All the Cool Kids Work in Insurance

February is Insurance Careers Month! Sounds like a total snoozefest, right? It’s not, we promise (sort of).

Insurance Careers Month (or “ICM” as the cool kids call it) is a month dedicated to raising awareness about the opportunities in our industry. People generally do not think of insurance as a profession, especially when they’re in high school or college making decisions about their future…yes, shocking, we know. But, our industry is “graying” (another term coined by the cool kids) which means that droves of insurance industry employees are retiring within the next few years, leaving a plethora of open opportunities for newcomers.

At Pioneer, we’re pretty excited about the future of our industry.

Why? First of all, we are huge Insurance Nerds (the cool kids we referred to earlier). We believe that our industry has a lot to offer future candidates, we thoroughly enjoy educating people about opportunities both at Pioneer and in insurance as a whole, and, to be honest, we don’t think insurance is boring…quite the opposite actually. *Gasp*

How can this be? Once you’re in the industry, you just kind of “get it.” You start to dissect policy language, you start to understand the process, you start to build relationships, and then it all clicks one day and you’re like, “Hey, insurance IS kind of cool.”

But, getting people to that point is a struggle. We wish people would look from the outside in, see our industry’s enthusiasm towards our profession and want to know why we’re all excited about the work that we do, but that doesn’t happen. Somewhere along the way, people decided insurance is boring and that will be the proverbial thorn in our side until the end of time.

Never mind the fact that the industry has opportunities in IT, Underwriting, Marketing, Finance and Accounting, Administration, Actuarial, Management, Education, Claims, etc. Or the fact that most industry pros feel that they are paid well with great benefits and even better vacation time. Or that there is innovation to be found all over our industry. Or that new and fresh perspectives are welcomed and encouraged to drive our industry forward. No, no. That’s all boring isn’t it?

So, ICM is here to tell you what you’re missing out on. For the entire month of February insurance professionals all over the globe will talk about insurance. You’re going to hear terms like “the career trifecta” and “stable, rewarding, and limitless.”

You’re going to be like, “Wow, the excitement is palpable.” And we’ll be like, “See? We told you insurance is awesome. Come check it out.”

And if, after all of that, you decide to consider a career in insurance, which we totally think you should, here’s the ICM website where you can learn all about why the cool kids choose to work in the insurance industry: https://insurancecareerstrifecta.org/

What you do next is up to you. You can see for yourself what all of the hype is about or you can continue to feed into the “insurance is boring” mindset. We hope you choose the former.

Your move.

Oh, and if you want to work for Pioneer, check out our job openings here: https://www.psmic.com/join-our-team/ 

Have any questions about what you just read? Please contact your Independent Insurance Agent or email us at socialmedia@psmic.com!