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The Insurance Apprentice rounds up over a hundred applicants

06 October 2014

As applications drew to a close on the 30th of September, The Insurance Apprentice made its mark as it reached a milestone of attracting 116 applicants from various parts of the short-term insurance industry.

Attracting and retaining talent – The insurance industry’s biggest challenge?

20 August 2014

A lack of sufficient skills and retaining skilful talent is not a new challenge and it is certainly not limited to the insurance industry. However, in many other sectors, such as medicine or education, it remains a priority agenda item to attract and retain sufficient talent and skills and receives attention at both a policy and institutional level. The insurance industry faces ongoing recruitment struggles, as it continues to battle a decidedly unglamorous image and an aging workforce.

New hope for graduates and employers in South Africa

19 August 2014

There is a particularly desperate need to find work for more than 600 000 unemployed graduates in South Africa. Whilst 25% of the country is unemployed 70% of people under the age of 35 are not working.