New York Life Insurance Co. plans to hire 3,700 financial professionals, especially women and those representing minorities, this year after hiring more than 3,600 insurance agents last year.

These four aces will ensure that any new hire is the right hire because it sets the right stage in the interview for making a hiring selection.

Sterner Insurance, based in Coopersburg, Pa., hired three new employees to serve as insurance consultants. The company hired Patrick McElwee, Justin Weber and Jessica Montgomery.

The New Jersey Association of Health Underwriters (NJAHU) named two award recipients recently.

Geico, which already employs 3,000 people in its regional office in Virginia, is looking for more employees to support its national auto insurance operations.

MassMutual’s office in Hunt Valley, Md., was among a handful of companies in the Maryland/D.C. area introducing new employees and promoting others.

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. has reached what it called a milestone as it has now more than 5,000 financial professionals working for it in communities across the U.S.