A New York, N.Y.-based insurance company launched a website providing information about careers in life insurance and financial services in its attempt to hire 3,500 new insurance agents this year.

Allstate Insurance Co. is looking to expand quickly in the mid-Atlantic region, with plans calling for hiring 65 new agents for its five-state Capital region.

The brain drain in the insurance industry is continuing, as a new survey shows company executives fear their ability to replace experienced underwriters who retire.

Sircon is going to provide its insurance agent licensing and product management services to agencies working with Agency Services Group in a new partnership.

A Washington state-based general agency focusing on long-term care insurance is planning to train 320 new agents this year.

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.

Project Y, a new initiative to recruit young professionals to the insurance industry, is looking at New Jersey high schools and colleges for potential “high-quality hires.”

A charitable group formed by New York’s property-casualty industry has awarded its first $1,500 scholarship to a college student.

Auto insurer GEICO announced it is recruiting new staff with a plan to add 70 employees to its Fredericksburg, Va., office by the end of this year.

The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New Jersey is partnering this fall with Mercer County Community College to offer an Insurance and Financial Services AAS degree that it hopes will create more agents.