NU Online News Service, Aug. 8, 12:29 p.m. EDT

Property and casualty insurer employment rose in June for the fifth straight month, raising hopes that carriers have reversed the downward employment trend that began in 2008.

In an analysis of the latest U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics, Robert Hartwig, Insurance Information Institute president, says P&C carrier employment typically rises in June. Since 1990, which is as far back as the BLS data goes, carrier employment rose in June every year except one: 2009 during the recession.

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