As an industry where the majority of employees are veterans onthe brink of retirement, it is no surprise that insurance agenciesand brokerages are trying to recruit talented young people tocontinue the legacy of their business.

Recruiting millennials to the industry can be a struggle all itsown, but many agencies are facing challenges from working with newtalent, who bring a completely different set of values andexpectations to the workplace.

Hiring new talent is an inevitable and necessary step forthe continued success of the industry as a whole. Click through thefollowing slides for articles on how to recruit the next generationto the industry, how to retain new agents and perhaps morecritically, how to address the generation gap in the workplace.

Four Steps P&C Insurers Must Take To RecruitTalent

Insurance Agencies have made several advancements in the lastfew years, whether it is issuing new policies to cater toward a newclient base or comply with new regulations, launching a new websiteor going mobile with an app. But one place agencies fail to advanceis in the recruitment of new talent.

The number of employees over the age of 55 in P&C insuranceis 30 percent higher than any other industry, according topresident and CEO of The Institutes Peter L. Miller. With so manyindustry veterans retiring, nearly 400,000 positions will need tobe filled by 2020.

For strategies on addressing the issue, read Michael A.Costonis' Four Steps P&C Insurers Must Take To RecruitNew Talent and learn how to prepare your agency for the future.

War in the Workplace: Learn How to Bridge the GenerationGap

With the majority of the industry composed of industry veterans,the great divide between millennials and baby boomers continues towiden.

Although a combination of new- and old-school perspectives canbe beneficial to an agency, it is important to recognize thatmillennials and industry veterans work in different ways. When itcomes addressing new talent, the baby boomers cannot be taken outof the equation, as their impact continues to influence the stateof the industry.

Read War in the Workplace: Learn How to Bridge theGeneration Gap to learn how to find a balance betweengenerational differences.

Extreme Makeover: The Independent AgencyEdition

Finding ways to recruit new talent is becoming a critical topicin the insurance industry, with many veterans facing retirement inthe coming years. Being able to appeal to the next generation ofagents is imperative for continued success.

Read Extreme Makeover: The Independent AgencyEdition to learn more about what millennials are looking forfrom their employers.

New Study Finds the Independent Agency Generation Gap isa Chasm

Bridging the generation gap in the workplace is an issue that isaffecting all industries, but particularly for independent agenciesand brokers. A study commissioned by Assurex Global found that 84percent of employees said that there were real generationdifferences regarding work in the industry.

Millennials work differently than agency veterans and bring aset of new ideas and expectations for their employers to theworkplace. Read New Study Finds the Independent AgencyGeneration Gap is a Chasm to find out more about whygenerational differences in the workplace are a major concern.

OMG! You Work with Millennials!

Millennials bring a new set of values to the workplace. They'veproven to be confident and optimistic, but some of thecharacteristics of the next generation can be misinterpreted aslaziness and disrespect.

For understanding the motivations of new talent and how tochannel their talents and values for optimum results, read OMG! You Work With Millennials!