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- Build a Framework
- It is helpful to have a mental framework of what functions financial services firms do
when looking at job possibilities in this area. Professors Zvi Bodie and Robert Merton
of Harvard Business School argue that financial service institutions, systems and products
can be understood by providing the following functions: a payments system for exchange of
services; a mechanism for the pooling of funds to undertake large-scale enterprises;
a way to transfer resources; a way of managing uncertainty and controlling risk; a body
of price information to help coordinate decentralized decision-making; and a way of
dealing with agency problems created by asymmetric information.
- Huge Part of the Economy
- The insurance industry is a powerful part of the U.S. economy. In 2008, policy premiums exceeded $1 trillion dollars.
- A Big Employer
- Over three million people work in the insurance industry. Insurance is one of the biggest employers in the United States.
- Hiring is Strong
- Despite the current challenging economy, insurance companies continue to hire. Demand is robust.
- Demand for Insurance Products Rising
- Most analysts expect the demand for insurance to rise as risks become more complex and abundant in the economy. The growth in the
industry, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics is expected to be within 20 to 40 percent over the next fifteen years. There is also
an expanding set of employee benefits including child care, employee savings accounts, payroll deduction property and casualty that will
expand opportunities in the insurance industry.
- Malpractice Insurance a Growth Area
- A huge growth area is physicians malpractice insurance. Companies like MICOA are aggressively hiring and have built a strong niche
servicing physicians with malpractice insurance, risk reduction advice and other financial services.
- Not All Companies Will Survive
- It's important to know the stability of the insurance company you go to work for. In the 1980s four large insurance companies failed
including Executive Life and Mutual Benefit.
- Lloyds a Centerpiece
- Lloyds of London is one of the most important financial institutions in the world. Lloyds provides liquidity to the reinsurance market
throughout the world by providing a venue for insurance companies to share risks with other large investors.
- IT Types in High Demand
- There are tremendous opportunities in the management of information in insurance with all the different state rules and products. It is
increasingly the case that companies are hiring information services professionals because of the high demands for automation caused
by insurance paid for by payroll deduction.
- Health Insurance Area Hot
- The aging of the population has been dramatically increasing the demand for health insurance. Despite recent regulatory reexamination,
the health insurance business is likely to see tremendous future growth, even if health care reform takes place.
- Banks Playing Important Role
- A sector in life insurance which is seeing tremendous growth is insurance sold through banks. People are increasingly relying on their bankers to sell them a variety of financial services. Banks charge much lower commissions and benefit by helping their customers become financially secure in retirement.
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