| YOUNG AGENTS COMMITTEE |
Why InVEST? Why not?
Internships and classroom involvement are a great
way to get young people started in the business
CAROL VANLEEUWEN
Young Agents Committee President
T
his year, at least 38 million Baby Boomers will
reach retirement age. Sixty percent of insurance
professionals are over the age of 45. Only 15
million skilled workers will replace the 70
million Baby Boomers that will retire in the next 15 years,
which will cost some companies more than half of their
senior leaders. In the insurance industry alone, 400,000
positions will need to be filled by 2020.
Employing the next