KIA&B 2015 Volume 20, Issue 1 | Page 10

| 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