The insurance industry is a powerful part of ou r economy. In 1991, policy premiums exceed one half of a trillion dollars. Life insurance is increasingly sold tHRough ban ks. Over two million people work in the insurance i ndustry. Hiring is hot in 1995. .
Employers are selective, however, and are looking for unusual exper ience and specialty talents.
Most analysts expect the demand for insurance t o 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 bene fits including child care, employee savings accounts, payroll deduction property and casualty that will expand opportunities in the insurance industry. The number of persons becoming life insurance a gents is down dramatically. There were 23,000 new agents in 1994 vs. 56,000 in 1975.