The global insurance and reinsurance industry is facing a significant talent gap, a challenge exacerbated by outdated recruitment practices and, in some cases, a lack of understanding of specialised industry roles, Marco Silva and Lucian Chiroiu, co-founders of Toucan, shared with Reinsurance News in a recent interview.
Toucan, a UK recruiting company specialising in the re/insurance industry, emphasises a bespoke, candidate-centric approach as key to bridging this gap and navigating emerging market trends.
Silva noted that certain online platforms are big contributors to the problem: “There definitely is a talent gap. And most of it I think is the fault of systems like LinkedIn, personally.”
The co-founder also explained that the longevity of careers within the industry can create a bottleneck, limiting opportunities for younger professionals.
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