Where did all the good grads go?

Insurance is suffering as the well of talent coming in dries up and the skills gap widens. Marcus Alcock looks at the industry's recruitment failures and what is being done to address the problem

If there is one issue guaranteed to draw vociferous criticism from brokers far and wide then it is the issue of a skills shortage within the industry. Talk to any self-respecting broker that remembers the days of Commercial Union and Sedgwick and they will tell you 'things ain't what they used to be, m'lad'.

There is no doubt about it, the insurance broking sector is suffering from a serious skills shortage, and this is caused in no small part by its failure to take on board decent graduates and