MALVERN, Pa., May 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Allstate Insurance
Company is launching a recruiting campaign to expand in Rhode
Island. Allstate plans to appoint more than 30 new insurance
agents and personal financial representatives in the Ocean State
over the next year.
"Rhode Island's economy is
fueling this expansion plan. We target cities and areas that
are growing and have an increased need to protect what matters most
to the people in those communities as a part of Allstate's broader
strategy to expand in Rhode
Island," said Ed Norcia,
Allstate's Northeast Region Strategic Deployment Leader.
Allstate is seeking agency owners who are mid-career, mid-level
managers who want to own and operate their own business.
"We are aggressively targeting qualified professionals," Norcia
adds. "A property and casualty insurance background is not
required. Allstate will provide them with comprehensive
education and the resources to help them get off to a solid
start. They do need a strong entrepreneurial drive and
passion to help others in their community."
Allstate Agent Jennifer Nappi
opened her agency in the Warren area in June of 2009 and has
seen tremendous profit and growth. Nappi was drawn to Allstate
because of the support provided to business owners from the very
beginning.
"This opportunity has allowed me to go after my dreams," Nappi
said. "I always wanted to own my own business and Allstate provided
the tools for me to grow my business quickly and provide my staff
the best training in the industry."
Of those more than 30 positions, five appointments will be
agency owners and 25 will be exclusive financial professionals
spread across New England. The addition of the new agencies will
have a compounding effect on the Rhode
Island job market since each new agent normally opens with a
minimum of two employees to help ensure customers are well served
with courtesy and efficiency. The balance of 30 positions
will fill these roles.
Agency Growth in New England
Allstate's is looking to
grow 16% across the New England states in insurance agents.
The numbers below are segmented by state:
City
|
Approximate
Goals
|
Connecticut
|
40 Total:
10 Agency
Owners
30 Licensed Sales
Staff
|
Maine
|
21 Total
4 Agency
Owners
17 Licensed Sales
Staff
|
Massachusetts
|
70 Total:
20 Agency
Owners
50 Licensed Sales
Staff
|
New
Hampshire
|
20 Total:
5 Agency
Owners
15 Licensed Sales
Staff
|
Rhode
Island
|
30 Total:
5 Agency
Owners
25 Licensed Sales
Staff
|
Allstate Looking to Appoint 25 Exclusive Financial
Professionals
Allstate is seeking experienced financial
professionals who have their Series 6 and 63 licenses to sell
variable life insurance and annuities, mutual funds, individual
stocks and other financial products, and who also may have
additional licenses to sell health and accident insurance. Each
exclusive financial professional will partner solely with one or
more Allstate agency owners to offer life and retirement products
that help protect Allstate customers and their families.
"Roughly 10,000 Baby Boomers turn 65 every day, yet almost half
of all Americans do not have life insurance said Regional Financial
Sales Leader Dan Mattingly of
Allstate. "Our exclusive financial professionals help our customers
improve their financial well-being and better understand the
fundamental building blocks of financial fitness."
Learn More about Becoming an Allstate Agent or Exclusive
Financial Professionals
To help with the deployment efforts,
Allstate is offering a $5,000 award
to the person who refers a qualified agency owner or exclusive
financial professional candidate to Allstate. The referral award is
payable upon of the appointment of the candidate as an Allstate
agency owner.
Candidates interested in becoming an Allstate agency owner need
a minimum of $50,000 of liquid
capital to invest in their agency. This money does not go to
Allstate; it helps ensure the agency can successfully fund the
normal day-to-day costs associated with opening and running a
business. Licensed sales producers need no liquid capital to
apply.
Call for More Information
Interested candidates can
learn more about becoming an Allstate agency owner by logging on to
allstate.com or by calling 1-877-470-8150, option 1.
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation's largest
publicly held personal lines insurer, serving approximately 16
million households through its Allstate, Encompass, Esurance and
Answer Financial brand names and Allstate Financial business
segment. Allstate branded insurance products (auto, home, life and
retirement) and services are offered through Allstate agencies,
independent agencies, and Allstate exclusive financial
representatives, as well as via www.allstate.com,
www.allstate.com/financial and 1-800 Allstate®, and are
widely known through the slogan "You're In Good Hands With
Allstate®." As part of Allstate's commitment to
strengthen local communities, The Allstate Foundation, Allstate
employees, agency owners and the corporation provided $29 million in 2012 to thousands of nonprofit
organizations and important causes across the United States.
*Subject to the terms and conditions of the R3001 agency
agreement.
Contact: Julia Reusch
(610) 705-2254
julia.reusch@allstate.com
@AllstateNE
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