APCIA launches apprenticeship scheme

The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) has launched Insurance Apprenticeship USA in collaboration with Zurich North America, the US Department of Labor, The Hartford, and Aon. APCIA said this is the industry’s first national effort to establish dedicated insurance apprenticeship programs in communities across America.

“APCIA is committed to the future of the insurance workforce,” said David Sampson, president and CEO of APCIA. “Through Insurance Apprenticeship USA, we are helping to expand opportunities that bring new talent into the industry and demonstrating our association’s leadership on issues of human capital.”

Insurance Apprenticeship USA will be a movement to bring together insurers, brokers, agents, and risk managers across the industry in a coordinated effort to expand apprenticeship opportunities in the sector.

“Since 2016, we have seen the power of apprenticeships to change lives and channel new, diverse talent into our business,” said Kathleen Savio, CEO of Zurich North America. “We believe apprenticeships can help fuel innovation across the insurance industry, while solving for societal challenges such as the expense of higher education, unequal access to opportunities and the growing need for technological skills.”