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Insurance Industry Employment Trends: 1990-2014

Insurance Industry Employment Trends: 1990-2014. Insurance Information Institute October 2014. Robert P. Hartwig, Ph.D., CPCU, President & Economist Insurance Information Institute  110 William Street  New York, NY 10038 Tel: 212.346.5520  Cell: 917.453.1885  bobh@iii.org  www.iii.org.

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Insurance Industry Employment Trends: 1990-2014

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  1. Insurance Industry Employment Trends: 1990-2014 Insurance Information Institute October 2014 Robert P. Hartwig, Ph.D., CPCU, President & Economist Insurance Information Institute  110 William Street  New York, NY 10038 Tel: 212.346.5520  Cell: 917.453.1885  bobh@iii.org  www.iii.org

  2. Overview of Insurance Sector Employment Changes* *Data are through August 2014 and are preliminary (i.e., subject to later revision); seasonally adjusted. 2

  3. Baselines:U.S. Employment Trends 3

  4. U.S. Nonfarm Employment,Monthly, 1990–2014* Millions *As of September 2014; not seasonally adjusted. Note: Recessions indicated by gray shaded columns. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Bureau of Economic Research (recession dates); Insurance Information Institute. 4 12/01/09 - 9pm eSlide – P6466 – The Financial Crisis and the Future of the P/C

  5. U.S. Employment in Service Industries,Monthly, 1990–2014* Millions *As of September 2014; not seasonally adjusted. Note: Recessions indicated by gray shaded columns. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Bureau of Economic Research (recession dates); Insurance Information Institute. 5

  6. Insurance Industry Employment Trends For the last 15 years, total industry employment has stayed in a narrow band of 2.3-2.4 million 6

  7. U.S. Employment in the DirectP/C Insurance Industry: 1990–2014* Thousands Sometimes the BLS reclassifies employment within industries. When this happens, the change is spread evenly over a 12-month period (in this case March 2010-March 2011. *As of August 2014; not seasonally adjusted; Does not including agents & brokers. Note: Recessions indicated by gray shaded columns. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Bureau of Economic Research (recession dates); Insurance Information Institute. 7

  8. U.S. Employment in the DirectLife Insurance Industry: 1990–2014* Thousands Every 4-5 years BLS reconciles its data with census data; sometimes this reclassifies employment within industries. This drop, spread over March 2004-March 2005, moved some people to the Health/Medical Expense sector. *As of August 2014; not seasonally adjusted; Does not including agents & brokers. Note: Recessions indicated by gray shaded columns. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Bureau of Economic Research (recession dates); Insurance Information Institute. 8

  9. U.S. Employment in the Direct Health-Medical Insurance Industry: 1990–2014* Thousands *As of August 2014; not seasonally adjusted; Does not including agents & brokers. Note: Recessions indicated by gray shaded columns. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Bureau of Economic Research (recession dates); Insurance Information Institute. 9

  10. U.S. Employment in the Reinsurance Industry: 1990–2014* Thousands *As of August 2014; not seasonally adjusted; Does not including agents & brokers. Note: Recessions indicated by gray shaded columns. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Bureau of Economic Research (recession dates); Insurance Information Institute. 10

  11. U.S. Employment in Insurance Agencies & Brokerages: 1990–2014* Thousands *As of August 2014; not seasonally adjusted. Includes all types of insurance. Note: Recessions indicated by gray shaded columns. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Bureau of Economic Research (recession dates); Insurance Information Institute. 11

  12. U.S. Employment in Insurance Claims Adjusting: 1990–2014* Thousands *As of August 2014; not seasonally adjusted. Note: Recessions indicated by gray shaded columns. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Bureau of Economic Research (recession dates); Insurance Information Institute. 12

  13. U.S. Employment in Third-Party Administration of Insurance Funds: 1990–2014* Thousands *As of August 2014; not seasonally adjusted. Includes all types of insurance. Note: Recessions indicated by gray shaded columns. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Bureau of Economic Research (recession dates); Insurance Information Institute. 13

  14. Insurance Information Institute Online: www.iii.org Twitter: twitter.com/bob_hartwig Download at: www.iii.org/insurance-topics/features/presentations

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