Peter Farrelly: Sector must seek talent from ‘unorthodox’ sources

Peter Farrelly Sedgwick

’We can’t rewind the clock – we have to try to close the [talent] gap by accelerating development and looking at new talent pools,’ says UK chief operating officer

The challenges around attracting talented individuals to the insurance industry are well known – and the sector has devised various methods to solve these issues.

One of the major avenues of opportunity here is to think outside the box in terms of where that talent comes from by courting those that may already have relevant skills or experience. 

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