Blog: Managing the demographic loss adjuster time bomb
To widen the talent pool, loss adjusters must proactively look beyond the insurance industry. Scott Cameron, Sedgwick International UK commercial property operations director, and Joseph Noel, Sedgwick International UK director, head of specialty, explain why lessons can be learnt from football's approach to nurturing young talent.
The age demographic timebomb is an ongoing issue in loss adjusting and across the insurance industry that needs to be solved. The sector must tackle this problem head-on if it is to avoid a future
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