Career Insights from IAT Insurance Group

During Insurance Careers Month, leaders from HBCU Impact and the Spencer Educational Foundation joined IAT Insurance Group’s What’s Brewing podcast to discuss how the industry can attract, develop, and diversify the next generation of talent. The conversation explores why insurance is often misunderstood, the wide range of meaningful career paths it offers, and how nonprofits and employer partnerships are reshaping the talent pipeline to build a stronger, more representative workforce.

Discover how skills from mortgage underwriting, finance, or construction translate seamlessly into a rewarding career in Surety. Learn why this growing field values analytical strength, real-world project insight, and strong relationship-building—and explore open Surety roles at IAT Insurance Group.

The surety industry offers a stable and rewarding career path with strong job security and growth opportunities. With nearly half of the insurance and surety workforce set to retire in the next 15 years, there’s a rising demand for new talent. Surety underwriting combines finance, law, and relationship management, making it an engaging and dynamic field. Learn what surety is, why it’s a great career choice, and how to get started in this evolving industry.

Whether you are just starting out or considering a mid-career pivot, there's a lot to be said for a career in insurance, but often lesser known are opportunities in surety.

Women make up nearly 60% of the insurance industry's workforce. Yet a successful insurance career is different for each one.

As today's workforce seeks to partner with organizations that reflect their values, commercial insurance emerges as the unsuspected dark horse.

One of the most important components of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at any organization is recognizing the individual experiences of employees, which are most often impacted by a person's ethnicity, gender and culture.

To foster a diverse workforce with unique perspectives, purposeful diversity, equity and inclusion, (DEI) strategies must be implemented.

A company's brand is an asset valued well beyond just the company's logo; it is what a business stands for, its values and mission and the actions it takes to demonstrate them.

With a variety of career opportunities in the insurance industry, look for an avenue that will benefit from your skill set, or will keep you learning around every bend. Here’s a quick overview of common property and casualty insurance industry jobs and the skill sets that support them.