ENGLEWOOD, Colo., April 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Allstate today
announced it will appoint six new agency owners in Nebraska this year. For jobseekers
looking for a new career in 2015, a role as an Allstate Agent
offers the rare opportunity to own their own business while being
aligned with a nationally recognized brand.
The expansion effort is expected to create at nearly 20 jobs in
Nebraska, including support
staff. Each agent is required to have two support staff to
help make sure customers are treated with efficiency and
courtesy.
Allstate is looking for people with sales, customer-service and
management experience to operate agencies across the state, but
anyone is welcome to apply.
"With the marketplace as strong as it is, we see this as a great
opportunity to invest further in Nebraska," said Gary
Chitwood, Allstate's West Central Region's strategic
deployment leader. "Our local field sales leader and recruiters are
seeking professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit, looking to
own and operate their own business with the support and guidance of
the Allstate brand."
"Allstate not only has a spectacular brand and exceptional
support staff to train and champion new exclusive agents, Allstate
is unique among most other insurers because its agents own the
economic interest in their business," continued Chitwood.
"Allstate agents have the option to sell the economic interest in
their agency."
To help with recruiting, Allstate is offering up to $5,000 to people who refer a qualified candidate.
The award is payable upon the appointment of the candidate as an
Allstate agency owner. To find out more about the opportunity
or to refer a candidate, people should call (866)578-6362, visit
www.BeTheGoodHands.com, tweet @Allstatewc or email our local
recruiter Seth.Young@allstate.com
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation's largest
publicly held personal lines insurer, protecting approximately 16
million households from life's uncertainties through auto, home,
life and other insurance offered through its Allstate, Esurance,
Encompass and Answer Financial brand names. Allstate is widely
known through the slogan "You're In Good Hands With
Allstate®." The Allstate brand's network of small
businesses offers auto, home, life and retirement products and
services to customers in the United
States and Canada. In 2014,
The Allstate Foundation, Allstate, its employees and agency owners
gave $34 million to support local
communities. Allstate employees and agency owners donated 200,000
hours of service across the country.
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