Insurance Industry 2026 Unemployment Outlook
The unemployment outlook for the U.S. insurance industry entering 2026 is expected to remain relatively resilient, with jobless rates generally projected to be lower than the broader national average.
The unemployment outlook for the U.S. insurance industry entering 2026 is expected to remain relatively resilient, with jobless rates generally projected to be lower than the broader national average.
The insurance talent landscape has changed and fast. With competition rising for underwriting, claims, actuarial, compliance, and analytics professionals, insurance organizations can no longer rely on traditional recruiting methods alone.
Explore key trends shaping the US life actuarial market in 2026, including talent demand, evolving skills, AI adoption, and hybrid hiring strategies.
Acumen helped a global insurance group overcome talent shortages by delivering a skilled remote team from South Africa. Aligned in time zone and culture, the team was rapidly scaled to support key functions while reducing hiring time and costs.
A global insurance group approached Acumen with a critical challenge: attracting and hiring specialized insurance talent in the US and Bermuda across key functions, including: Insurance & Reinsurance Accounting, US Finance Support, Actuarial Services, Audit and Risk.
As 2025 winds down, the insurance talent landscape has shifted dramatically—hybrid work is permanent, AI is reshaping workflows, and demand for technically skilled insurance professionals is at an all-time high.
See how Acumen’s actuarial recruitment expertise helped a growing insurer build a new office and secure top actuarial talent across product, valuation, and modeling teams.
A Bermuda-based medical professional sought Acumen’s support to manage daily operations and gain financial clarity. Balancing patient care with calls, appointments, and claims left little time for strategic focus or informed decision-making.
A Bermuda-based reinsurance company engaged our firm to identify a senior actuarial modeling consultant to support regulatory-driven model development and enhancements.
A benefits administration firm engaged Acumen to identify a seasoned actuarial consultant to establish in-house pension and annuity consulting capabilities for their group clients.