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What recommendations would you have for attracting and retaining insurance IT talent in today's market?

With the numbers down for college students planning a career in IT—let alone in insurance IT—and some technology still at work that was born before this generation even took its first breath, the industry is challenged in recruiting and keeping the best and the brightest. Nevertheless, filling the talent void is critical for the future of every carrier and the industry as a whole. Check out these staffing ideas from one veteran industry CIO—and send us some of your own!

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Curiosity Killed the Cat

Curiosity killed the cat, or so the saying goes. This can be especially true for those toying with social media and that have yet to develop a real strategy for handling the influx and simultaneous outpouring of information generated by this phenomenon on a minute-by-minute basis. Social media is more than reconnecting with long-lost relatives and high school classmates, today it's serious business.

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