Solution to the Industry’s Brain Drain
Insurance Networking News | December 1, 20111
Today’s high national unemployment rate is irrelevant and misleading. The insurance is being drained of talent and experience … Read More
Independent Insurance Agencies Embrace Outsourcing to Thrive in a Challenging Market
Outsourcing Center | September 15, 2011
It’s not easy being an independent insurance agent these days. Margins are down, the market is soft and direct sellers are promoting a virtual, ‘click-and-pick’ approach to an industry traditionally built on personal relationships and trust. Read more
Martin Vaughan Invests In WAHVE
Industry Leader Joins Advisory Board of Firm That Provides Domestic Outsourced Staffing
NEW YORK (August 18, 2011)—Work At Home Vintage Employees LLC (WAHVE), a company that provides domestic remote staffing services for insurance firms, announced that Martin L. Vaughan has become an investor in the company and joined the company’s advisory board. Read more
CTV4: Fox Business News Clip
Sharon Emek appears on the Tom Sullivan Show. Watch the video.
IIABNY, WAHVE Offer Staffing Services in New York State
Member Agents & Brokers Gain Preferred Access to Experienced Workers
NEW YORK and DEWITT, N.Y. (August 18, 2011)— The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New York (IIABNY) is now offering its 1,750 agent-broker members preferred access to staffing services through an agreement with Work At Home Vintage Employees LLC (WAHVE). IIABNY members will enjoy an exclusive benefit of having setup fees waived upon purchasing WAHVE’s services. Read more
“I Dreamed A Dream” And Then Changed It …
How Baby Boomers Are Changing Retirement
(2011 issue of Today’s Insurance Professionals)
Two years ago, Scottish singer Susan Boyle movingly performed the song, “I Dreamed A Dream” from musical production Les Miserables for her live audition on the British reality TV show … Read More
Sage & Time (Claims Advisor)
Is your claims staff wise beyond its years or just experiencing the signs o f aging? It’s a question the insurance industry needs to ask itself, especially as its talent pool of baby boomers moves into retirement. Read More
IIAD, WAHVE Team Up to Provide Domestic Outsourcing Services in Texas - Venture Gives Agencies Access to Experienced Insurance Workers
NEW YORK (May 25, 2011)— The Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas (IIAD) Staffing Services division has teamed up with Work At Home Vintage Employees LLC (WAHVE) to provide domestic outsourcing services to supply back-office support to insurance agencies across the state of Texas. The joint venture provides IIAD Staffing Services clients with access to WAHVE’s roster of retired insurance professionals who work remotely for insurance firms. Read More
Senior Moment
Published by Rough Notes, Senior Moment featuring WAHVE is an excellent example of the waves Work At Home Vintage Employees are making in the industry. By providing skilled, U.S.-based insurance retirees to agencies, wholesalers, and carriers, WAHVE is riding high. Read More
WAHVE Wins 2010 Insurance Entrepreneurial Award
When it comes to innovation in the insurance industry, Ace Private Risk Services, Work at Home Vintage Employees (WAHVE) and FirstBest Systems top the list, according to a competition that identified companies that successfully implemented new underwriting, distribution or technology solutions. Read more
Need Workers? Try Retirees.
The industry must be united and focused, but young workers are not the only solution. Retirees are a big part of the solution to the insurance brain drain. Read More
American Ingenuity Comes Through Again (Insurance Advocate)
WAHVE offers agencies many benefits including minimal start-up costs and time, significant savings based on hiring, training and managing costs. Read More
New WAHVE Stars Seasoned Professionals
Think the future of insurance lies exclusively in hiring young people? Think again. With baby boomers headed toward the exits in record numbers, the insurance industry desperately needs to retain institutional knowledge. That’s what Sharon Emek figured out when she founded WAHVE. Read More
Audio Insurance Outlook Interview, hosted by Jack Burke
Jack Burke, president of Sound Marketing and host of the popular insurance programs “Audio Insurance Outlook” and “Insurance Talk Radio,” recently interviewed WAHVE president Sharon Emek. Click to listen
Insurance Outsourcing Need Not Be a Foreign Concept
As more and more experienced insurance agency and carrier employees discover their retirement income isn’t what they thought it would be, many are happy to find work they can do from home to supplement their incomes. That’s where Sharon Emek and her new organization, WAHVE, or Work At Home Vintage Employees, come in. Read more
New “WAHVE” Of Opportunity For Retired Insurance Professionals (National Underwriter, Property & Casualty)
As the population of “baby boomers” born between 1946 and 1964 heads closer to retirement, many face the reality that their years of hard work have not provided enough for a comfortable retirement. Recognizing that employees in the insurance industry are no exception, Sharon Emek, a 30-year veteran of the insurance industry, launched a new business model, which also addresses multiple problems facing insurance agencies. Read More
New Outsourcing Company Capitalizes on Industry Retirees
“The industry has been suffering from a shortage of qualified, well trained, insurance-literate employees,” says Emek. “This shortage will be exacerbated not only by the huge baby boomerpopulation that is beginning to retire but by zero growth in the younger population.” Read More (Published with permission of Leader’s Edge Magazine)
New “WAHVE” Of Opportunity For Retired Insurance Professionals
As the population of “baby boomers” born between 1946 and 1964 heads closer to retirement, many face the reality that their years of hard work have not provided enough for a comfortable retirement. Read More
Network Matches At-Home Insurance Retirees with Employers (video interview)
As more and more experienced insurance agency and carrier employees discover their retirement income isn’t what they thought it would be, many are happy to find work they can do from home to supplement their income. That’s where Sharon Emek and her new organization, WAHVE, or Work At Home Vintage Employees, come in. This network of retired insurance industry employees could be put to work for you or your agency. Watch the video
WAHVE Delivers Talent, Process Excellence and Results
An Interview with Justin Foa
For Justin Foa, President of Foa & Son located in Manhattan, it all comes down to trust, hiring skilled, domestic talent and utilizing outsourcing in a way that improves productivity and saves dollars. We caught up with Justin recently and asked him to share his thoughts about outsourcing and his utilization of WAHVE (Work At Home Vintage Employees). Read More
WAHVE Named One of 11 Finalists Contending for Entrepreneurial Insurance Awards
The man who started the online insurance exchange MarketScout in 2000 is on the lookout for innovators and innovations in the insurance industry. Richard Kerr recently hosted more than 400 insurance entrepreneurs and innovative thinkers at the MarketScout Entrepreneurial Insurance Symposium in … Read More
It’s All About the People (If You Can Get Them, That Is)
What came in like a lion is now going out like a lamb: The “baby boomer” generation. Retirement is draining America’s workforce. The 78 million baby boomers (born 1946-64) will retire at an estimated pace of 10,000 per day over the next 20 years. Read More
Industry Retirees Look to Help Brokerages Save Money, Time
Industry veteran Sharon Emek shares the story behind her recent start-up, Work At Home Vintage Employees (WAHVE), and how hiring an insurance industry retiree to serve as a benefits firm’s remote staffer makes for a mutually beneficial relationship. Read More
The Definition of Retirement Has Changed
“On Point, with Peter van Aartrijk and Rick Morgan” is an audio conversation with insurance industry leaders who champion change and challenge all of us to think. Listen to Sharon Emek, President and CEO of WAHVE as she shares her vision for this new company with Rick and Peter. Read More
New Firm Provides Domestic Telecommuting Staff to Insurance Agents & Brokers
Work At Home Vintage Employees LLC (WAHVE), a new company that offers unique, cost-saving, domestic remote staffing for insurance agents and brokers, today announced that it is open for business. Unlike other outsourcing firms that offshore labor, WAHVE employs skilled insurance industry retirees located in the United States to provide high-quality services that enable agencies and brokers to significantly improve their profitability. Read More