Allstate and Allstate Agencies Seek to Bring Nearly 500 Jobs to Texas

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Allstate Insurance Company is launching a recruitment campaign to appoint 130 new agency owners in Texas this year. Allstate agency owners are also actively searching for qualified candidates to fill more than 300 sales professional positions in agencies across the state. 

Continued population growth in Texas is a significant factor fueling Allstate's agency growth strategy.

"Texas continues to see population expansion in cities across the state, which presents opportunities for small business owners to protect and serve families in those communities," said David Campbell, Allstate's Texas Strategic Deployment Leader.  

Allstate is seeking qualified mid-career, mid-level managers who want to own* and operate their own business in Texas.

"Candidates don't need an insurance background. We'll provide them with comprehensive education and the resources to help them get off to a solid start," Campbell said. "They do need a strong entrepreneurial drive and passion to help others and their community. The ideal candidate wants to build a legacy they can pass down for generations."

Allstate agent Matthew Golden opened his agency in the Houston area last fall and has already seen tremendous profit and growth. Golden was drawn to Allstate because of the support provided to business owners from the very beginning.

"This opportunity has allowed me to go after my dreams," Matthew Golden said. "I always wanted to be a business owner and Allstate provided the tools for me to grow my business quickly and provide my staff the best training in the business."

Allstate's Texas agency owner recruiting goals for 2015 are segmented by area across the state:

Texas Allstate Agency Owners Projected To Hire 300 Sales Professionals
Newly appointed Allstate agency owners, along with current agents, could help generate 300 additional jobs in their communities across the state as they typically hire licensed sales staff to help them run their small businesses.

Licensed sales professionals help Allstate agencies grow, working side by side with agency owners to assist customers to help them meet their insurance needs. That's why Allstate encourages more than 1,000 agency owners to hire top notch staff.

Learn More about Becoming an Allstate Agent or Licensed Sales Professional
Allstate agency owner candidates need a minimum of $50,000 of liquid capital to invest in their agency. This money does not go to Allstate; it is to help ensure the agency can successfully fund the day-to-day costs associated with opening and running a small business.

Allstate also offers a $1,000 award to anyone who refers a qualified candidate to Allstate.  The referral award is payable upon the appointment of the candidate as an Allstate agency owner. To refer candidates, please call 1-877-711-1006.

Interested candidates can learn more about becoming an Allstate agency owner by logging on to www.allstate.com or by calling 1-877-711-1006.

For more information about becoming an Allstate licensed sales professional, email resumes to a recruitment team member at txrecruiting@allstate.com. Candidates can also call (877) 711-1015 to speak to a recruiter or can call their local Allstate agent.  Interested candidates should have exceptional selling and customer service skills, a high school diploma and the ability to obtain or begin the process of obtaining a Property and Casualty license at the time of hiring.

The Allstate Corporation 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.

*Subject to the terms and conditions of the R3001 Exclusive Agency Program.

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