Allstate Expands Missouri Recruiting Efforts

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., April 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to continue expanding across Missouri, Allstate will appoint 13 new agency owners in Missouri this year and will offer payments to people referring qualified candidates.  For jobseekers looking for a new career in 2015, a role as an Allstate Agent provides the opportunity to own a business with the support of a nationally recognized brand.

The expansion effort is expected to create nearly 40 jobs in Missouri, including support staff.  Each new agency owner is required to have at least two support staff to help make sure customers are treated with efficiency and courtesy.

While people with all previous job experience and an entrepreneurial spirit are welcome to apply, Allstate is looking for people with sales, customer-service and management experience to consider the Exclusive Agent Opportunity.    

"With the marketplace as strong as it is, we see this as a great opportunity to invest further in Missouri," 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 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 referral fee is payable upon the appointment of the candidate as an Allstate agency owner.

To refer a candidate, people should call (913) 685-6714, email our local recruiter Seth.Young@allstate.com or visit www.BeTheGoodHands.com. 

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.

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