--- title: A Brief Interview with Joshua Hollander, CEO from Exec Search Firm, Horton International - InsNerds.com description: In this interview, Josh and Nick discussed the talent crises in insurance. Companies in the insurance ecosystem are feeling the pinch of finding quality insurance professionals. Part of the problem is that the industry is not fully competing with other industries such as finance and technology for this talent. Young professionals have lots of options --- [Insurance Nerds - Insuring Tomorrow ](https://insnerds.com/insights) # [A Brief Interview with Joshua Hollander, CEO from Exec Search Firm, Horton International - InsNerds.com](https://insnerds.com/insights/a-brief-interview-with-joshua-hollander-ceo-from-exec-search-firm-horton-international) Written by [Nicholas Lamparelli](https://insnerds.com/insights/author/nicholas-lamparelli) | Jan 5, 2020 5:00:00 AM # A Brief Interview with Joshua Hollander, CEO from Exec Search Firm, Horton International by Nicholas Lamparelli In this interview, Josh and Nick discussed the talent crises in insurance. Companies in the insurance ecosystem are feeling the pinch of finding quality insurance professionals. Part of the problem is that the industry is not fully competing with other industries such as finance and technology for this talent. Young professionals have lots of options and insurance isn’t necessarily on the top of the list when it comes to desirable places to build a career. Josh and I discussed this and how companies need to think about their culture, recruit practices and talent management in order to thrive against the competition. This interview was conducted at the Hartford Insurtech Symposium. CONNECT WITH JOSHUA HOLLANDER – [LinkedIn](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=G8-22AZFI1qdll38-TXi5kJLQnx8MTU3ODMyMzY4OEAxNTc4MjM3Mjg4&v=ZEzEDI4bspI&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fjoshuarhollander%2F&event=video_description) Horton International Homepage – [https://www.hortoninternational.com/](https://www.hortoninternational.com/) ### About Nicholas Lamparelli Nick Lamparelli is a 20+ year veteran of the insurance wars. He has a unique vantage point on the insurance industry. From selling home & auto insurance, helping companies with commercial insurance, to being an underwriter with an excess & surplus lines wholesaler to catastrophe modeling Nick has wide experience in the industry. Over past 10 years, Nick has been focused on the insurance analytics of natural catastrophes and big data. Nick serves as our Chief Evangelist. - ##### [ Nicholas Lamparelli](https://insnerds.com/author/nick-lamparelli/) + posts Nick Lamparelli is a 20+ year veteran of the insurance wars. He has a unique vantage point on the insurance industry. From selling home & auto insurance, helping companies with commercial insurance, to being an underwriter with an excess & surplus lines wholesaler to catastrophe modeling Nick has wide experience in the industry. Over past 10 years, Nick has been focused on the insurance analytics of natural catastrophes and big data. 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