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Progressive Hr

To build and develop talent that drives customer-focused insurance innovation by becoming the #1 destination for auto, home and other insurance products.

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To build and develop talent that drives customer-focused insurance innovation by becoming the #1 destination for auto, home and other insurance products.

Strengths

  • TALENT: Strong employer brand with 90% positive Glassdoor reviews
  • CULTURE: Industry-leading retention at 93% for key talent
  • DEVELOPMENT: Robust learning ecosystem with 40+ hrs training/year
  • ANALYTICS: Advanced people analytics platform drives decisions
  • BENEFITS: Comprehensive total rewards strategy rated top quartile

Weaknesses

  • TECH: HR systems integration creates data silos and inefficiency
  • REMOTE: Inconsistent remote work policies across departments
  • DIVERSITY: Underrepresentation in leadership roles (30% vs 45%)
  • SUCCESSION: Critical role coverage gap of 22% for key positions
  • RECRUITING: Extended time-to-fill for technical roles (65+ days)

Opportunities

  • EXPANSION: Company growth creating 1200+ new positions in 2025
  • SKILLS: Develop talent pipeline for emerging InsurTech competencies
  • GIG: Tap into specialized gig economy talent for project needs
  • LEADERSHIP: Deploy expanded leadership development initiatives
  • WELLNESS: Enhance mental health support for distributed workforce

Threats

  • COMPETITION: Insurance and tech firms poaching key talent
  • REGULATIONS: Increasing compliance requirements for workforce data
  • BURNOUT: Rising industry employee mental health challenges
  • DEMOGRAPHIC: Aging workforce with 28% eligible for retirement
  • SKILLS: Rapid evolution of required skills outpacing development

Key Priorities

  • TALENT: Implement advanced talent acquisition and retention strategy
  • DIVERSITY: Accelerate diversity in leadership development pipeline
  • TECHNOLOGY: Modernize HR systems infrastructure for integration
  • DEVELOPMENT: Create InsurTech skills acceleration program
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To build and develop talent that drives customer-focused insurance innovation by becoming the #1 destination for auto, home and other insurance products.

TALENT MAGNET

Become the destination employer for insurance talent

  • ACQUISITION: Reduce technical role time-to-fill from 65 to 45 days while maintaining quality-of-hire scores
  • RETENTION: Increase retention of high performers to 95% through targeted engagement initiatives
  • EMPLOYER BRAND: Achieve 92% positive rating on Glassdoor and increase qualified applicants by 25%
  • REFERRALS: Boost employee referral program participation to 60% resulting in 250+ quality hires
DIVERSE LEADERS

Build inclusive leadership pipeline for future success

  • REPRESENTATION: Increase diversity in leadership roles from 30% to 38% through targeted development
  • PIPELINE: Identify and develop 150 diverse high-potentials for accelerated leadership track
  • INCLUSION: Achieve 85% favorable score on inclusion index across all demographic groups
  • MENTORSHIP: Launch structured sponsorship program pairing 100 diverse talents with executives
TECH TRANSFORM

Modernize HR infrastructure for exceptional experience

  • INTEGRATION: Complete implementation of unified HR platform connecting 100% of HR systems
  • AUTOMATION: Deploy AI-powered solutions that reduce administrative tasks by 40%
  • ANALYTICS: Launch advanced people analytics dashboard with 95% data quality score
  • ADOPTION: Achieve 90% employee utilization of self-service HR tools across organization
FUTURE SKILLS

Develop capabilities needed for insurance innovation

  • INSURTECH: Launch specialized skill development program with 1000+ employees certified
  • AI LITERACY: Train 100% of employees on AI fundamentals with 85% demonstrating proficiency
  • AGILITY: Increase internal mobility by 25% through skill-based talent marketplace
  • LEADERSHIP: Close succession readiness gap from 78% to 90% for all critical positions
METRICS
  • ENGAGEMENT: Employee Engagement Index of 87% (5 point increase)
  • TALENT: Critical role retention rate of 95% (from current 93%)
  • EFFICIENCY: HR operational cost per employee reduced by 12%
VALUES
  • Integrity: We uphold the highest ethical standards in all our actions
  • Excellence: We strive to be outstanding in everything we do
  • Progress: We are committed to continuous improvement and innovation
  • Diversity & Inclusion: We value and respect different perspectives and experiences
  • Golden Rule: We treat all people with dignity, respect, and as we wish to be treated
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Align the learnings

Progressive Hr Retrospective

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To build and develop talent that drives customer-focused insurance innovation by becoming the #1 destination for auto, home and other insurance products.

What Went Well

  • TALENT: Achieved record employee engagement scores of 82%, up 5 points YoY
  • RECRUITING: Filled 92% of open positions within target timeframe vs 85% goal
  • RETENTION: Reduced voluntary turnover to 8.2%, well below industry avg 12%
  • DEVELOPMENT: 94% completion rate on required compliance & skill training
  • DIVERSITY: Increased representation in mid-level roles by 4 percentage points

Not So Well

  • LEADERSHIP: Succession readiness at 78%, below target of 85% for key roles
  • TECHNOLOGY: HR platform integration delays impacted employee experience
  • TECHNICAL: Time-to-fill for data science and actuary roles exceeded 65 days
  • COSTS: Benefits cost per employee increased 8%, exceeding budget projection
  • REMOTE: Employee satisfaction with remote work policies dropped 6 points

Learnings

  • AGILITY: Need more flexible talent acquisition strategies for specialized roles
  • SYSTEMS: Technology implementation requires enhanced change management
  • SKILLS: Technical skill development programs are lagging market demands
  • WELLBEING: Mental health support has become critical to retention strategy
  • INTEGRATION: Cross-functional collaboration improves talent mobility success

Action Items

  • PIPELINE: Develop specialized technical talent acquisition strategy by Q3 2025
  • PLATFORM: Complete HR systems integration project with dedicated resources
  • DEVELOPMENT: Launch InsurTech skills acceleration program across company
  • WELLBEING: Expand mental health resources and manager mental health training
  • SUCCESSION: Redesign leadership development program to close readiness gaps
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To build and develop talent that drives customer-focused insurance innovation by becoming the #1 destination for auto, home and other insurance products.

Strengths

  • AUTOMATION: 30% of HR processes already AI-augmented
  • ANALYTICS: Robust people data foundation supports AI applications
  • PILOTS: Successful AI recruiting tools showing 28% efficiency gain
  • LEADERSHIP: Executive support for HR AI transformation initiatives
  • SKILLS: Core HR data science team established with ML expertise

Weaknesses

  • INTEGRATION: Siloed AI solutions lacking enterprise connectivity
  • TALENT: Limited specialized AI expertise within HR function
  • ADOPTION: Inconsistent employee adoption of AI-powered tools
  • GOVERNANCE: Underdeveloped AI ethics and governance framework
  • DATA: Data quality issues hampering AI model performance

Opportunities

  • EXPERIENCE: Deploy AI chatbots to enhance employee experience
  • INSIGHTS: Leverage predictive analytics for talent forecasting
  • UPSKILLING: Create AI skill-building programs for all employees
  • PERFORMANCE: Implement AI-driven feedback and coaching tools
  • AUTOMATION: Reduce 45% of administrative HR workload via AI

Threats

  • PRIVACY: Growing employee concerns about AI and data privacy
  • RESISTANCE: Cultural resistance to AI-driven talent decisions
  • REGULATION: Emerging AI regulations affecting HR applications
  • ETHICS: Potential algorithmic bias in AI-powered HR tools
  • COMPETITORS: Insurance rivals deploying advanced HR AI solutions

Key Priorities

  • INTEGRATION: Develop unified AI strategy across HR functions
  • UPSKILLING: Launch organization-wide AI literacy program
  • GOVERNANCE: Establish comprehensive AI ethics framework
  • EXPERIENCE: Implement AI-powered employee experience platform