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Aug-2-2008

Des Moines is the place for Insurance Jobs


I recently found this article and thought about how great Des Moines was for working in the insurance industry and thought that I would share!

Where are the Insurance Jobs Located?
Finding the job hotspots
 
Insurance job opportunities are located in nearly every city in the world. In fact, you’d be hard pressed not to find an insurance sales job vacancy listed in every newspaper around the globe. Likewise, there are always field claims adjusters slots as well as a never-ending supply of insurance office administrative jobs waiting to be filled.

However, if you’re looking to climb the insurance company corporate ladder, or if you’re looking for a career at an insurance company headquarters, then you’ve got to go where the corporate offices are.

I don’t blame you if you’re thinking ” New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Des Moines. Yes  Des Moines, Iowa. You see, not every corporate insurance job is where you might expect it to be. Des Moines is a fine example of that. Unless you’re an insurance “insider,” Iowa is probably the last place you’d think to go to find a high-powered insurance career, but you’d be making a big mistake by not looking there.

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Aug-2-2008

It’s become a Saturday Morning Ritual


Since moving downtown this past spring, it has become a ritual for me every Saturday morning, as long as it’s not raining, to venture down to the Farmer’s Market and walk around. The Market attracts between 10,000 to 15,000 each Saturday morning as runs May to October and is held in the Court Avenue district.

You’ll find everything from fruits and vegetables, to homemade breads and jewelry and there’s always some sort of live entertainment. The Market is dog-friendly market and is open rain or shine.

Here are a few pictures I took!

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