Progressive Insurance is embarking on a hiring spree. The insurer said it intends to hire up to 6,400 new employees across the country during the remainder of 2021.

The Mayfield Village, Ohio-headquartered company with $42 billion in revenues said it will be adding more employees in claims, customer care, technology, analysis and legal throughout the country.

The company currently has nearly 42,000 employees nationwide.

The largest areas of opportunity for career development lie in call center positions with 3,000 remote openings across the country. Additionally, 2,900 jobs in field and centralized claims will be available. These careers include some hybrid work-from-home and fully remote positions.

Here is a breakdown of job openings:

• The 3,000 call center positions across the country include customer service representatives, inbound sales representatives, Spanish bilingual call center representatives, claims customer service representatives, and sales specialists. These jobs are currently available in multiple states including Florida, Texas, Virginia, Georgia and North Carolina.
• The 2,900 claims positions include claims adjuster trainees, auto damage claims adjusters, bodily injury claims adjusters, property claims adjusters, catastrophe adjusters, medical claims representative trainees, and centralized claims adjusters. Positions include field roles, hybrid work from home/office options, and fully remote roles. The jobs are currently available in multiple states including Florida, California, Ohio, Texas and North Carolina.
• There will be over 300 jobs available within the technology team. Those positions include developers, data engineers, IT analysts, systems engineers and more. These jobs are currently available in multiple states including Florida, Ohio and Florida.
• The legal group plans to fill 150 more jobs with our House Counsel team, which includes attorneys and legal support staff. These jobs are currently available in multiple states including Texas, Rhode Island, Ohio and Florida.

There are also approximately 60 jobs in data and analytics, as well as openings in corporate business areas such as human relations, marketing, and product management.

In May, one of Progressive’s biggest competitors, Geico, said it is looking to hire another 500 people for its Macon, Georgia office.

Source: Progressive Careers

*This story ran previously in our sister publication Insurance Journal.