hokan Group's CIEN launches insurance-focused recruitment
CIEN, a fully-owned subsidiary of hokan, has obtained a paid recruitment business license on January 1, 2025, and has launched a new insurance industry-focused talent recruitment service.
This service aims to support human resources challenges for insurance companies, insurance agencies, insurance-related companies, insurtech firms, and overseas companies planning to enter the Japanese market. CIEN has assembled members with experience and knowledge in the insurance industry. While closely supporting job seekers, CIEN can propose optimal corporate management in line with industry trends.
The company will continue to support new value creation to help insurance industry professionals thrive in diverse ways.
Background
CIEN was established in September 2024. It spins off knowledge and know-how accumulated at hokan, focusing on consulting-centered services.
Currently, the insurance industry is characterized by declining numbers of insurance agencies and sales personnel, while insurance companies and agencies are forced to undergo fundamental reforms due to legal changes, increasing the need for complex business management and labor efficiency.
Particularly, insurance law revisions may require fundamental changes to existing business models and processes. Consequently, the requirements and expectations for existing insurance industry professionals are likely to transform significantly.
For instance, insurance companies express desires like "accepting diverse talent from other industries to realize true transformation" and "forming alumni networks to grow comprehensive capabilities". Insurance agencies and related businesses seek to "independently manage risk management".
Many professionals seeking to enter or improve the insurance industry have also approached CIEN.
Given these circumstances, anticipating accelerated talent mobility and emerging HR challenges in the insurance industry, CIEN has launched its insurance industry-focused talent recruitment service.
Service Description
CIEN provides HR consulting services specialized in and fully customized for insurance-related companies. They particularly support talent recruitment by hearing individual client challenges and proposing unique solution plans.
The company's strengths include members with "Insurance × HR" domain experience and unique industry networks. They plan to expand through event planning and community management to share knowledge and expertise.
CIEN Company Overview
CIEN is a consulting group of professional talents with insurance industry expertise. Aiming to "expand and excel customer value and outcomes", they provide unique professional consulting services by combining insights from developing the cloud-based insurance agency system "hokan®" with professional talent.
Through CIEN, they comprehensively support clients' management, business, and talent development, creating new value and enabling sustainable growth in the insurance industry.
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