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As auto insurer Progressive looks to hire up to 8,000 new employees across the country in 2020, the company has announced that it plans to hire 900 people in Austin.
In Austin, the insurance company wants to fill positions including customer sales representatives, service representatives, claims representatives, bilingual Spanish sales representatives and customer service representatives, a press release dated Feb. 25 stated.
The company also said there will be nearly 400 work-from-home positions available in select locations for inbound sales positions.
This hiring spree comes as total revenues at Progressive top $39 billion, the company stated.
"Last year was monumental in terms of total numbers of hires, and as a result of consistent growth, we are continuing to expand our workforce to meet the needs of our customers," said Progressive Chief Human Resource Officer Lori Niederst. "We are always excited to add new talent to our team and for the opportunity to help them grow their careers with us. We have a history of promoting home-grown talent into successful leadership roles. For example, our CEO started as a claims adjuster and I joined Progressive as an analyst."
In addition to medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits, the company offers eligible employees four weeks of paid parental leave for new mothers and fathers, including same-sex partners, adoptive parents and foster parents. The company said new hires are also eligible to participate in Progressive's annual bonus plan.
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