{"id":6855,"date":"2018-11-14T09:20:19","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T17:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/?p=6855"},"modified":"2024-04-18T07:26:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T14:26:37","slug":"nationwide-cutting-jobs-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/nationwide-cutting-jobs-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationwide Cutting 1,100 Jobs Amid Digitalization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nationwide insurance will be eliminating the jobs of approximately 1,100 of its employees across the country in a 3.6 percent reduction of its workforce due to technological advances rendering certain positions obsolete.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10738 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/shutterstock_222502750.jpg\" alt=\"Two businessmen in a serious meeting, with one taking notes.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/shutterstock_222502750.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/shutterstock_222502750-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/shutterstock_222502750-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/shutterstock_222502750-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/shutterstock_222502750-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The insurance and financial services giant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/national\/2018\/11\/15\/509333.htm#:~:text=Nationwide%20intends%20to%20eliminate%20the,by%20the%20end%20of%20March.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a> about 80 workers in Des Moines and 350 in Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday that they would be cutting their jobs by the end of March 2019. Nationwide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/national\/2018\/11\/15\/509333.htm#:~:text=Nationwide%20intends%20to%20eliminate%20the,by%20the%20end%20of%20March.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">indicated<\/a> that it will notify the remaining workers in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>According to Nationwide, employees will receive severance pay and other transitional support. Nationwide spokesman Joe Case <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/money\/business\/2018\/11\/13\/nationwide-insurance-layoffs-des-moines-iowa-workers-cuts-1100-positions-across-united-states\/1987200002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> workers would receive their official 60-day notice in January. Consequently, they have about four months\u2019 notice before the layoffs become effective in March.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These are difficult but necessary choices to position the company for the future,&#8221; Case said. &#8220;We are committed to moving through this period with great respect and full support for those impacted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The layoffs will mostly affect those in IT, marketing, and bank organizations, as well as property and casualty operations.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the company has more than 770 open positions posted internally. Consequently, the company is encouraging employees facing layoffs to apply for these openings.<\/p>\n<h3>Nationwide Workforce Needs Evolving Due to Technology<\/h3>\n<p>According to Case, the insurer\u2019s workforce needs are changing as the company \u201cimplements new technologies and modernizes for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our digital modernization, our distribution evolution and the formation of emerging partnerships all position us to meet customers where they are,&#8221; he said. &#8220;As we implement new technologies and become more efficient across our businesses, our workforce requirements are changing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These technological advances are hitting industries across the board, as automation and artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly take over lower level tasks. While this inherently endangers a certain number of jobs, individuals can leverage this trend to empower themselves with higher level skills and functions. Consequently, it\u2019s imperative to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/en\/library\/6781\/business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">upskill <\/a>and reinvest in continual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">job training <\/a>to keep pace with organizational needs as technology continues to change the way we work. Those who do not evolve with digitalization risk being marginalized or left behind all together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nationwide insurance will be eliminating the jobs of approximately 1,100 of its employees across the country in a 3.6 percent reduction of its workforce due to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[4001],"tags":[775,773,561,1747,1741,1745,1743,1731,1739,1737,1733,1735,559],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Nationwide Cutting 1,100 Jobs Amid Digitalization - KnowledgeCity<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover how digitalization leads to Nationwide cutting 1,100 jobs.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/nationwide-cutting-jobs-technology\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nationwide Cutting 1,100 Jobs Amid Digitalization - 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