Allstate to add 120 jobs in Columbus


Allstate and Allstate Agencies plan to bring 119 jobs to Columbus as part of an expansion of its Ohio workforce.

The company says the hirings are part of an effort to keep pace with growing consumer demand for insurance and financial services products. Specifically, it hopes to start up 30 new agencies in the city led by agency owners, with about 89 sales professionals to support them.

"The populace supports it not to mention the tremendous growth in the Columbus area," said Rich Vander Weyst,…

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