Assurant Foundation Boosts Support for the NADA Foundation’s Workforce Initiative with $30,000 Contribution
Assurant Foundation has made a $30,000 donation to the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Foundation's Workforce Initiative at NADA Show 2025 in New Orleans. This marks the sixth consecutive year of Assurant's support, bringing their total contribution since 2019 to $165,000.
The NADA Workforce Initiative, established in 2018, aims to address the shortage of service technicians and promote dealership career opportunities. The program provides resources for recruiting talent and highlights competitive salaries, benefits, and advancement opportunities in dealerships nationwide.
The initiative has expanded to include recruitment for all dealership roles and departments, offering centralized, brand-neutral tools for talent acquisition. The donation will support efforts to develop a modern, inclusive automotive service workforce, particularly important as the industry evolves with new technologies like electric vehicles and enhanced connectivity.
Assurant Foundation ha effettuato una donazione di $30.000 all'iniziativa Workforce della National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) durante il NADA Show 2025 a New Orleans. Questo segna il sesto anno consecutivo di supporto da parte di Assurant, portando il loro contributo totale dal 2019 a $165.000.
L'iniziativa Workforce della NADA, istituita nel 2018, mira a affrontare la carenza di tecnici di servizio e promuovere le opportunità di carriera nei concessionari. Il programma fornisce risorse per il reclutamento di talenti e mette in evidenza salari competitivi, benefici e opportunità di avanzamento nei concessionari di tutto il paese.
L'iniziativa si è ampliata per includere il reclutamento di tutti i ruoli e dipartimenti dei concessionari, offrendo strumenti centralizzati e neutrali rispetto al marchio per l'acquisizione di talenti. La donazione supporterà gli sforzi per sviluppare una forza lavoro moderna e inclusiva nel servizio automobilistico, particolarmente importante man mano che il settore evolve con nuove tecnologie come i veicoli elettrici e la connettività avanzata.
Assurant Foundation ha hecho una donación de $30,000 a la Iniciativa Workforce de la National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) durante el NADA Show 2025 en Nueva Orleans. Este es el sexto año consecutivo de apoyo de Assurant, elevando su contribución total desde 2019 a $165,000.
La Iniciativa Workforce de NADA, establecida en 2018, tiene como objetivo abordar la escasez de técnicos de servicio y promover oportunidades de carrera en los concesionarios. El programa proporciona recursos para reclutar talento y destaca salarios competitivos, beneficios y oportunidades de avance en concesionarios en todo el país.
La iniciativa se ha expandido para incluir el reclutamiento para todos los roles y departamentos de los concesionarios, ofreciendo herramientas centralizadas y neutrales respecto a la marca para la adquisición de talento. La donación apoyará los esfuerzos para desarrollar una fuerza laboral moderna e inclusiva en el servicio automotriz, lo cual es especialmente importante a medida que la industria evoluciona con nuevas tecnologías como los vehículos eléctricos y una conectividad mejorada.
Assurant Foundation는 뉴올리언스에서 열린 NADA Show 2025에서 National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) 재단의 Workforce Initiative에 30,000달러를 기부했습니다. 이것은 Assurant의 지원이 여섯 번째 해를 맞이하는 것이며, 2019년 이후 총 기부액은 165,000달러에 이릅니다.
NADA Workforce Initiative는 2018년에 설립되어 서비스 기술자의 부족 문제를 해결하고 대리점 경력 기회를 촉진하는 것을 목표로 합니다. 이 프로그램은 인재 모집을 위한 자원을 제공하고 전국 대리점에서 경쟁력 있는 급여, 복리후생 및 승진 기회를 강조합니다.
이 이니셔티브는 모든 대리점 역할 및 부서의 모집을 포함하도록 확대되었으며, 인재 획득을 위한 중앙집중식이고 브랜드 중립적인 도구를 제공합니다. 이 기부금은 전기차와 향상된 연결성과 같은 새로운 기술과 함께 산업이 진화함에 따라 현대적이고 포괄적인 자동차 서비스 인력을 개발하기 위한 노력을 지원합니다.
Assurant Foundation a fait un don de 30 000 $ à l'Initiative Workforce de la National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) lors du NADA Show 2025 à La Nouvelle-Orléans. Cela marque la sixième année consécutive de soutien d'Assurant, portant leur contribution totale depuis 2019 à 165 000 $.
L'Initiative Workforce de la NADA, établie en 2018, vise à remédier à la pénurie de techniciens de service et à promouvoir les opportunités de carrière dans les concessionnaires. Le programme propose des ressources pour le recrutement de talents et met en avant des salaires compétitifs, des avantages et des possibilités d'avancement dans les concessionnaires à travers le pays.
L'initiative s'est élargie pour inclure le recrutement pour tous les rôles et départements des concessionnaires, offrant des outils centralisés et neutres en matière de marque pour l'acquisition de talents. Le don soutiendra les efforts pour développer une main-d'œuvre moderne et inclusive dans le service automobile, ce qui est particulièrement important alors que l'industrie évolue avec de nouvelles technologies telles que les véhicules électriques et une connectivité améliorée.
Assurant Foundation hat eine Spende in Höhe von 30.000 US-Dollar an die Workforce-Initiative der National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) während der NADA Show 2025 in New Orleans geleistet. Dies markiert das sechste aufeinanderfolgende Jahr der Unterstützung durch Assurant und erhöht den Gesamtbeitrag seit 2019 auf 165.000 US-Dollar.
Die NADA Workforce-Initiative, die 2018 ins Leben gerufen wurde, hat zum Ziel, dem Mangel an Servicetechnikern entgegenzuwirken und Karrierechancen in Autohäusern zu fördern. Das Programm bietet Ressourcen zur Rekrutierung von Talenten und hebt wettbewerbsfähige Gehälter, Vorteile und Aufstiegsmöglichkeiten in Autohäusern im ganzen Land hervor.
Die Initiative wurde ausgeweitet, um die Rekrutierung für alle Rollen und Abteilungen im Autohaus einzubeziehen und bietet zentrale, markenneutrale Werkzeuge für die Talentakquise. Die Spende wird die Bemühungen unterstützen, eine moderne, inklusive Arbeitskraft im Automobilservice zu entwickeln, was besonders wichtig ist, da die Branche sich mit neuen Technologien wie Elektrofahrzeugen und verbesserter Konnektivität weiterentwickelt.
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Sixth consecutive Assurant donation at annual NADA Show helps drive development of a modern, inclusive automotive service workforce
Assurant, through the Assurant Foundation, donated
Jeff Strickland, executive vice president and president, Assurant Global Automotive, presented the contribution to Annette Sykora, chairwoman of the NADA Foundation Board of Trustees, and Andy Koblenz from the NADA Foundation on the Live Stage at NADA Show 2025, hosted in
This is Assurant’s sixth consecutive donation to the NADA Foundation. The donation will support the NADA Workforce Initiative, promoting careers that provide competitive salaries, great benefits, and excellent opportunities for advancement in dealerships nationwide.
“The demand for automotive employees with high-tech skills will continue to grow as new automotive technology, including electric vehicles and greater connectivity, continues to evolve,” said Strickland. “We have stood with our dealers for 60 years, helping them find new ways to thrive as the automotive retail landscape evolves. Through this ongoing support, we’re pleased to help bring up the next generation of service technicians for those dealerships.”
The NADA Foundation’s Workforce Initiative was founded in 2018 to address the shortage of service technicians through promotion of the job benefits and improved access to resources about programs, scholarships, and opportunities. In recent years, the NADA Foundation has broadened the initiative to enhance recruitment of all dealership roles and within all departments. The centralized resources offer a brand-neutral tool for recruiting talent and sparking an interest in dealership careers.
"We are encouraged with the positive outcomes we've achieved through this initiative and thankful to our industry partners like Assurant for their support,” said Sykora. “Our dealership teams are the cornerstone of our success as dealers. The tools provided by this program are instrumental in helping us attract, hire, develop, and retain top talent within our dealerships."
Since 2019, the Assurant Foundation has donated
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About NADA
The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), founded in 1917, represents more than 16,000 light-vehicle and commercial-truck dealerships with 32,500 domestic and international franchises. New-vehicle franchised dealers are directly responsible for more than one million
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