The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on the Performance of Insurance Agents

Authors

  • Roman Tori
  • Matej Lahovnik

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37886/

Keywords:

emotional intelligence, employees, insurance company, performance

Abstract

Raziskovalno vprašanje: Raziskovalno vprašanje je ali razlike v čustveni inteligentnosti sploh vplivajo na uspešnost dela zavarovalnih zastopnikov in kako velik je ta vpliv.

Namen: Namen prispevka je ugotoviti ali bi moralo biti merjenje čustvene inteligentnosti posameznikov pomembno orodje pri sprejemanju odločitev glede zaposlovanja novih zavarovalnih zastopnikov. 

Metoda: Uporabili smo znanstveno deskripcijo, ki obsega zbiranje in urejanje obstoječih dognanj, njihovo primerjavo in interpretacijo. Študija primera temelji na anketiranju zavarovalnih zastopnikov v Zavarovalnici Triglav z namenom merjenja čustvene inteligentnosti in kvantitativnem ocenjevanju njihove uspešnosti na podlagi ustvarjenega prometa v letu 2015.

Organizacija: Rezultati kažejo, da bi morale organizacije kot kriterij pri zaposlovanju upoštevati tudi višino čustvene inteligentnosti. 

Družba: V programe izobraževanja bi morali vključevati tudi pridobivanje znanj in spretnosti na področju razvijanja čustvene inteligentnosti.  

Originalnost: Gre za prvo takšni raziskavo v Sloveniji na področju zavarovalništva.

Omejitve/nadaljnje raziskovanje: Raziskavo smo omejili na največjo zavarovalnico na področju Slovenije. Predlogi za nadaljnje raziskovanje so v longitudinalnosti raziskave in tudi v tem, da bi v raziskavo vključili še druge zavarovalnice v drugih državah in rezultate med sabo primerjali.

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Published

2026-08-18

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Original Scientific Paper

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The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on the Performance of Insurance Agents . (2026). Journal of Universal Excellence, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.37886/