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I graduated with dual majors of History and Russian and Eastern European Studies. There's not too much of a market for people like me out in the real world, so I kind of fell into insurance, never to escape again. I actually do use the skills that I picked up with my major every day, though. I do a lot of writing and defense of arguements, and all the stats stuff that was required actually comes in very handy at times.
Personally, I think that there's too much emphasis placed on someone's major. With a few exceptions, majoring in something in college only teaches you enough to be dangerous and not really anything about practical applications. That's why doctors don't get turned loose to practice right out of medical school. I don't think that I'd ever hire an insurance major unless they had the skills that I look for anyway. It's definitely not a positive in my book.
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