Back in 2012 I took a big career swing for the fences. I gave up my comfortable role as an underwriter and talked my way into a role in a finance leadership development program at headquarters. The program was mostly designed to attract recent MBA graduates from some of the top ranked programs in the … Read more
OR SUBSCRIBE If you are reading this or listening to the podcast, you can thank Dave. I decided to try blogging (and subsequently decided to try podcasting) because I read one of Dave’s blog articles. We discussed blogging, podcasting, and studying for actuarial exams. Oh and Dave is a reinsurance broker, a partner at … Read more
Insurance, as an industry has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the United States, currently hovering around 2%. This is compared to a national average of roughly 4%. Average insurance employees work about 38 hours a week, and make about $34.00 an hour. A quick back of the envelope calculation (38 hours x 52 … Read more
Some books are so good, you must read them. Others are so important, you must study them! This is one you should study. Blue Ocean Strategy is an important book for anyone seeking a strategy that can help them in their career and in business. For generations, business schools have taught some form of strategy for business … Read more
We’ve had a couple of articles on negotiation recently where we have discussed the importance of becoming a good negotiator, some basic strategies and some intermediate ones. Negotiating can be uncomfortable, and you might want to avoid it as much as you can, but there are a few times in your career where negotiating well … Read more