Full disclosure, it was 39 years and three weeks in reinsurance. But let me back up a minute. I didn’t go straight off to college after high school. I was in a band and had a dream of being a rock star. A couple of years later, after playing mostly in local bars, I went … Read more
Much has been made in recent years of the need to attract more professionals and particularly those in their early career years to the insurance industry. Efforts that have coalesced around an annual #insurancecareersmonth in February are commendable, but they are hampered by a simple fact that should be acknowledged and addressed: “insurance” is a … Read more
A little while ago, I applied for an internal position I really, really wanted. It meshed well with my skills and enthusiasm for insurance. It also would have helped me grow in ways that I would not have thought possible this early on in my career. I did some interview prep, including mock interviews, and … Read more
With the right blueprint we can develop our lives and our careers into something we can be proud of. In October of 1967, 6 months before his death by assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke at Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia. He spoke on the idea that, like any well-constructed building, our lives … Read more
This article originally published in Carly’s monthly column on AM Best’s Review. How many times have you been in a meeting or received an email about yet another change in the process of how your work gets done? If you’re anything like me, you’ve gotten frustrated on occasion with the process focus. I have a … Read more