We have met hundreds of people who love their insurance careers and have been here for a long time. Unfortunately they’re too busy with their own careers and usually don’t take the time to loudly proclaim their love for the industry. We decided it was time to change that and asked them to tell us the story of how they fell into insurance and why they love it. Here are their stories!
This article originally posted on June 20th, 2017 on LinkedIn. Republished here with the author’s permission because it contains some gems! Remember that question we were always asked as kids… What do you want to be when you grow up? And do you remember when everyone raised their hands and said that they wanted to … Read more
I stumbled into the industry. My first brush with reinsurance came around 15 years ago, when I was asked to help with a new business proposal during my stint at a management consulting shop. I’d done some system implementation work on the primary market side, but reinsurance was largely foreign to me. We didn’t win … Read more
I’m incredibly excited to announce my new adventure: Starting January 2, 2018 I’ll be joining The Jacobson Group, the largest insurance staffing firm, as a National Territory Manager/Client Adviser. This role better aligns with our mission at InsNerds and will help me have a bigger platform to help improve the overall #insurance industry to make it better … Read more
For nearly 20 years, I have had an incredible career in property insurance claims. I have worked directly for insurance carriers, as an independent adjuster, and now for a claims service provider. I want to tell you how I stumbled into insurance and what I think makes it great, in hopes that you too will … Read more
As the Director of Property Underwriting at USAA, my focus is on understanding how natural perils such as earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados, and winter storms impact our insureds, or, as we call them, members. USAA is the 5th largest homeowners insurer in the country with over 3 million policyholders spread throughout all 50 states in the … Read more