This article originally published at InsNerds.com. Tony started his career in insurance at the same place where most of our Millennials are starting theirs, in the call center. In his case, it was a Farm Bureau claims call center in their beautiful suburban campus in West Des Moines, Iowa. He didn’t know it at the … Read more
If you haven’t read about it yet, I love working in insurance. We also have a huge talent issue. This means that, when someone is looking for a new career path, I tell them how much I love working in insurance and that they should look at the industry. Well, I did that recently with my … Read more
This article originally appeared on InsNerds.com. Those of us who have worked in and around the commercial Insurance industry understand that it has a great responsibility to society. Without insurance, trains wouldn’t leave the terminal, power stations wouldn’t produce electricity, sports events wouldn’t happen, banks wouldn’t open – day-to-day life would simply cease to function as people cannot afford to bear … Read more
This is the third article in this series. You can read the other two parts here: What We Learned at Dinner with Warren Buffett – Part 1 and Part 2. In reading Buffet’s letters, we found many gems that inform our opinions and beliefs about how to be successful in the industry. We wanted to … Read more
Lifetime Employment is Dead It’s no secret that lifetime employment is a thing of the past. The paternalistic company where an employee would trade 40 years of loyalty for a fair salary, somewhat predictable career growth (for those who played by the rules), a gold watch, and a pension is long gone. The assumption was … Read more