--- title: "Profiles in Risk – E120: Michael Porpora on Specialty & Niche Insurance - InsNerds.com" description: "In this episode of Profiles in Risk I spoke with Michael Porpora a broker/agent in Staten Island. We discussed the importance of brokers & agents to focus on niche or specialty markets. LISTEN HERE: OR WATCH HERE: CONNECT WITH MICHAEL PORPORA: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-porpora-aai-cic-7144a5113/ BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY MICHAEL: 12 Rules For Life by Jordan Peterson: https://amzn.to/2RRp8Zh Traction by Jonathan Walker: https://amzn.to/2T4xiPd" --- [Insurance Nerds - Insuring Tomorrow ](https://insnerds.com/insights) # [Profiles in Risk – E120: Michael Porpora on Specialty & Niche Insurance - InsNerds.com](https://insnerds.com/insights/profiles-in-risk-e120-michael-porpora-on-specialty-niche-insurance) Written by [Nicholas Lamparelli](https://insnerds.com/insights/author/nicholas-lamparelli) | Nov 11, 2018 5:00:00 AM # Profiles in Risk – E120: Michael Porpora on Specialty & Niche Insurance by Nicholas Lamparelli In this episode of Profiles in Risk I spoke with Michael Porpora a broker/agent in Staten Island. We discussed the importance of brokers & agents to focus on niche or specialty markets. **LISTEN HERE:** Audio Player [https://www.buzzsprout.com/87086/857594-e120-michael-porpora-on-niche-specialty-insurance.mp3](https://www.buzzsprout.com/87086/857594-e120-michael-porpora-on-niche-specialty-insurance.mp3) 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. ** OR WATCH HERE:** **CONNECT WITH MICHAEL PORPORA: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-porpora-aai-cic-7144a5113/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-porpora-aai-cic-7144a5113/) **** ****BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY MICHAEL: 12 Rules For Life by Jordan Peterson: [https://amzn.to/2RRp8Zh](https://amzn.to/2RRp8Zh) Traction by Jonathan Walker: [https://amzn.to/2T4xiPd](https://amzn.to/2T4xiPd) Traction by Gino Wickman: [https://amzn.to/2T5mDDS](https://amzn.to/2T5mDDS) Traction by Gabriel Weinberg: [https://amzn.to/2T4H04e](https://amzn.to/2T4H04e) **** SUBSCRIBE AT: **** [Buzzsprout RSS: https://goo.gl/5K4X3Q](https://goo.gl/5K4X3Q)**** [Google Play: https://goo.gl/WMAvW4](https://goo.gl/WMAvW4)**** **** [iTunes: https://goo.gl/7SqwvP](https://goo.gl/7SqwvP)**** [Overcast: https://goo.gl/8b4cbD](https://goo.gl/8b4cbD) **** [Spotify: https://goo.gl/niAbGN](https://goo.gl/niAbGN) [Stitcher: https://goo.gl/DmE7Mi](https://goo.gl/DmE7Mi)** ** [YouTube: https://goo.gl/1Turar](https://goo.gl/1Turar)**   ### About Nicholas Lamparelli Nick Lamparelli is a 20+ year veteran of the insurance wars. 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