--- title: "Profiles in Risk – E140: Kevin O’Brien, CEO of The Inland Marine Underwriters Assoc (IMUA) - InsNerds.com" description: From the outside insurance seems like a monolith. The industry is really an ecosystem though. Products and business models for different lines of business are quite different from one another. Expertise in one line does not mean you have expertise in others, and so insurance professionals must spend an extensive amount of time highly focused --- [Insurance Nerds - Insuring Tomorrow ](https://insnerds.com/insights) # [Profiles in Risk – E140: Kevin O’Brien, CEO of The Inland Marine Underwriters Assoc (IMUA) - InsNerds.com](https://insnerds.com/insights/profiles-in-risk-e140-kevin-obrien-ceo-of-the-inland-marine-underwriters-assoc-imua) Written by [Nicholas Lamparelli](https://insnerds.com/insights/author/nicholas-lamparelli) | Feb 24, 2019 5:00:00 AM # Profiles in Risk – E140: Kevin O’Brien, CEO of The Inland Marine Underwriters Assoc (IMUA) by Nicholas Lamparelli From the outside insurance seems like a monolith. The industry is really an ecosystem though. Products and business models for different lines of business are quite different from one another. Expertise in one line does not mean you have expertise in others, and so insurance professionals must spend an extensive amount of time highly focused in an area. In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Kevin O’Brien, President of the Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA). We discussed the benefits of a professional organization for inland marine professionals. Inland marine insurance is highly specialized, requiring its own training, underwriting, production and brokering. The IMUA facilitates all of these for these professionals. **LISTEN HERE:** Audio Player [https://www.buzzsprout.com/87086/969941-e140-kevin-o-brien-president-of-the-inland-marine-underwriters-assoc-imua.mp3](https://www.buzzsprout.com/87086/969941-e140-kevin-o-brien-president-of-the-inland-marine-underwriters-assoc-imua.mp3) 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. ** OR WATCH HERE:** **CONNECT WITH KEVIN O’BRIEN: LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-o-brien-5832703/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-o-brien-5832703/) IMUA Homepage: [https://www.imua.org/](https://www.imua.org/) Annual Event: [https://www.imua.org/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=5%2F19%2F19&eventid=2](https://www.imua.org/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=5%2F19%2F19&eventid=2) **** MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: The Beatles White Album: [https://amzn.to/2E7WHkA](https://amzn.to/2E7WHkA) Inland Marine Designation (AMIM): [http://bit.ly/2Nru59X](http://bit.ly/2Nru59X) ** **BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY KEVIN: The Builders Risk Book by Stephen Coombs: [https://amzn.to/2Eclc01](https://amzn.to/2Eclc01) How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie: [https://amzn.to/2EtDafA](https://amzn.to/2EtDafA) The Hamilton Affair by Elizabeth Cobbs: [https://amzn.to/2XlwPKQ](https://amzn.to/2XlwPKQ) Beneath the Scarlett Sky by Mark Sullivan: [https://amzn.to/2EtpMIu](https://amzn.to/2EtpMIu) ** **SUBSCRIBE AT: **** [Buzzsprout RSS: http://www.buzzsprout.com/87086](http://www.buzzsprout.com/87086)**** [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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