“If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself.” Albert Einstein Today we are trying something brand new that we think might be cool and is definitely needed. Inspired by the Einstein quote, the XKCD comic and book, the Simple English Wikipedia and a few very useful tools…
Last year, we shared some tips on how to make the most of the CPCU Society Leadership Summit. This year, we were both able to attend, and we Live-Tweeted many of the sessions that we attended using the hashtag #CPCU16. We left the conference motivated and excited about the future of the industry. The Leadership…
Today’s guest article was written by Sam Tucker, CEO of Carrier Risk Solutions, Inc and was originally published on InsNerds.com “It takes an Underwriter to find a way!” This is one of the most memorable quotes that I ever heard from another insurance professional. The year was 2006 and I was a wet behind the ears…
This article originally appeared on InsNerds.com Shortly after getting back from the 2015 CPCU Society Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, my boss flew up to meet with me for lunch and informed me that due to recent management changes the decision had been made that Northern California is no longer a focus for the company and…
This article written by Brad Barnett, AVP National Media & Sports Marketing at Nationwide Insurance. My journey from majoring in technology, to being a marketing leader I remember being an undergrad freshman when I needed to choose what I wanted to do professionally. While sitting with advisors, I admittedly had no plan. I’ve always envied…
This article written by Harrison Scheider, AVP & Environmental Issues Broker at America Risk Management Resources Network and originally appeared on InsNerds.com Hello my fellow insurance aficionados. For most, a career in the insurance industry is not something that is planned. The thought of reading through policy language believe it or not, is not what…
Each year in December, we review our last year’s successes and opportunities and discuss our goals for the upcoming year. When we’ve completed that process, Tony goes to Facebook and makes all of his goals public (he’s running late this year since he’s absorbed by his current job search). I keep mine more quiet and share them…
Today’s InsNerds.com post was written by Daniel Corcoran. We are thrilled to be offering the perspective of another Millennial who is working in insurance. If you walk into a college classroom and ask, “How many of you would like to work in Insurance?” I’d be surprised if anybody raised their hand. Unfortunately, there is not…
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 22,000 times in 2015. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 8 sold-out performances for that many…
We’ve all been there. . . You care about your career, and you want to be the best you can be, but you’re going through a stretch of time where all you can think about is anything but the job in front of you. In this article, we’ll examine five different reasons you may be…
Today we feature the story of our Co-Founder and Chief Editor Carly Burnham. You’ve read a couple stories from friends of insnerds.com about why they love their insurance careers. Today, I will share the story of how I started off in the industry and two of the reasons I’ve come to love it. Like many…
Today’s post is more of a personal nature, but since it involves a big career event I decided to cross post it on both InsNerds.com and WhereIsTony. If you’ve been following my travel blog, or Renee’s blog, a bit of this post will be a repeat, but it needs repeating because the story has significantly changed.…
Recently, we talked about why college students should study Risk Management & Insurance, and today, we want to follow up with a quick guide for students interviewing for insurance positions, whether or not they are RMI majors. So, you met an insurance company recruiter at career fair, or you read some of our articles and…
This article originally appeared on InsNerds.com. Today’s article is meant for the high school and college crowd, not for our usual audience of insurance professionals, so help us out by sharing it with your kids and all their friends! 7 Reasons to Major in Risk Management & Insurance (RMI): 1. 100% Employment: One of the big…
Today we have the third part of guest author Nick Lamparelli‘s series on Catastrophe Modeling. Click here for part one and here for part two. “If you challenge conventional wisdom, you will find ways to do things much better than they are currently done.” Bill James (author of Baseball Abstracts and Godfather of “ Moneyball”)…
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