By Keri Herlong, CPCU, CIC, CRM, CISR, ACSR, AIM, CIIP, CLP, DAE, CRIS If you’ve heard those words spoken from an IAIP podium and your name is the one that follows, you know how gratifying they can be. I have won several awards from IAIP, as well as submitted applications for association awards. The feeling
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For IAIP member, Vikki Angelo, getting into insurance was actually a fluke. She did not seek to find a job in insurance. Vikki moved from Ohio to Texas immediately after college and needed to find a job. She had several interviews with different types of companies and was offered a position with an insurance company as
By Kathleen E. Schor, CPIW, FLMI While there are some that are born into the insurance industry because of other family members, I think most of you found yourselves taking a position in insurance basically because you needed a J O B. For me it happened when one of my neighbors got a job
By Leslie Door Director of Research, Product Development, Risk & Regulatory Compliance Zephyr Insurance Company Every year weather disasters cause billions of dollars in damages. As climate change continues to affect weather patterns and cause more natural disasters and severe weather events, it is important for insureds to understand the different perils associated with these
Keri Herlong, CPCU, CIC, CRM, CISR, ACSR, AIM, CIIP, CLP, DAE, CRIS I had a conversation with a colleague recently who is a mentor to a newer employee at her company. The company has a well-developed training program, as well as having established mentors in place for each new hire. I’ll share a conversation between
Meet Gayla Martin, 2022 International Confidence While Communicating (CWC) Speak Off Winner I am a Senior Account Manager at Resource Pro in Lincoln, NE. As an Account Manager I assist clients with their insurance and risk management decisions. I help clients identify new exposures, leverage relationships with carriers, conduct risk assessments, implement risk management strategies,
By Geraldine Plott, CPCU, FCLA, SCLA, AIC, ARM, AIS, AINS, CIIP, DAE, CLP “Play nice and you need to share.” Remember these words? I feel sure as a child you heard them and if you have children or grandchildren, you have said them at some time. Play nice, a very simple sentence. Even at a
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If you’ve heard of or read about mindfulness – a form of meditation – you might be curious about how to practice it. Mindfulness is the act of being intensely aware of what you’re sensing and feeling at every moment – without interpretation or judgment. Spending too much time planning, problem-solving, daydreaming, or thinking negative or
by Jonel Thames Leake, CPCU, ASLI, AAI, CPIW, DAE Membership engagement is a term that we hear all the time in our association. It is considered so important that we have a task force dedicated to it. Have you ever wondered why? First of all, what is membership engagement? I found a definition that describes