The Today’s Insurance Professionals blog is driven by member-written content. Our goal is to have a new blog post every week. You’ve seen, and hopefully read, articles submitted by ‘The Top Three’ – Sue Quimby, Geraldine Plot and Jonel Thames Leake. But any member can submit a blog post. I hear you saying, “But I’m
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By Geraldine Plott, CPCU, SCLA, FCLA, AIC, ARM, AIS, AINS, CIIP, DAE, CLP-A Over the last year several new buzzwords have been in the industry news – ‘quiet quitting’ and ‘quiet firing’. The newest is ‘quiet hiring’. Experts at Gartner (gartner.com) listed this trend as one of the top workforce predictions for 2023. According to those
By Robert Tiger FCAS, MAAA “Imposter syndrome is the providence of the successful, of the high achievers, of the perfectionists. That’s the irony.” – Katie Hilton At some point, you may have asked yourself “what am I doing here?” Or thought “I don’t belong.” Or told yourself, “I’ll fake it until I make it.” You
A First Timer’s Perspective If you’ve never been to an IAIP International Convention, why not be a first timer at the 2023 IAIP International Convention in Providence, Rhode Island? We had a large group of first timers in Louisville in 2022. Here are what a couple of the first timers from 2022 had to say
by: Jonel Thames Leake, CPCU, ASLI, AAI, CPIW, DAE, CLP Not only does Providence RI have a lot to offer our convention attendees but it is a convenient location for additional adventures if you decide to extend your visit to the Northeast. 1) Did you know that Boston is only about a one-hour drive away?
SUE C. QUIMBY, CPCU, AU, CIC, CPIW, DAE Sue Quimby has been in the insurance industry since May 1977. She started while still in college – basically because she had worked in a plastics factory for two summers and didn’t want to do it again. An acquaintance who owned an insurance agency said, “Come see
By Brenda McDermott, CPCU, SCLA, CIIP, SCLA, ARM, AIDA Tune in to any leadership or business webinar and you will likely hear some of the current corporate buzz words or acronyms. In this challenging time for getting and retaining top talent corporations are making sure those key buzz words are on the job description, their
(Candidates listed in alphabetical order. Please read to the end.) Membership feedback is important, and all members should feel they have a voice. In the past few years, many new initiatives have been developed in direct response to membership feedback. These initiatives have added value and enhanced IAIP’s presence among industry professionals. What newly implemented
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