Leadership
Succession Is Not a Plan: How Insurance Companies Should Be Thinking About Leadership Before It’s Urgent
Most insurance organizations know succession planning matters, but very few approach it with the urgency it deserves. Instead, succession conversations tend to happen reactively: At that point, the organization is no longer planning; it is responding under pressure. And in insurance, where leadership stability directly impacts teams, clients, operations, and long-term growth, reactive leadership hiring is one of…
Read MoreHiring Leaders Who Change Trajectory: What Sets High-Impact Insurance Executives Apart
There is a difference between hiring an executive who maintains a business and hiring one who changes its trajectory. On paper, both candidates may look qualified. Both may have years of experience, recognizable employers, and technical credibility within the insurance industry. But over time, the outcomes look very different. One leader keeps the organization operating. The other elevates it. One…
Read MoreFrom Technical Expert to Strategic Leader: Making the Shift in Insurance
At some point in an insurance career, the question changes. Early on, success is about learning the role, building expertise, and becoming someone others rely on. You develop technical depth. You understand the details. You become the person people go to when something needs to be done right. Then the opportunity for leadership appears. And suddenly,…
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