Never underestimate the importance of investing in your communication skills as a way to progress in your career, regardless of your career goals. Whether spoken or written, in-person or online, communicating well is imperative. The good news is that communication skills can be learned. There are steps you can take to strengthen your communication skills […]
Last week, we shared some strategies on how to stay relevant and employable. This week we want to explore 4 characteristics and qualities you should develop in order to succeed in the world of insurance, and the marketplace in general. Now more than ever, these traits are valuable and often make the difference between those […]
Last week, over the Thanksgiving holiday, we carved out time for our minds and hearts to take note of what we are thankful for. Maybe you too went around the table with your loved ones and shared something you are thankful for. But what if you kept that up all year long? Cultivating an attitude […]
“Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.” – Mark Twain Could Mark Twain have held the secret to accomplishment? Are first-thing-in-the-morning-frog-eaters more successful than their non frog eating peers? Well, success and productivity expert Brian Tracy thinks so. In his […]
Often, people believe success is about what they do. But what if success is more about how you think? When it comes to your career in the insurance world, can the way you think contribute to your success? In short, yes. More and more research is showing that your mindset can set you down a […]
We could all use some timesaving tips. I’m constantly looking for answers on how to get more done throughout my workday. Kory Kogon, one of the authors of the book The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productivity, describes the different choices we’re given on a daily basis and how we’re most likely stifling our own […]
The importance of having honesty and integrity as an insurance adjuster cannot be overstated. First let’s just unpack the concept of “Integrity”. A quick Google search tells us that: “Integrity is the practice of being honest and showing a consistent and uncompromising adherence to strong moral and ethical principles and values. In ethics, integrity […]
For many people, especially introverts, the word “networking” might make you cringe. But for the independent adjuster, it is a huge key to your success. Maybe it feels a little fake or “sales-pitchy” to put yourself out there, but when you change your paradigm surrounding networking, you may find it to be fulfilling. Joe Sweeney, […]
The organized insurance adjuster is the successful adjuster. By nature, the career of insurance adjusting requires you to be organized because the world of adjusting can often be all over the place. You have multiple clients and case files and you may work in an office, in the field or both. If you are not […]
Traditional notions of insurance are nearly extinct, and the brave new world of retained risk has given new meaning to the notion of self-insurance as commercial consumers become the majority, and often exclusive, stakeholders in the financial outcome of claim exposures. One might argue that, except in the case of a catastrophic loss, true insurance […]