Risk & Reward Podcast Series – Details, episodes & analysis

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Risk & Reward Podcast Series

The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research

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Frequency: 1 episode/19d. Total Eps: 30

The Risk & Reward Podcast Series seeks to inform students and young professionals of the many different career paths that the insurance industry has to offer. Listen to interviews with trailblazing insurance professionals to learn about how the industry has impacted their lives. This series is supported by Butler University and produced by the Risk & Insurance Education Alliance.

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Women In Insurance

Season 2 · Episode 15

Friday, February 18, 2022 • Duration 46:54

Do you want to enter the RMI Industry?

Download a FREE Learning Path and we will guide you to a thriving new career.

Focusing exclusively on risk management and insurance professional development, the Risk & Insurance Education Alliance provides a practical advantage at every career stage, positioning our participants and their clients for confidence and success.

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Advancing Health, Wealth and Careers- How Employee Benefits Shape Culture

Season 2 · Episode 14

Friday, January 14, 2022 • Duration 36:36

Andrew Rosenberg

Andrew is the Office Business Leader of Mercer’s Health business in Indianapolis and Cincinnati with responsibility for client services and management of the consulting team. He actively leads client relationships and assists in the development of clients’ long-term benefits strategies, including consulting on healthcare funding strategies, benefit design and cost analysis, multi-year strategic planning, consumer-driven strategies, and international benefits. Andrew also supports Mercer’s Central US Health business with multinational opportunities. 

 Prior to joining Mercer’s Health business, Andrew was a Client Manager within Mercer where he was accountable for understanding Fortune 1000 or equivalent clients’ business objectives, scoping their problems and solutions, and managing projects. He has previously worked in Mercer’s workforce communication and changes business in Detroit where he developed employee communications related to health plan and retiree medical changes, retirement education, and annual benefits enrollment.

 Andrew holds an MBA through Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in management from Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana.

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Not Disruption, but Modernization: The Story of Hippo Insurance

Season 2 · Episode 5

Friday, July 30, 2021 • Duration 38:48

Richard L. McCathron, CPCU, CIC, brings more than 25 years of P&C experience to his role as President of Hippo. Rick joined the company in 2017 to establish Hippo's insurance operations team and bring Hippo’s smart, simple and proactive home insurance products to scale. In just over four years, Hippo has become a national leader in the U.S. homeowners market, reaching more than 80% of the total U.S. homeowners population. Hippo’s integrated platform, which includes a growing suite of proactive services designed to prevent loss, is a modern approach to home insurance that brings customers greater peace of mind.

Prior to Hippo, Rick held senior executive positions at well-respected insurance companies including First Connect Insurance as its President & CEO, Superior Access Insurance as its President & CEO, and Mercury Insurance Group (NYSE-MCY) as its Regional Vice President. Rick is both a Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter and a Certified Insurance Counselor and sits on the Board of Directors of Hippo, Spinnaker Insurance Company, and First Connect Insurance. He is an advisor for several other InsureTechs.

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A Candid Conversation with Meg Mckeen

Season 2 · Episode 4

Friday, July 16, 2021 • Duration 37:45

About Our Guest:

Meg Mckeen– A believer that there is a story within every story, Meg's career journey took a sharp left turn in 2017 when she exchanged a corporate j-o-b for a year of self-discovery. The following year, she launched Adjunct Advisors LLC with the simple belief that the people that buy, and those that sell, insurance deserve a better experience. Meg now leverages her 20 years of industry experience and studies in the social sciences to change the way we interact with insurance. Her journey is not unique - but her ability to make insurance - and entrepreneurship - approachable and relatable, with humility, humor, and heart, is a gift.

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Learning the Role of the “Trusted Advisor”

Season 2 · Episode 3

Thursday, July 1, 2021 • Duration 36:53

Establishing credibility when entering a new job is difficult. This is especially true for insurance producers. It is hard to walk into an insured office and tell them to trust you without having a proven track record. Our guests from Gregory & Appel Insurance, Brad Dumbauld, Tyson Vaughn, and Reid Putnam share some advice on how to ease this challenge. They cover the importance of having a set of stories, the power of using “we”, and how to be of service. The role of an insurance agent is changing into that of a risk management consultant: “Insurance is just how we get paid”. Join us to learn more about the other ways to add value to your client. Focusing exclusively on risk management and insurance professional development, the Risk & Insurance Education Alliance provides a practical advantage at every career stage, positioning our participants and their clients for confidence and success.

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Finding Your Link in the Chain

Season 2 · Episode 2

Friday, June 18, 2021 • Duration 34:54

Wayne A. Bates joined the industry in 1988 when he went to work with a Lloyd’s syndicate where he had an entry-level underwriting Role that focused on US Property & Casualty business.

In 1994 he took a more advanced position with a London-based insurance company again focusing on US P&C.

6 years later he relocated from England to the United States and joined the Kaufman Financial Group, working for Burns & Wilcox Ltd in their in-house underwriting division (Special Risks Department (SRD) International). Here Wayne underwrote risks referred from B&W offices and responsible for B&W’s London placed binding authority portfolio.

In 2007 Wayne joined a start-up Chicago-based excess & surplus carrier as President. He then returned to the Kaufman Financial Group as President of Atain Insurance Companies in 2015.

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Connecting the Dots of the Insurance Industry: Past, Present, and Future

Season 2 · Episode 1

Friday, June 4, 2021 • Duration 41:44

Listen in as host Darren Bloomfield has a conversation with an industry veteran. Paul G. Smith takes a trip down memory lane and covers topics ranging from advancements in technology to the countless opportunities our industry has to offer. After his 30+ years at Aon & Willis, Paul talks about his transition to a privately held company. As Carrier Relations representative for the H.W. Kaufman Group, Paul shares his unique perspective on how carriers expand or retract appetites based on market conditions. Paul believes “Insurance is the DNA of the business world.” Join us to learn what it's made of. Tune in now!Focusing exclusively on risk management and insurance professional development, the Risk & Insurance Education Alliance provides a practical advantage at every career stage, positioning our participants and their clients for confidence and success.

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Help Wanted: Creative Insurance Marketers Needed

Season 1 · Episode 15

Monday, May 24, 2021 • Duration 34:05

Trcia Hudspeth:

Tricia Hudspeth, Senior Advertising & Marketing Coordinator at Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance (IFBI), is a creative, empathetic problem solver. Since joining IFBI, she has facilitated many marketing projects and events, including the Horsepower promotion with the Colts in 2017 and the former Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park. She enjoys mentoring with Pass the Torch Foundation for Women and serves on their Developing Professional Committee as the social media and marketing chair.

Kristen Gibson:

Kristen graduated Ball State with a degree in Journalism Graphics. She has been working for Indiana Farm Bureau since 2009. Her focus is on the design and concepts behind marketing and advertising materials.

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Supporting Those Who Save: An Interview with MedPro Group CEO

Season 1 · Episode 14

Friday, May 7, 2021 • Duration 26:46

About Our Guest: Tim Kenesey

Timothy J. Kenesey has spent a significant part of his career helping businesses define their strategy, improve their market position, and grow profitably. Since early 2001, Tim has been the President & CEO of MedPro Group Corporation. During the summer of 2005, in connection with GE’s publicly announced exits from its insurance businesses, Tim helped engineer a sale of MedPro Group to Berkshire Hathaway. In what was described as a “win-win” transaction, GE CEO Jeff Immelt remarked that MedPro Group was an “excellent business… moving into a bright future… with great owners,” while Berkshire’s Warren Buffett stated that the “MedPro Group team has successfully navigated through difficult insurance cycles by consistently delivering the nation’s best defense for doctors and solid results for shareholders.” Since joining Berkshire, in addition to maintaining his CEO position at MedPro Group, Tim is a director of certain other Berkshire subsidiaries. Before joining Berkshire, Tim was an officer at GE Insurance and a Global Business Development Manager at GE Healthcare (where he focused on aiding strategic growth initiatives and was responsible for helping to complete acquisitions and alliances in MR, CT, ultrasound, x-ray, nuclear medicine, and related services businesses throughout the world). Prior to his tenure at GE, Tim helped a variety of clients execute growth and strategic alternatives as a member of the Mergers, Acquisitions, & Corporate Finance Team at global law firm Sidley Austin. Tim began his professional career with KPMG in both audit and tax positions. Tim holds a BBA from the University of Notre Dame and a JD from the University of Illinois and was both a CPA and an attorney. He supports various community service efforts, including his role as the Founder & Chairman of Fort4Fitness, a 501(c)(3) organization that champions active, healthy living in Northeast Indiana. Tim and his wife have three daughters.

Brad Robinson on Being the NCAA’s “Insurance Guy”

Season 1 · Episode 13

Friday, April 23, 2021 • Duration 30:16

Brad Robinson is the Associate Director of Insurance & Financial Risk Management for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and tasked with management of the Association’s various insurance programs. Prior to joining the NCAA in early 2016, he spent six years as an associate corporate risk manager for a large insurance company in Bloomington, Illinois. He has earned various insurance industry designations including the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and the Associate in Risk Management (ARM). Robinson earned his bachelor’s degree in risk management and insurance from Ball State University (’10) and his M.B.A. in insurance from Olivet College (‘15).

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