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AAIS Webinar ft. WSRB & WAHVE: Explore Acquiring Talent & Leading a Team in a Virtual World

May 24, 2023 / by AAIS posted in Working in Insurance, Remote Work, AAIS Webinar Series, WAHVE, WSRB

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Today's work environment has shifted significantly, and employers are faced with a pressing need to offer both remote and hybrid working styles to accommodate workforce needs as well as attract top talent. As part of the AAIS Webinar Series, AAIS hosted a virtual presentation on May 4, 2023, featuring AAIS Partners WSRB/BuidingMetrix, Inc. and WAHVE. Moderated by AAIS Director of Marketing and Communications, John Greene, the presentation explored what it takes to acquire talent as well as manage them successfully within these new working parameters. Panelists Karl Newman, CEO of WSRB/BuildingMetrix, Inc., and Rick Morgan, Chief Marketing Officer of WAHVE, discussed what type of working environment current job seekers are looking for, how employers can recruit talent that fits this model, onboarding best practices, and ways to lead and motivate a virtual team successfully.

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Acquiring & Onboarding Talent in a Virtual World with WAHVE CMO Rick Morgan

Apr 13, 2023 / by AAIS posted in Working in Insurance, Remote Work, WAHVE

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AAIS recently spoke with Rick Morgan, Chief Marketing Officer of WAHVE (Work at Home Vintage Experts), a unique contract staffing talent solution serving the insurance industry, for a discussion about acquiring and onboarding talent in a virtual world. We asked him about the needs of today’s employers vs. employees, remote onboarding formalities, recruiting tips, and more. 

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How to Lead a Remote Workforce: Insights from WSRB CEO Karl Newman

Mar 21, 2023 / by AAIS posted in Working in Insurance, Remote Work, WSRB

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AAIS recently spoke with Karl Newman, President & CEO of WSRB and its wholly owned subsidiary, BuildingMetrix, Inc. We asked him for tips on leading a remote workforce. He also gave insight into maintaining company culture and organizational effectiveness in a virtual environment.

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Conning CEO Woody Bradford on Inflation, Crypto, ESG and More

Feb 3, 2022 / by AAIS posted in Issues & Trends, AAIS Events, Events, Insurance News/Current Events, Insurance Operations, Climate Change, Working in Insurance, P&C Insurers, AAIS News & Views, AAIS Insights, AAIS Pulse, AAIS Event Archives, Economy, talent, ESG, cryptocurrency, governance, environmental, Conning, Inflation

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The AAIS Pulse newsmagazine recently featured an in-depth discussion with Woody Bradford, CEO and Chair of Conning, one of the leading global investment management firms serving the insurance industry. He chatted with AAIS CEO Ed Kelly on the investment environment for insurance companies, inflation, cryptocurrency, investment strategies, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), and much more.

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Bridging the Talent Gap in Insurance

Nov 4, 2021 / by AAIS posted in Issues & Trends, Insurance News/Current Events, Insurance Operations, Working in Insurance, AAIS News & Views, AAIS Insights, AAIS Pulse, talent, talent gap, University of South Carolina

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In July 2020, consulting firm McKinsey & Company put out a report detailing the talent transformation within the insurance industry. The topline message: Talent strategy is as important as business strategy.

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The Distributed Workforce: Change Has Come

Oct 28, 2021 / by AAIS posted in Issues & Trends, Data & Technology, Insurance Operations, Working in Insurance, P&C Insurers, AAIS News & Views, AAIS Insights, Distributed Workforce, talent

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A distributed workforce, also known as telecommuting or remote work, occurs when a business has employees that work in different locations (e.g., their home, satellite offices, etc.). This is an idea that AAIS has embraced successfully for nine years before the COVID-19 pandemic. The long-held belief that collaboration can only happen in person in a single location is no longer the case.

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Insurance Industry Grapples with Discrimination, But Change is Underway

Oct 26, 2021 / by AAIS posted in Community, Issues & Trends, Insurance News/Current Events, Industry Associations, Regulatory/Compliance, Insurance Operations, Working in Insurance, P&C Insurers, AAIS Insights, Business Interruption, DEI

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Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) continue to be a concern in our society, and the issues it presents extend beyond the communities where we live to the places and industries where we work. In 2021, AAIS Director of Government Relations Lori Dreaver Munn presented at the Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals (AICP) Annual Conference on a more nuanced concern – improving DEI in insurance products.

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Maryland Insurance Commissioner Talks Talent, E-Commerce, Insurtech & More

Oct 18, 2021 / by AAIS posted in Machine Learning/AI, Issues & Trends, Data & Technology, AAIS Events, Events, Tech News, Insurtech, Regulatory/Compliance, New/Emerging Risks, Working in Insurance, Legislation & Regulation, AAIS Insights, AAIS Pulse, AAIS Event Archives, Data/Tech, NAIC, talent

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The AAIS Pulse newsmagazine recently featured a discussion between Maryland Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Birrane and AAIS VP of Government, Legal and Compliance Robin Westcott. They covered a range of topics, from careers in insurance and climate change to National Association of Insurance Commissioner Working Groups, technology, insurtechs and much more.

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Bob Hartwig Sheds Light On COVID-19, Climate Change, Cyber Risk & More

Oct 13, 2021 / by AAIS posted in Community, Issues & Trends, Data & Technology, AAIS Events, Events, AAIS Event Archive, COVID-19, Tech News, Regulatory/Compliance, Cyber, New/Emerging Risks, Climate Change, Working in Insurance, Legislation & Regulation, AAIS Pulse, AAIS Event Archives, Data/Tech, Friends Cove, GLC, Litigation

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The AAIS Pulse newsmagazine recently featured Robert Hartwig, Ph.D., CPCU, industry expert and insurance professor at University of South Carolina's Moore School of Business. He spoke with AAIS CEO Ed Kelly on a range of topics facing the industry including COVID-19, climate change, cyber risk, year-end financials, and much more.

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Swiss Re’s US P&C President Discusses Talent, Climate, Cyber, and More

Sep 1, 2021 / by Ed Kelly posted in openIDL, Community, Insurance, Issues & Trends, Data & Technology, Insurance News/Current Events, COVID-19, Cyber, New/Emerging Risks, Climate Change, Working in Insurance, P&C Insurers, AAIS Webinar Series, flood, Swiss Re, cyber risk, wildfire, social inflation, talent, talent gap, cyber insurnace

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In this edition of CEO Angles, AAIS President and CEO Ed Kelly speaks with Keith Wolfe, President of US Property & Casualty at Swiss Re and an AAIS board member, about lessons learned during the pandemic, the increasing value of data, the need to start looking at climate change, the troubling cyber risk trend, and the hot topic of social inflation.

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