Apr 6, 2022
Carly Burnham has almost 20 years in the insurance industry and was recently named Product Development Manager at Constellation, a growing portfolio of medical professional liability insurance. Constellation was formed as a response to the ever-changing realities of healthcare and its dedicated to reducing risk and better supporting physicians and care teams. She is also Co-Founder and Chief Editor at Insurance Nerds, the go-to source for transformational talent development and career management serving the global insurance ecosystem. In this episode, Carly shares why insurance educators are needed more than ever, best ways to attract talent in the insurance industry, and what Insurance Nerds helps to solve for in the space.
Key Takeaways
- A little bit about Carly and today’s topic.
- Carly started out at an insurance agent in her hometown in Minnesota. She shares the most important lesson she learned from her experience.
- She learned that she really enjoyed evaluating risk and that’s what got her into underwriting.
- She shares how she discovered Constellation and what she loves about this company.
- How does Carly evaluate new opportunities in insurance?
- Product Development vs Underwriting. Carly shares the similarities and differences of both roles.
- Why did Carly and her partner Tony Cañas start Insurance Nerds?
- Carly started writing about professional opportunities and educational suggestions for their fellow millennials in the industry. The company has since grown into a podcast, video series, and a new book.
- Carly found that the resources available in insurance were only found in textbooks. This inspired her to improve upon the industry.
- With all the changes happening in the industry, there is a need to explain what this industry is about at a basic level.
- How does an introvert advance dynamically in the insurance industry?
- What is Carly’s message to employers to best attract talent?
- Carly shares what she sees in the industry five years from now.
- Carly previously believed that being an introvert would limit her opportunities. She shares what she would tell herself back then.
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Quotes
“You can see when the leadership at your organization believes what they’re saying to the employees and to the market and it’s refreshing to work somewhere you can see that in practice.”
“There’s a large need for new talent but there aren't necessarily programs to develop future talent.”
“Just being authentic as you bring new employees in and letting them know what opportunities they really have at your company is another way to help someone see their value in an organization.”