Aug 19, 2020
Marya Propis is the Senior Vice President and Director of Distribution and Broker Partnerships at All Risks. Marya is also a frequent speaker on the topics of emerging leadership, talent development, and women in leadership. In this week’s episode, Marya shares why she is not worried about the large number of insurance professionals retiring soon, her hope for the future, and where the insurance industry is headed 20–30 years from now.
Key Takeaways
- A bit about Marya’s background and how she got started in insurance.
- Marya’s uncle, who is also in the insurance industry, taught her the importance of customer experience and excellence. Insurance is not just a product, it’s an experience.
- When Marya went into this career field, there weren’t a lot of educational opportunities for her. Today, that’s a different story and so many of today’s youth are bringing a fresh new perspective into the insurance industry.
- A large number of professionals are going to be retiring soon, how is Marya thinking about that and the future of insurance?
- How can insurance companies make this field more exciting and appealing to younger professionals?
- Marya shares when she knows a company and its leader are the right fit for her and her values.
- Marya works closely with RMI students and universities; what kinds of questions have they been asking about the insurance industry?
- Life is not linear and neither does your career path have to be!
- What’s next for the insurance industry, 20–30 years down the road?
- What does Marya wish she’d learned sooner about her career field?
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Quotes
“What’s going to set global world-class organizations apart is not necessarily the products that you have, it is the customer experience.”
“Today, leading colleges and universities have integrated RMI into business school, finance departments, and we have got a lot of really smart, smart young people choosing to come into insurance.”
“You can have great products, but if you don’t know how to distribute them through a distribution channel, then you’re not in the market.”