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Nick Lamparelli is back in a new leading role as Managing Partner of Insurance Nerds. On today's episode, we announce massive changes to Insurance Nerds that will be rolling out over the Fall of 2023 and into 2024 turning us into much more than we have been in the past, and into a much more unified platform for #insurance learning, community, and career growth!Nick Lamparelli: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicklamparelli/Insurance Nerds: https://InsNerds.comVideo Version: https://youtu.be/1CexkrF66ng

Pulled from InsNerds - One of Broker Brett's oldest insurance buddies and an InsNerds friend from the start Pat West comes on this attachment point news roundtable to talk b atomic, their new data operations analysis offerings, AI, APIs, Insurance being a System of Systems, and more.Pat's LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-w-977501102/b atomic!https://www.batomic.com/

I pulled this audio over from my work on Insurance Nerds, InsNerds.com, I felt it could help all sorts of Small Businesses and wanted to share it broadly:It is not often Insurance Nerds gets to help kick off a product launch. We are excited to help John Morlan get SmarterRisk out, a solution that automates safety and risk control aimed at giving smaller employers the same tools as medium to large organizations. Please enter your info below for early access:https://smarterrisk.com/ John's LinkedIn to connect too:https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbmorlan/John@smarterrisk.com Insurance Nerds:https://insnerds.com/brett@brokerbrett.com 

On this week's episode Olivia gets to nerd out with Amber Wuollet.  Amber is the Director of Marketing for Bold Penguin AND self-proclaimed Nerdiest Insurance Nerd!  Amber found a passion early on in her insurance career and brings that energy to everything she does whether at work for Bold Penguin or creating content for InsNerds.In this episode Olivia and Amber dive into life and career:8:30 - Why she fell in love with insurance early in her career11:55 - Connecting with Bold Penguin17:00 - The importance of creating a nurturing community in the insurance industry22:45 - How leaders in her life have shaped her career29:30 - The value of having a solid network36:30 - The lessons that can be found in uncomfortable momentsAnd much, much more!Connect with Amber on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-wuollet/       

Hey It's Chris Stanley and welcome to the independent adjusting podcast. Today's episode is all about knowing whether you personally as an individual should invest in becoming an independent adjuster. maybe you aren't sure if you should invest in becoming an independent adjuster. There can be a lot of time and money invested into being an independent adjuster. So I'm going to give you ten things that I thought of that could be signs you are ready to invest in becoming an independent adjuster. If you are meeting most of the following criteria, then you may be poised to make a run at having a career in independent adjusting. This episode of the Independent Adjuster Podcast is sponsored by ACD a top independent auto appraisal company. Email them at Network@ACDCorp.com They want to work with you if you have what it takes, but do you? That is the point of this very episode. 1.      You Want to Own Your Own Business Many people don't realize it, but as an independent adjuster you are creating your own business. If you don't have the ambition or want the responsibility of owning a business it could be a big hurdle to overcame in your journey. You are a 1099 contractor for most companies and that means you are responsible for taxes, accounting, invoicing, revenue, profit, and other not fun words that we must use as business owners.   2.      You Have Initiative Taking initiative and being a self-starter is one of the biggest requirements of being an independent adjuster. You don't have bosses checking your cubicle every few minutes to make sure you are doing what needs to be done. There isn't a daily pow wow with the team to check the progress of the project. Look through your past have you started doing things that needed to be done even if there was no direct monetary gain from the project? If you have the get it done bug you'll be far more likely to be successful as an independent adjuster.   3.      You are Passionate Enjoying your job is always a good thing, but do you have passion for becoming an adjuster, or do you have passion for any career task that you determine to take on? Being passive and lackluster in attitude and energy can be a recipe for failure. Starting as an independent adjuster is much like being an entrepreneur, you can't expect to have overnight success. This can make it financially, mentally, and emotionally difficult to push through the tough times if you aren't passionate about the career you are pursuing.   4.      Your Spouse is Annoyed at How Much You Talk About… My poor wife has had to endure many career shifts, crazy ideas, and my obsession of whatever I was tackling. There is really no other word that accurately describes what it takes to enter a new and highly competitive industry. If your spouse is jealous of how much time you are spending on researching, training, & pursuing your career in independent adjusting, you may be on the path to success…… and marriage counseling. Make sure you buy some roses for the wife or bring a 6 pack home for your husband the next time you have to take a Crash Course class with me, because I won't be going to counseling…. again. YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!   5.      You Work Hard We all think that we are hard workers, but it just isn't the case. Most of the work force when looked at objectively is giving a slack performance when compared to the superstars of their respective fields. The people who excel at __________ (fill in the blank job) typically are excelling not because they have a special talent, but because they work harder. When I worked at Wal-Mart Distribution I was the short, overweight, no muscles 5ft 8 young man, when compared to other workers who appeared to be lifetime members to Golds Gym, I should have been the bottom producer. Yet, I was able to set records in my department because I worked HARDER and SMARTER. When you determine your own success, you must give it your all and put in the hard work to become the successful independent adjuster you want to become.   6.       Won't Take “No” for an Answer If you give up easy, then give up now! Becoming an independent adjuster is a challenge and you will hear no or even worse hear nothing many times before you hear, “YES!” or “You are DEPLOYED!”. With red tape in the insurance industry, long term runaways to getting on rosters, and a lot of training and networking you'll need to do, it will be a test of your resilience and patience. Get ready for big rewards when you get the “YES!”, but be even more ready to hear no and not accept it. If you keep hearing no when applying for companies download my 101 Adjusting Rosters by clicking HERE so you can hear no for a long time before your run out of companies to contact.   7.      You Love Helping Others Being an independent adjuster is about helping individuals and families get back on their feet after a traumatic event. Whether they've damaged their car or lost their house in a flood, these people need help. If you haven't learned to enjoy helping others, then you may NOT enjoy being an independent adjuster. You'll constantly be looking to shortcut the most important part of your job, connecting with the people involved. Yes, many people become an IA (independent adjuster) because they want to make money, but if that is all that is driving you then drive yourself onto another career, because you will likely not find success with that motivation. Don't believe me? This principle applies to not just adjusting, but to insurance in general. Checkout the articles on INSNerds.com section of “Why I love Insurance” and I'd challenge you to see a single person mentioning money as why they love working in insurance.   8.      You Have People Skills I can imagine an adjuster who sits in a cubicle all day, talks on the phone like those DRY EYES commercials and stamps “Deny” on papers that are placed in front of them, but my imagination and the reality of what it will be like for you as an independent adjuster are incompatible. Your entire job is based on a single word, “communication.” Which is laughable because I say jokingly I am the worst 1 on 1 communicator on the planet, which is my exaggerated way of saying I still need to work on my skillset. As an adjuster you must adjust the owner's expectations by communicating the claims process, you must communicate the damages you observed through an estimate, and you must communicate your thoughts on the entire loss through your summary/appraisal report. If you don't get along with people, then they probably won't get along with you as an independent adjuster.   9.      You Have Margin In a quote from the book Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives, Richard Swenson, M.D. describes margin like this: “Margin is the space between our load and our limits. It is the amount allowed beyond that which is needed. It is something held in reserve for contingencies or unanticipated situations. Margin is the gap between rest and exhaustion, the space between breathing freely and suffocating.” If you don't have margin in your life then a big part of your journey to becoming an IA needs to be learning how to create margin. There is an excellent article by Michael Hyatt on this matter and obviously the book quoted above would be great for you to read as well. Margin is important as an independent adjuster, because we are dealing with catastrophes on large and small scales and need emotional and mental margin to handle the stress. We are also business owners and a business with no financial margin is a business ready to collapse at the first moment things go wrong. (and they will!) You will be investing a large chunk of time into training and if you don't have space in your life it may come crumbling down around you.   10.  You Have Computer Skills This is probably the most intimidating for people, but don't close the screen and go back to working at your old job just yet. This is the least important of the 10 things listed, but if you already have strong computer skills and are comfortable at a computer you are at a huge advantage. If you are not computer savvy you can acquire these skills, but you must also have many of the qualities listed above to push through the hard work with passion and not find yourself unable to perform a job due to lack of computer knowledge.   Now I hope that this list helps you better understand what it takes to become a successful independent adjuster and be better prepared for your journey. If you need help getting started and don't know what your next step in the journey should be, feel free to schedule a 15-minute Q&A Call with me and I'd be happy to give you custom advice on how to get started. You can schedule a time with me by clicking HERE. Remember to Claim Your Life & Your Future, It Starts NOW! Your Guide, Chris Stanley

It's an insurance agent – it's an adjuster – it's an underwriter – no, it's an Insurance Nerd!  In an industry that sometimes screams boring and is full of complex, technical jargon, comes a refreshing team of veteran insurance professionals that are out to change that. Their goal: to engage younger people considering different career paths and show them that insurance can be fun and personally satisfying work.  Along the way, they're changing the stuffy corporate culture that is often a barrier to Millennials and Generation Z'ers joining the industry.Host Lisa Miller talks with Nick Lamparelli, a 20+ year industry professional who is Chief Evangelist for the Insurance Nerds.  He talks about the talent gap that exists in the industry today, the surprising challenges he and his colleagues have encountered, and shares the answers they've uncovered to successful recruiting.Show Notes:Nick Lamparelli of New Hampshire has worn many hats in his insurance career.  He started his career as an insurance agent, then moved on to become a catastrophe modeler and a consultant for big firms, such as QBE, Marsh, and AIR Worldwide.  He's Chief Underwriting Officer for reThought Insurance Corporation, a firm he co-founded in 2017.  Yet, something has been missing along the way.  When he was invited to join some like-minded industry professionals in a brand called “Insurance Nerds”, he tells Lisa Miller that he just had to say “Oh yeah!”Insurance Nerds is a consultancy that is the go-to source for transformational talent delivery and career management serving the insurance ecosystem.  Lamparelli said that ecosystem includes insurance carriers, agents, brokers, third-party administrators, and reinsurers.  Not only do the Insurance Nerds figure out how to engage college students and recent graduates across disciplines to consider an insurance career, but they also make sure the industry is ready and attractive for these younger folks. Lamparelli said that rather than a boring, complex, and overly technical field of work, insurance in reality is science, economics, finance, and marketing.  “There's a home for almost anybody here,” he told Miller. But Lamparelli said that employers “are not prepared – they have a cultural mindset that goes back to the 1970's.”  So part of what Insurance Nerds has had to do is change that mindset so that young professionals can start their insurance job and have what he described as “the transformative moment” where they realize that insurance is indeed the career for them.The Insurance Nerds have discovered that many younger adults have a total lack of knowledge about insurance because they're usually not exposed to it until well into their adulthood, usually when it comes time to purchase auto insurance for the first time.Host Lisa Miller, a former Florida deputy insurance commissioner, noted that insurance is a noble profession; that those working in it are helping people protect their lives, families, and property.  Despite that, there are shortages of talent in key functions, including agents, estimators, appraisers, and underwriters – whom Miller refers to as “the wizards of the insurance industry.”Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode:The Insurance Nerds (www.InsNerds.com)Nick Lamparelli's Profiles in Risk podcast (https://insnerds.com/insnerds-podcast-network/)** The Listener Call-In Line for your recorded questions and comments to air in future episodes is 850-388-8002 or you may send email to LisaMiller@LisaMillerAssociates.com **The Florida Insurance Roundup from Lisa Miller & Associates, brings you the latest developments in Property & Casualty, Healthcare, Workers' Compensation, and Surplus Lines insurance from around the Sunshine State.  Host Lisa Miller is a former Florida Deputy Insurance Commissioner.  Based in the state capital of Tallahassee, Lisa Miller & Associates provides its clients with focused, intelligent, and cost conscious solutions to their business development, government consulting, and public relations needs.  On the web at www.LisaMillerAssociates.com or call 850-222-1041.  Your questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome! Date of Recording 4/13/18. Email info@LisaMillerAssociates.com   Composer: www.TeleDirections.com    © Copyright 2017-2018 Lisa Miller & Associates, All Rights Reserved

Today we are talking about customer service and how you can have the strategic advantage in your IA business by providing customer service. My guest today is Patrick Kelahan, former staff adjuster, turned consultant and always an advocate for customer service. Pat reveals how much customer service is dying in most industries, but is so important for our success as independent adjusters. Now it's time to call and to talk with the King of Customer Service, Patrick Kelahan. Name – Patrick Kelahan Company – Customer service advocate Location – Buffalo, New York Superpower – Customer Service Contact – Pat's LinkedIn Profile Pat's Article on INSNerds.com   716-870-1221 - cell phone Get 101+ Adjusting Rosters by visiting IAAdvantage.co Podcast Sponsor ACD –If you are an IA looking for more work, if you are wanting to diversify where your claims are coming from, and expand what type of claims you are working then you should check out ACD.

The industry faces a lot of challenges, how we treat each other shouldn't be one of them. We both really want the same thing to happen, which makes it amazing we've been at odds as much as we have. Honestly, it's not that bad, but there's certainly plenty of work to be done across the board to turn down those stereotypes. If we can we might be able to hear what the generation who needs to embrace it wants. That's what I rounded up the entire InsNerds team of Nick Lamparelli, Tony Canas and Carly Burnham, to talk about how everyone can get a long. P.S. The first thing everyone should do is get on the Agency Nation newsletter.

The industry faces a lot of challenges, how we treat each other shouldn't be one of them. We both really want the same thing to happen, which makes it amazing we've been at odds as much as we have. Honestly, it's not that bad, but there's certainly plenty of work to be done across the board to turn down those stereotypes. If we can we might be able to hear what the generation who needs to embrace it wants. That's what I rounded up the entire InsNerds team of Nick Lamparelli, Tony Canas and Carly Burnham, to talk about how everyone can get a long. P.S. The first thing everyone should do is get on the Agency Nation newsletter.

Today on episode 35 we are going to talk about millennials in claims adjusting. Hear the Superman of insurance and expert on millenials in the insurance industry... Tony Canas. You will hear how Tony puts me on the couch and reads my mail as a millennial, live on the air. Tony talks about how millennials could benefit the insurance industry and be benefited by the insurance industry. This is an interview you don’t want to miss. Today’s episode is brought to you by, “Livegenic” Check out Tony's Blog and podcast at InsNerds.com Pre-order his book, "Insuring Tomorrow" o

Today on episode 35 we are going to talk about millennials in claims adjusting. Hear the Superman of insurance and expert on millenials in the insurance industry... Tony Canas. You will hear how Tony puts me on the couch and reads my mail as a millennial, live on the air. Tony talks about how millennials could benefit the insurance industry and be benefited by the insurance industry. This is an interview you don't want to miss. Today's episode is brought to you by, “Livegenic” Check out Tony's Blog and podcast at InsNerds.com Pre-order his book, "Insuring Tomorrow" on Amazon Get the Hail Adjusters Playbook Audiobook for FREE at HailAdjustersPlaybook.com

This is a re-broadcast of a special episode we had with author, life coach and claims professional Bryan Falchuk. Bryan Falchuk lost 100 lbs, got his life under control and now leads claims for Hiscox USA. He tells us his story and gives incredible advice both for insurance carriers and insurance professionals. Do a Day Book with special discount for InsNerds listeners: Do-A-Day Book

John Bachmann wrote an article at InsNerds that really registered with me. When I found out that he lives in the city I grew up in I decided to make John my first full live interview for Profiles in Risk. In this episode, John and I discuss his career in claims, how it got started (being a Patriot fan has its disadvantages), how he was fortunate enough to have the right mentorship to transition to other lines and advice for newbie and seasoned adjusters. John has a passion for what he does and you can really hear that in both the article and this interview. Blooper brain-fart at minute 30:30

If you are reading this or listening to the podcast, you can thank Dave. I decided to try blogging (and subsequently decided to try podcasting) because I read one of Dave's blog articles. We discussed blogging, podcasting, and studying for actuarial exams. Oh and Dave is a reinsurance broker, so we discussed what reinsurance brokers do, the value they bring and we spend some time discussing intermediaries (brokers/salespeople) and why he thinks they will not be disintermediated (also see this post from Dave). Click here to go to InsNerds.com

In this episode of Profiles in Risk, Rob Galbraith becomes the first person to be on both Profiles in Risk and The Attachment Point Podcast. We discuss Rob's time storm chasing as an embedded civilian with the IBHS and the article he wrote for InsNerds on the trip. MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: IBHS - INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS & HOME SAFETY: https://disastersafety.org/ Disdrometer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disdrometer HOW TO REACH ROB: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-galbraith-8707aa1/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/robgalb

In Episode One your hosts introduce themselves, tell their story and talk about InsNerds. Nick talked about how the book Against the Gods got him hooked on insurance. Check it out, tell your friends and let us know what you think