Entries by Rakesh

I’m New to RISE, Now What?

Welcome! We’re so glad to have you as part of the RISE community. There are so many resources available to you, it just depends on your goals. This article is a good place to start, but if you have any questions, please email us at hello@riseprofessionals.com I want to NETWORK Start by following RISE on […]

My Favorite Thing About R.I.S.E.

At our last Engagement Committee Meeting we asked, “What’s your favorite thing about or that you’ve done with RISE?” Here’s the top 10: Conference Scholarships – I loved being able to go to a conference and meet people and learn. It was one of my favorite experiences. My company wouldn’t have sent me otherwise. I […]

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ITC 2021: From the CEO’s Seat

InsureTech Connect did not disappoint with the energy and buzz of everything new and exciting in insurance.  From insurtechs to technology companies, from AI to traditional insurers.  Everyone who is anyone in insurtech gathered in Las Vegas this week. In Wednesday morning’s interview with Chubb CEO, Evan Greenberg, we covered a broad range of topics. […]

Hiring Hidden Talent: Transferable Skills

By: Shannon Harjer MA, CPCU, AIC, ARM, Senior Vice President – Claims at Producers National Corporation Hiring claims talent in a highly competitive employment market can be difficult for even the best recruiter and claims leader. More times than I can count, I see role descriptions requiring years of experience adjusting claims or specific educational […]

Innovation Committee March Highlights

Author: Megan Nelson The innovation committee meets once a month and each member is charged with bringing examples of innovation we see in the insurance industry to share with our colleagues. This month, there was a lot of buzz around two hot topics: the Hippo/Reinvent Tech merger & innovation in construction. 1: Hippo to go […]

A Tale of Two Experts

By: Terence D. Kadlec, P.E. Experiences come with different perspectives, and recently, on one particular job site, this was most definitely the case between two engineers’ views: mine and my female colleague’s.  It’s troubling to think that biases to the extent experienced still exist in 2020, especially in the days following Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing. […]

Announcing New Partnership with NASP

More networking More education More professional growth You asked and we delivered! RISE is excited to announce a partnership with NASP. The National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP), a not-for-profit trade association, was established in November 1998 to meet the needs of the subrogation industry and to provide educational opportunities for insurance professionals. Today, NASP’s […]

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Innovation Committee February Highlights

Authors: Megan Nelson and Meredith White The innovation committee meets once a month and we’re charged with bringing examples of innovation that we see in the insurance industry to share with our colleagues. Here is our February Top 5: 1. Lemonade recently added Bestow term life insurance to its platform Bestow has an API that […]