The Voices of Risk Management How to Understand Insurance and Executive Liability with Vitaly Pisetsky
Vitaly Pisetsky is the Underwriting Manager and Head of Executive Liability at Energy Insurance Mutual, a company for which he’s worked for slightly over seven years. Vitaly offers insight into what he does at EIM, how he thinks about executive liability, where the future of the insurance industry is headed, and how to proactively manage different risks as an underwriter.
Key Takeaways:
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A little bit about Vitaly and the type of work he does at EIM.
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Fun fact that Vitaly used to be on the Russian soccer team!
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Vitaly shares what it was like migrating to the United States as a teenager.
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Vitaly talks about his love for sports and transitioning from playing soccer to American football.
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It’s important that with anything you do, you give effort with results.
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Vitaly learned a lot of important sports lessons and has transferred some of those skills into the way he shows up in the insurance industry today.
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How did Vitaly get his start in the insurance industry?
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When it comes to executive liability, what are some of the things Vitaly has to think about?
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Is underwriting reactive or is there an art to staying ahead of the curve?
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If you’re struggling with understanding underwriting, Vitaly says keep at it, it all clicks into place after two to three years.
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If you find yourself making a mistake, own up to it. Everyone makes mistakes. You make things worse if you try to hide them.
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What is Vitaly currently reading about or inspired by?
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