Profiles in Risk

“The most important thought, is the idea of paying yourself first or spending less than you earn, however you like to look at it.  It’s an important idea that anyone can take action on.” - Sam RenickIn this episode, I spoke with Sam X. Renick, founder of the “It’s a Habit!” Company and co-creator of Sammy Rabbit   about the importance of financial literacy. We discussed how advisors and companies can be be active in promoting financial literacy. We also discussed the importance of financial literacy for children and how to talk with children about money.Connect with Sam Renick:Website: Sam Renick (here) and Sammy Rabbit (here)LinkedIn: Sam Renick (here)Twitter: @SammyRabbit1 Please subscribe to the GET READY! With Tony Steuer podcast. Bio: Sam Renick is an internationally recognized leader and pioneer in financial literacy. In 2001, Sam founded the “It’s a Habit!” Company and co-created children's storybook character Sammy Rabbit to make it easy for anyone to talk to and teach young children about great money habits!  Since then Sam has produced one of the largest libraries in the world of financial literacy resources. It includes stories and songs like Sammy’s Big Dream, Get in the Habit, S.A.V.E. Rainy Day, Lemonade Stand, Anyone Can Be Rich, Show Your Family the Way and more. Sam has also received numerous awards for his innovative work including National Financial Educators Council Financial Educator of the Year (2016), NJ Coalition for Financial Education Lifetime Achievement Award (2015), Excellence in Financial Literacy Education Program.

Margaret Resce Milkint, Amy Waninger, Deidre Wright and Joshua Lamangan discuss D&I.

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In this episode, Nick and Jim spoke about the history of ITA and ITA's 6 annual big event ITA Live. We also discussed the partnership between ITA and Insurance Nerds.Meet Jim and The Insurance Nerds - ITA LIVE at http://www.itapro.org/ITALIVEApril 5-7 in Ft Lauderdale FLsubscribe to ITA Pro Magazine for free at http://www.itapro.org/mr

A Brief Interview with Mike Hessling, CEO of Gallagher Bassett. Mike will be participating in the 2020 Claims and Litigation Management Annual Event in Dallas, TX from March 18-20.Event Info Here: https://www.theclm.org/Event/ShowEventDescription/11972Connect with Mike Hessling - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-hessling-6809516/

(we apologize for the audio interference in this recording.)In this episode, Guy Russ shares his perspective on IoT use case that Church Mutual has benefited from.Connect with Guy Russ – https://www.linkedin.com/in/guyruss/Book recommended by Guy – Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman: https://amzn.to/2v1Ki0N

On business efficiency: take out the things that are big item expenses and try to pare those down. You’ll streamline your business, you’ll cut your costs and you’ll make yourself more efficient. The money that you save from that, reinvest that money into other areas marketing yourself and amplify your thought leadership instead. Sheryl BrownIn this episode, I spoke with Sheryl Brown, Founder of Females and Finance about starting a movement for women in financial services. We also discussed Sheryl’s work as an advocate for women. Lastly, we covered how women can be successful in the financial services industry.Please subscribe to the GET READY! With Tony Steuer podcast.

Recorded onsite at Cleasurance's No. Andover, MA home office (Nick is sitting on a bean bag chair...pretty insurtechy), this episode is about capturing user experiences from the interaction of buyers, policyholders, claimants and other stakeholders to the insurance experience. Mike Crowe and Meredith Kokas describe why Cleasurance started, what they do, how they do it and why it creates a rich and robust data set for stakeholders in insurance to understand whether we are satisfying our potential and actual customers.********************************************************************************************* CONNECT WITH:Mike Crowe - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkc211/ Meredith Kokas - https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredithkokos/ Cleasurance Home Page - https://clearsurance.com/ ********************************************************************************************* BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY MEREDITH & MIKE:Mastering the Rockefeller Habits by Verne Harnish - https://amzn.to/37xhBpQ Good to Great by Jim Collins - https://amzn.to/2vCIqvD The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis - https://amzn.to/2vGbWQR Scaling Up by Verne Harnish - https://amzn.to/2SRf4kP The Originals by Adam Grant - https://amzn.to/3bLAHMq Books on Testing & Optimization - https://amzn.to/3bJP4Av ********************************************************************************************* Subscribe to Profiles in Risk at:Buzzsprout RSS: http://www.buzzsprout.com/87086 Google Play: https://goo.gl/WMAvW4 iTunes: https://goo.gl/7SqwvP Overcast: https://goo.gl/8b4cbD Spotify: https://goo.gl/niAbGN Stitcher: https://goo.gl/DmE7Mi YouTube: https://goo.gl/1Turar

This is a brief interview with Steve Hunckler, CCO State Compensation Fund. Steve will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Claims and Litigation Management 2020 Annual Conference, which is being held March 18-20 in Dallas, TX. You can register for the event here: https://www.theclm.org/Event/ShowEventDescription/11972Connect with Steve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-steve-hunckler-49942a7/

In a new series to Insurance Nerds, Amy Waninger interviews insurance professionals in various roles and functions so you can See It To Be It!In this first episode, Amy interviews Dr. Mark J. Tarmann Jr. DBA, CPCU, ARM, AIC, AIS, AINS, API. The innovator behind #LaisseznotLazy, a dynamic speaker, researcher, and author dedicated to millennial employee development, retention, & leadership succession in the industry. With 13 years of industry experience, he has served various roles including his current positions as the PIP claim analyst for the Cumberland Insurance Group in Bridgeton, NJ.Connect with Dr. Mark Tarmann Jr.: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marktarmannjr/