The Young Pro-Files A CAREER BY CHANCE Encounter at college job fair leads to the insurance industry By Christopher W. Cook In the insurance industry, certain dedicated young professionals stand out among their peers and are members of an elite squad of individuals. These are their stories. “Dun dun.” Some young insurance professionals (YIP) are born into the business. Maybe one of their parents ran an agency, and from the
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Young Professionals CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE An introduction to COIs: The pros and cons By Christopher W. Cook In one of the podcast episodes referenced in my April 2021 Professional Development article, the guest discussed the number of phone calls he would receive each day regarding requests for a Certificate of Insurance (COI), and how that number decreased once he created an online form that his clients could fill out themselves.
The Young Pro-Files THE FIRST DECADE Young professional joins the industry after internship experience and now leads a specialty program By Christopher W. Cook In the insurance industry, certain dedicated young professionals stand out among their peers and are members of an elite squad of individuals. These are their stories. “Dun dun.” A lot can happen in a decade. For example, ten years ago, I was not a dad or
The Young Pro-Files KEEPING AT IT Young professional volunteers with numerous civil rights and social action groups By Christopher W. Cook In the insurance industry, certain dedicated young professionals stand out among their peers and are members of an elite squad of individuals. These are their stories. “Dun dun.” Welcome back to the fourth installment of The Young Pro-Files. I’d talk movies again, but, well, the fourth movie in several
Young Professionals HOMEOWNERS POLICIES: THE CONCLUSION Trilogy wraps up with endorsements and liability limitations and exclusions By Christopher W. Cook It’s time to wrap up our homeowners policies trilogy, which was inspired by a 2020 Independent Agents (Big “I”) of Indiana virtual convention session. In this final installment, we’ll discuss limitations and exclusions for liability and endorsements that can be added. Here’s part three: back in training. That was the
