RT Specialty’s Post

Very chuffed to have made The Power List by Northern Power Women – what a huge honour to be on a list with such fabulous women, all striving to help lift the North up. Together we rise! Massive thanks to our wonderful team for the nomination, but also for the self-reflection you’ve inspired – looking at what you wrote gave me real food for thought about what our people most value in our leadership. My takeaways below - not exclusive to female leaders, but the best that I've worked with have shown all of these: 1. Be real. Don’t say ‘I’m fine’ when someone asks how you are – tell them you’re knackered because you haven’t slept or because you’ve been struggling to get a client deliverable just right. Being honest means that when you ask the question back, your team have got permission to also be honest.   2. Provide (and request) feedback. If you fudge it, you’re both unhappy. If you share what you’re thinking, it gives them the opportunity to tell you how you could have been clearer. If you invest in someone else’s improvement, they’re that much more likely to want to help you when you’re in a bind. It’s a win/win – you both help each other improve and you both develop a stronger commitment to a shared endeavour.   3. Roll your sleeves up when you need to. I’ll never forget working at 11pm one night at a more junior grade and getting a text from my manager – ‘hope everything’s going ok!’. Yeah, thanks for that. I don’t want my teams working late; but sometimes we have to. If they have to, I’ll be there with them – simple as. Except for slide formatting; they tend to steer me away from that, not sure why.   4. Parent ‘out loud’. Don’t hide the fact that being a hands-on parent and working at a senior level can be really bloody tough. Don’t apologise that you can’t articulate thoughts properly because your 2 year old is going through a sleep regression and you’re operating on 2 hours sleep. Normalise it. Pretending you’re Superwoman sets unrealistic expectations (for you and them).   5. Aim for the sky. Yes, I have high standards. My husband would say too high (obviously incorrect). But if we don’t aim high from the get-go, we’re limiting ourselves and our team’s ability to fly. We can always pare down / refine / amend. I think our job is to facilitate big dreams and think about how we achieve them – it’s only through doing this that we can really break the boundaries of the possible. Big love to our team, helping each other to rise, as well as our clients who continue to challenge us to aim higher every day. https://lnkd.in/evX6ibRT #deloitte #powerlist #north #womenempowerment

Special events can expose a public entity to significant risk either directly or indirectly. Join Mike Honeycutt, and Julie W. Waller, Alliant Public Entity, on April 26 during the NCPRIMA Quarterly Meeting as they explore how to reduce risk and liability during special events in their session titled “Special Event Insurance Landscape.” https://bit.ly/3VUcSeu #AlliantInsurance #TheMoreRewardingWay #PublicEntity #Insurance #RiskManagement #Events

“We ask the difficult questions so you can be confident that we will deliver on our promises.”   We asked our underwriting and claims leaders to answer a question for us: Why Brit Global Specialty?   Watch the video below to hear from Joy Ferneyhough and jon sullivan ⤵   Or watch in full on our website to hear from our CEO Martin Thompson, as well as Janet Henderson, James Winn, Matthew Wood, Andy Bowers, Simon Bird, russell kennedy, Jonathan Mudd, John King and Marie Hill: https://lnkd.in/emA3e27F   #BritInsurance #SpecialtyInsurance 

We're joining you from O'Brien Hall at Marquette University, which is launching a new program that will create the next generation of insurance sales leaders. Our industry is at an inflection point - if trends continue, we won't have enough young talent to keep the insurance industry growing. This unique program at Marquette is a step forward in correcting that situation. A few more thoughts are below. #marquetteuniversity #insuranceindustry

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The gift of recognising someone you know is upon us, whether they are an adviser, intermediary, firm, insurer or rising star - it doesn't take long to do and leaves an impact that will last a lifetime. Plus its always wonderful to read the array of nominations that come in - so don't be shy and make the judges work harder! Good luck everyone. #COVERExcellenceAwards #Recognition #EnterNow #ProtectionInsurance COVER Magazine

Ryan Specialty National Programs Co-Presidents Bill Evans and Chris Kelleher were featured on The Insurer TV, speaking about the early adoption of the program administration model, how they are proactive in a changing marketplace and why talent is key for future success. Watch the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/gaRzNUsJ   #TheInsurerTV #NationalPrograms #SpecialtyInsurance

Looking forward to Target Markets Program Administrators Association (TMPAA) Annual Summit next week in Scottsdale. I'll be at the INSTANDA Booth - #22. Whether you're looking to discuss digitizing your insurance programs in just weeks, or the complete domination the Philadelphia Phillies are going to bring to the state of Arizona the coming days after the conference ends, stop on by!   #targetmarkets #futureofinsurance #insuranceinnovation

Come support our growth at #SIR - join me on the Membership Committee…tell all your professors of Risk, students are free😎 #Boston2024 #ARIA #CPCU #CAS #SOA #Insurance #KDD #INFORMS #analytics #marketresearch #customer #VoC #research #competitiveintelligence #growth #SocietyOfInsuranceResearch #risk #SIR53

Thanksgiving's over but we're still grateful for outstanding carrier partners. Still curious about what brokers want out in the wild? ⬇️ The full nomination included these client service highlights: "Hieu makes my life easier in all aspects of client management." 🤩 "She really works to make sure she's delivering best-in-class account management." 🤩 "I'm so thankful to have her in my corner." 🤩 Thanks, Krystle McIlwaine, for recognizing Hiue's impact on your results for Alliant Insurance Services clients. There are many unpredictable factors in our business, but what brokers want isn't one of them. As part of our Q4 #letsgetreal series, we're showcasing what high-performing partners do to stand out and be effective within the broker channel. Be thankful for the individuals removing friction from the system and taking care of business. 🎉 Follow GenuineShift to catch up and see everyone recognized in this series over the past six weeks. #benefits #employeebenefits #insurancebrokers #womenininsurance