Betsy Brewer is a founding member of the USC Marshall School, Peter Arkley Risk Management Institute. She serves on the Nominating Committee and is past global president of the CPCU Society and of Independent Agents & Brokers of California-Los Angeles. For her service to the risk management and insurance industry, she received the California Ramsden-Sullivan Award. In this episode of In the Know, Chris Hampshire and Betsy discuss her experience as one of the first female leaders in the global CPCU Society, as well as a female leader in the risk management industry and the brokerage community, and a variety of other topics.

Key Takeaways

● Betsy's career path began in the 1970s.

● Don't tell Betsy women don't get the CPCU designation.

● Significant changes in the brokerage market.

● Big wins in Betsy's leadership career.

● Impressive improvements for female leaders in the insurance industry.

● Key differences between males and females in any industry.

● Overcoming challenges that could have set Betsy back.

● Benefits of Betsy's CPCU designation.

● Lessons and skills learned as the CPCU global president.

● Deciding to move to a new agency.

● Selling on the brokerage side.

● Betsy's message to anyone considering a career in the insurance industry.

● Consulting, contracting, and training after retirement.

● A five-year look to the future of the industry.

● Betsy's advice to her early career self.

In the Know podcast theme music written and performed by James Jones, CPCU, and Kole Shuda of the band If-Then.

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Quotes

● "Don't tell me that women don't get the CPCU designation."

● "As a female leader in the industry, I see respect for my knowledge."

● "Males and females bring different motivations and talents to the table."

● "Nothing in this world moves without some kind of insurance."

● "I was brought onto the job because I knew all the people, and that's because of the CPCU Society."