In this special episode of In The Know, our podcast host Chris Hampshire takes on the role of guest when he is interviewed by Spenser Villwock, Executive Director of the CPCU Society and President of Associations at The Institutes. Chris works with leading P&C carriers and program administrators to design impactful claims management programs as a Vice President of Sales in Gallagher Bassett's Carrier Practice. He was elected as the Global CPCU Society President in 2022, served as the President-Elect in 2021, began a three-year term on the National CPCU Society's Leadership Council in 2018, and joined the Executive Committee in 2019 after serving as the Philadelphia CPCU Society Chapter's President in 2016 and 2017. He holds his CPCU, CIC, and ARM designations, completed his Bachelor's degree at the University of Pennsylvania, and earned his MBA through the Loyola University Maryland MBA Fellows program. Chris completed The Institutes' Executive Education program at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business in 2017. He also recently earned his Master's in Insurance Management degree at Columbia University. As the guest on this five-year podcast celebration episode, Chris highlights five years of takeaways from the In The Know podcast, shares his insights into the future of the insurance industry, and offers three points of career advice that have guided his success.

Key Takeaways

• Chris shares his insurance career and CPCU story.

• The power of intentional transitions throughout your career.

• Supplementing a successful career with lifelong learning.

• Designations as a sign of credibility.

• Engagement with the CPCU Society from local to global levels.

• Recruiting top talent into the risk management industry.

• Five years of takeaways from the In The Know podcast.

• Insights into the future of the insurance industry.

• Chris shares three points of advice to his 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

• "You need to be your own career manager."

• "Do you have five years of experience, or one year of experience five times?"

• "Having designations shows a level of credibility."

• "Don't be afraid to ask questions. This is a big industry, and no one knows everything."

• "You should always be working toward the position you want, just know that it will probably be different by the time you get there."

• "You always have the choice to get in the arena or just sit on the sidelines. You will always learn more by jumping in."