Description: After 39 years on the carrier side of the industry, Greg Massey retired from Zurich and launched GJM Advisors, LLC in 2022. Now he provides Property & Casualty product, strategy, portfolio management, education, and leadership advisory & consulting. In today’s episode of the In The Know podcast, Chris Hampshire welcomes Greg for a conversation about the post-career phase of life. As soon as he retired, Greg found himself entertaining offers for consulting, advising, and staying active in the insurance industry. He highlights the variety of work that he has done, how the industry can better attract and retain talent, and his advice to take more risks in the earlier stages of a career.

 

Key Takeaways

• Greg highlights his career and his experience with post-retirement job offers.

• Career growth opportunities in the program space.

• Market changes in the capital that is going into the program space.

• Addressing the talent gap across the insurance industry.

• Industry adaptations to talent over the years of Greg’s career.

• Greg’s dedication to the CPCU Society has impacted his career in positive ways.

• Stepping back from a main career and into a consulting role in the industry.

• Tactics for attracting new talent into the insurance industry.

• Greg’s recommendations for effectively training new talent.

• A five-year look at changes and improvements in the industry.

• Greg’s early career advice and assurance to himself.