Whether it's saving Faberge eggs from the wrath of a hurricane or covering a sneaker collection, high net worth insurers go to extremes to insure the extreme lifestyles of the wealthy.
Weve recently written about the underrepresentation of women in the insurance industry and how much of the employment in financial services is far from the C-suite (Lets Talk Sex and Money). Industry-specific statistics bear this out: A 2012 study undertaken by St. Josephs University Academy of Risk Management and Insurance...
Claims adjusters never know what theyre going to encounter when a client has a loss. They meet a lot of strange characters throughout their careers, and their clients oddball personalities are trumped only by their similarly bizarre claims.