Career Success In Insurance

With almost 30-years of experience in the insurance industry, Brigitte Spencer knows a thing or two about how to build a successful career. It’s all about being ‘intentional,’ she said.

Following in her parents’ footsteps, Spencer started out with State Farm straight out of college, where she took an entry-level auto underwriting position.

She stuck with personal lines underwriting for many years, progressing into middle management and leadership positions.

Once she’d worked her way up the ranks of State Farm, Spencer decided she wanted to ‘expand her career and business acumen’ by switching into sales and contact center operations.

‘That gave me an opportunity to build relationships and use my personal lines underwriting knowledge to support State Farm agents out in the field,’ said Spencer, who will be speaking at Insurance Business America’s upcoming Women in Insurance Atlanta virtual conference. ‘It was definitely a risk – doing something different after a successful career in underwriting – but I’m glad I took it.’