Insurance Veteran’s Four Pieces Of Advice For Young Professionals

Nominations are open for Insurance Business America’s Hall of Fame 2020 – a celebration of the US insurance industry’s best and brightest professionals who have developed standout careers spanning 35 years or longer.

One of this year’s independent advisory panelists is Hall of Fame 2019 inductee Brad Tennant, president of Tennant Special Risk, and 46-year insurance veteran.

When reflecting on his inclusion, Tennant brought up the topics of education, training and bringing more young people into the industry – all things he said Hall of Fame nominees (industry professionals with 35+ years of experience) have an obligation to support.

Tennant offered four key pieces of advice for up and coming underwriters. First and foremost, a key attribute of a good underwriter is “curiosity,” he said.

Risks are never static. Rather, they’re more like living organisms, constantly evolving over time – hence why only a curious eye will come close to effective risk management and transfer.