Starting Out
Joining an industry with a talent gap can be especially challenging. These 10 tips can help early-career professionals navigate the insurance talent gap and quickly earn the respect of veterans.
Insurance 101
New to insurance? We’ve unpacked a few of the most common questions about the industry. Here’s everything you should know.Choosing Your Path
There’s more to insurance than claims and underwriting. Explore the various career roles within the industry and learn more about each.Shadow Days
Watching a seasoned insurance pro work can give you insight into your own career. Ask us about our shadow day program.Which Insurance Career is Best for You?
Find out if your interests and experience lend themselves to a role in an ever-changing industry.
Expand Your Knowledge
Develop general insurance industry insight and technical
expertise with these informational webinars.
Learn About Lloyd’s:
From Past to Present
Learn more about Lloyd’s of London and its effect on U.S. insurance companies.
The CG 00 01 Form
Decoded
Learn how to decode the Commercial General Liability Form (ISO CG 00 01).
What is
Reinsurance
Learn how reinsurance enables insurers to grow their capacity and line size offering.
Mastering Loss
Control
Learn to determine the best loss-control solution for policyholders.
Delivering the
Tough Message
Learn to deliver tough messages with empathy in a changing D&O market.
Insurance Applications
and Supplementals
Learn to create solid submissions and build strong underwriter relationships.
Strengthen Your Financial Intelligence
Learn accounting basics that deepen your ability to research and assess risk.
Early-career professionals are leading the industry because they are determined, passionate, and critical thinkers.
Sharpening Your Skills
Browse the following resources to gain expert insight and learn vital skills to help you succeed at your job and grow in your career.
Improve Client Relations
Four helpful tips for improving client relationships, whether you are just starting out or a seasoned pro.Run Effective Meetings
Get strategies for running effective meetings and download two helpful tools.Learn to Negotiate Better
Use this convenient 10-step guide to gain the advantage for your next negotiation.
Grow Your Skills
Learn new skills or improve existing ones with these
professional development webinars.
Client Development Skills for Insurance Professionals
Learn the key skills needed to build and maintain a successful customer relationship.
Negotiating Like
a Pro
The negotiating tips you need to secure deals that meet or exceed your desired outcome.
Grow Your Business With Social Media
Review various social platforms and learn how to build meaningful relationships with clients online.
How to Run Effective Meetings
Learn best practices for planning and leading meetings that lead to results.
Build trust with underwriters by getting to know them, gaining perspective and finding common interests.
Building Your Career
Obtaining professional insurance designations can help you build credibility and get on a management track. Learn more about getting certified.
Scholarship
Program
We provide help with your continuing education through WSIA Educational Course Scholarships.
Professional
Learning
Discover professional learning opportunities that are available through WSIA.
Building Relationships
Insurance is all about relationships. Get advice from the pros on how to do it right.
Find a Specialty
Learn more about niche insurance markets and why it’s
beneficial to specialize with these on-demand webinars.
Specializing in Environmental Insurance
Learn the history of environmental insurance and see what makes it an interesting niche.
Opportunities in Professional Liability
Discover the range of professions and industries covered by professional liability products.
Building a Construction Specialty
See what makes construction an interesting specialty and why it’s such a consistent market.
Steering Your Career in Inland Marine
Explore the history of the oldest line in insurance and what it covers.
Demystifying
Surety
Explore the differences between surety and insurance.
Embrace differentiators. Begin building your professional brand based on the transferrable skills that set you apart.
