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An insurance career is not just ‘sitting behind a desk’

Being open-minded about career opportunities in re/insurance is one of the key takeaways from the executive panel discussion at the recent Athene Life Career Expo

The Executive Panel at the Athene Life Career Expo: Gina Martindale, Chief Human Resourse Officer at Martello Re; Cynthia Smith, CEO of Chariot Re; Suzanne Williams, CEO of BILTIR; and moderator Ruth Stovell, AVP Human Resources, Athene

Don’t limit your thinking about an insurance career. It’s not just sitting at a desk, and you don’t necessarily have to be a math whiz.

Being open-minded about opportunities is one of the key takeaways from the executive panel discussion at the recent Athene Life Career Expo.

Students and others considering their career options were exposed to some of the potential jobs in the life reinsurance and insurance sector.

Gina Martindale, Chief Human Resourse Officer at Martello Re, spoke to the various career paths available, while Cynthia Smith, CEO of Chariot Re, acknowledged her own misconceptions about the industry…


The panel then turned the question around to the skills companies may be seeking.

Ms Smith said technology may start to handle some of the numbers, but it can’t replicate critical thinking and relationships.

Ruth Stovell, AVP Human Resources at Athene, highlighted the importance of being a source of new ideas…

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