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Storytelling as an Insurance Career Tool with Rena Strohmeier
Rena Strohmeier is the Underwriting Manager at Wawanesa Insurance and a San Diego State University faculty lecturer, teaching insurance and risk management classes. She is a member of the Executive and Leadership Council of the CPCU Society, and holds CPCU, AIC, and AINS designations. Here, she joins Chris Hampshire on In The Know for a conversation about working for a California-only insurer, global insurance interests, and insurance careers for women and offerings for underserved communities.   Key Takeaways ● Rena’s career path started in auto theft. ● Underwriting or claims? CPCU helped determine Rena’s decision. ● Insights into personal lines. ● Why insurance? Rena shares her personal answer. ● Women In Leadership offerings. ● Rena’s involvement with the CPCU Society. ● Rena’s role as guest lecturer at San Diego State University. ● The current state of the California insurance industry. ● A five-year look to the future of the industry. ● Rena’s advice to her early career self.   In the Know podcast theme music written and performed by James Jones, CPCU, and Kole Shuda of the band If-Then.   To learn more about the CPCU Society, its membership, and educational offerings, tools, and programs, please visit CPCUSociety.org.   Follow the CPCU Society on social media: X (Twitter): @CPCUSociety Facebook: @CPCUSociety LinkedIn: @The Institutes CPCU Society Instagram: @the_cpcu_society   Quotes ● “The partnership between underwriting and claims is a very good one that we should think about more in the industry.” ● “Women — there is a space for you in this industry.” ● “If you know what you’re passionate about, reach out, and someone can help connect that to insurance.” ● “The possibilities and probabilities of success and building generational wealth and creating a legacy, I’d say, are greater in insurance than any other industry out there.”  
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