Opinion piece – Campbell Rochford

Finding the right successor is like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Posted on May 27, 2024May 27, 2024 by Gerard Quinlivan

C-level executives in the insurance industry face a maze of challenges when it comes to succession planning. The stakes? High. The complexities? Many.🚀 Here's the crux:1️⃣ **Identifying Talent**: The first hurdle is spotting potential leaders. Not just any leader, but...Read More

Why Ensuring a Smooth Transition in Leadership for C-Level Executives is important in the Insurance Industry

Posted on January 19, 2024January 19, 2024 by Gerard Quinlivan

Smooth leadership transitions are crucial in the insurance industry to ensure continuity, stability, and sustained growth. However, transitioning to a new leadership role at the C-level comes with its own set of challenges and complexities. Failure to manage leadership transitions...Read More

Pros and Cons of Accepting a Counteroffer!

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Gerard Quinlivan

🤝 🤝 🤝Congratulations! You've just accepted a new job offer and you've decided to have that "difficult conversation" with your current employer. You're composed and confident as you deliver the bad news that you have decided your future career lies...Read More

What I Know For Sure 💯

Posted on May 2, 2023May 2, 2023 by Gerard Quinlivan

"I've been blessed to have experienced so many wonderful things in my life and I've come to realise that there are some things I know for sure." I read this line in a book carrying the aforementioned title by Oprah...Read More

Countering the Counteroffer – The challenge facing every Insurer in attracting top talent!

Posted on September 30, 2021September 18, 2022 by Gerard Quinlivan

As we move into the post pandemic phase and out of the seemingly endless cycle of lockdown, remote working, home schooling, staycationing and cocooning, many employers feel that as businesses begin to return to some form of normality, they should...Read More

WFH – The Catch 22 Dilemma for Insurance firms!

Posted on September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 by Gerard Quinlivan

I’ve recently spotted a number of LinkedIn survey posts asking respondents “Where do you want to work in a post Covid world?” It’s a pertinent question as this is reputedly the year of the “Great Resignation” and many Insurance professionals...Read More

The Secret Laws of Attracting Great Insurance Talent!

Posted on January 12, 2021September 18, 2022 by Gerard Quinlivan

I watched a film called The Secret over Christmas on YouTube. It’s based on a bestselling book by Rhonda Byrne and some of you may have already heard of it. I know I did somewhere back in the mists of...Read More

Remote Working and the Insurance Office of the Future!

Posted on December 11, 2020September 18, 2022 by Gerard Quinlivan

By now most of us have adjusted to a new reality in that the lines between our working lives and home lives have become irrevocably blurred. In the past nine months (since March 2020), I’ve sat in on hundreds of...Read More

Effective Strategies for Dealing with Counter Offers!

Posted on December 3, 2020September 18, 2022 by Gerard Quinlivan

Counter offers are an ever present threat that can derail any recruitment process at the 11th hour and leave both the hiring manager and recruiter with egg on their face if not handled properly. In recruitment they are a form...Read More

Little Hinges Swing Big Doors – How a Couple of small changes to your hiring process can increase your talent attraction.

Posted on November 23, 2020September 18, 2022 by Gerard Quinlivan

There is a paradox inherent in the insurance industry’s mind set in that there is a belief that there is both an abundance of talent but also a scarcity of the right talent and that if the hiring company somehow...Read More