I urge you to think again !
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Insurance ? Boring !
I urge you to think again !
In a world where you can do anything and be anything , why would you be in the insurance sector ? Our newest contributor , Kubra Ozturk explains why she feels so passionate about a career in insurance and how this industry is anything but boring .
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’ m going to be an insurance broker when I grow up !” said no one ever ! Neither did I ! Yet here I am , right in the heart of the City of London as a young insurance broker wearing away my high heels rushing between Gracechurch Street and Lime Street on a busy Monday afternoon trying my best to place some business with Lloyd ’ s of London . As I enter the market , I see the Lutine Bell standing there right in the middle of the building reminding me how traditional our sector is , juxtaposed against the fervent discussion going on about Blockchain as I pass by an underwriter ’ s box .“ Insurance ? Boring !” I urge you to think again !
So why do I do what I do ? What is it that makes me get up early in the morning and go to this place called “ the office ” where I spend the majority of my time ? In one of his TED talks , the author Alain de Botton refers to the question of “ What do you do ?” as the iconic question of the 21st century . He says according to how you answer , people are either delighted to hear more about it or they look at their watches before they come up with their excuses to leave . Oh boy ! How many times have I witnessed those puzzled looks on the faces of my family and friends ’, I ' ve lost count ! “ So what does an insurance broker do again ?”
In a world where you can do anything and be anything , why would you be in the insurance sector ? When doctors save lives every day , cool tech guys apply Artificial Intelligence to
Issue 5 • March 2018 • The Insider