Etymology Consulting partners with thought leaders from around the world to assist us in keeping a pulse on the insurance world at large. Jonathan Baker, an insurance industry thought leader throughout the United Kingdom and Europe for the last twenty years, attended the Insurance Innovators UK Conference in November on our behalf, and we are pleased to share his feedback and perspective on the event.

Here at Etymology Consulting we like to think about kindness as a verb. It’s actively showing our appreciation and gratitude. When you exercise regular doses of gratitude and kindness it is very grounding and allows us to be more present with ourselves, our team, our loved ones.

Reflection. Retrospect. As someone whose life motto is GSD – “Get sh*t done,” these words and practices are things that I forget to do as often as I should.

In previous posts we have talked about the belief that Covid was an accelerator of change and we like to think of Covid, not just the accelerator, but also the catalyst for change that the insurance world so desperately needed.  The insurance industry has known that...

Conferences.  Live Events.  In Person Networking.   These are all things that had been hibernating for over two years during the most intense times of the pandemic.  For some, there is anxiety about returning to in-person events.  For others, there is excitement, and...

Deadlines Can Be MovedWell, here we are–June.  Almost six months have passed!.  I know people say this all the time, but where has the time gone? Most of us started the year off making resolutions, goals and deadlines, and if you’re like me, some of those deadlines...

Flexibility Is KeyHave you ever asked why something is done a certain way and been given the response, “That’s how we’ve always done it.”? I guess that’s a good idea if one is attempting to preserve some kind of sacred tradition, but it’s not the best way to run a...

Sizing Up ProblemsEveryone has problems.  They are unavoidable.  Whether at home, at work, among family, or among friends, we all face problems.  I believe, though, that the way we approach problems separates us into two types of people:  those that complain about the...