Tony Canas

The industry faces a talent crisis, and the flow of students from RMI programs at universities won't fill the need. Let's be creative.

"If you tried to create a system to bring out the worst in people, you would end up with one that looks a lot like the current insurance industry.”

A major in risk management and insurance pretty much guarantees a job right out of college, while giving you lots of flexibility for the future.

Buffett's letters to shareholders include these five bits of timeless advice. One: Never downsize your underwriters during slowdowns.

Buffett: "The urge to keep writing business is intensified because the consequences of foolishly priced policies" may be hidden for years.

Buffett's timeless advice, over 38 years of writing to shareholders, includes: Uncertainty is okay as long as the price is right.

Insurance is ripe for disruption, and here are seven candidates that could revolutionize the industry much as Uber is upending travel.

The Jeopardy win by IBM's Watson was just the start; it and other technologies are at the point where they can automate knowledge jobs.

CPCU is usually done as a self-study program and can be hard for those who haven't done something like it, but eight strategies can get you through.

Reason #3: Only 4% of our industry has achieved the CPCU, so earning the designation immediately puts you in the top echelon.

Young professionals in insurance need to find the right mentor, make the right friends, network with the right people and...well, read the list.