A special interview with Chris Hampshire, CPCU, CIC, ARM

Guest Host: Spenser Villwock, MBA, IOM, CAE

Executive Director
The Institutes CPCU Society

In this special episode of In The Know, our podcast host Chris Hampshire takes on the role of guest when he is interviewed by Spenser Villwock, Executive Director of the CPCU Society and President of Associations at The Institutes. Chris works with leading P&C carriers and program administrators to design impactful claims management programs as a Vice President of Sales in Gallagher Bassett’s Carrier Practice. He was elected as the Global CPCU Society President in 2022, served as the President-Elect in 2021, began a three-year term on the National CPCU Society's Leadership Council in 2018, and joined the Executive Committee in 2019 after serving as the Philadelphia CPCU Society Chapter’s President in 2016 and 2017. He holds his CPCU, CIC, and ARM designations, completed his Bachelor’s degree at the University of Pennsylvania, and earned his MBA through the Loyola University Maryland MBA Fellows program. Chris completed The Institutes’ Executive Education program at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business in 2017. He also recently earned his Master’s in Insurance Management degree at Columbia University. As the guest on this five-year podcast celebration episode, Chris highlights five years of takeaways from the In The Know podcast, shares his insights into the future of the insurance industry, and offers three points of career advice that have guided his success.

 
Rob Galbraith, CPCU

Founder and CEO
Forestview Insights

In this 5th anniversary episode of In the Know, one of our earliest podcast guests returns to help us celebrate and to determine which of his 2020 predictions have come true. Rob Galbraith is the founder and CEO of Forestview Insights, an independent consulting, research, and training company focused on enabling organizations to create and build a lasting culture of innovation. Rob has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry in various leadership positions, and is the author of the international best-selling book The End Of Insurance As We Know It. He is a recognized thought leader in the insurance sector, a frequent media contributor, and a popular keynote speaker. Rob earned his CPCU designation in 2003 and has held a variety of volunteer leadership positions at the local and national levels for the CPCU Society. Together with Chris Hampshire, Rob offers insights into the intersection of insurance and technology and shares what it takes to build a culture of innovation in today’s industry.

 

Marc Adee

CEO
Crum & Forster

Marc Adee is the CEO of Crum & Forster, a leading specialty insurance carrier founded in 1822 and headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey. Marc joined Fairfax in 2000 and holds a B.A. from Northwestern University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. He is a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. He serves on the boards of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association, the Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science, the Foundation for Morristown Medical Center, the Community Foundation of New Jersey, the Tri-County Scholarship Fund, and Fulcrum Digital. In this episode of In the Know, Chris Hampshire and Marc discuss his career path and work as an actuary, his book The Once and Future C & F, and his passion for getting the next generation fired up about being in insurance.