From NFL Lineman to Insurance COO with Joe Valerio
About
Former Kansas City Chiefs lineman Joe Valerio is the Chief Operating Officer for The Baldwin Group’s Insurance Advisory Solutions (IAS) segment. Most recently, Mr. Valerio served as Division Leader, Western Division, for World Insurance Associates, LLC, where he drove revenue growth and margin expansion through disciplined sales execution and operational excellence across 27 offices across 13 states. Before World Insurance, he served as Chief Operating Officer for the CRB North America Industry Verticals Division at Willis Towers Watson, where he guided a team of nearly 3,000 colleagues across diverse functions, generating annual revenue of more than $1.2 billion. In this episode of In the Know, Chris Hampshire and Joe explore lessons learned from the football field, the excitement and challenges of the recent merger, and Joe’s optimistic perspective on the future of the insurance industry.

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Format
Podcast
Category
Industry > Functional Areas > Agent and Broker
Industry > Evolution
Career Development > Leadership and Management
Duration
30 mins
Published Date
2/25/2026