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If I had a dollar for every time an industry professional reacted to my choice of college major with, Risk Management and Insurance? I didnt know you could major in that, I would be a rich man.
From what I see, many people who make up the industry did not set out with the intention of working in insurance or employee benefits. So why would a young professional just entering the job market choose employee benefits? The answer is much broader than me or my reasons for choosing my career.
Murphy is a risk management analyst in the human capital practice at Willis Towers Watson.
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