Women in Insurance

This submit is a part of a sequence sponsored by IAT Insurance Group.

Women make up almost 60% of the insurance coverage business’s workforce.^[1] Yet a profitable insurance coverage profession is completely different for every one. Meet two feminine IAT crew members with two distinctive backgrounds, every constructing a profitable profession in insurance coverage: Angela Rimgaila and Starr Taybron.

As a school scholar in the course of the 2008 Great Recession, Angela Rimgaila was drawn to the concept of a profession the place she may increase her skilled community, discover management alternatives and land a strong job post-graduation. The insurance coverage program at Temple University touted 100% job placement, so Angela selected to main in danger administration and insurance coverage and be a part of Gamma Iota Sigma, the insurance coverage business’s skilled fraternity. She now serves as IAT’s Assistant Vice President of Management Liability.

“There are so many professional organizations and networking groups that helped me build a network in the industry at a young age,” stated Rimgaila. “Insurance is an important part of the economy. It helps the world go around and it’s not going away. I know that I’ll always have a job and that’s very comforting. The industry gets a bad rap, but we keep people in business, help during disastrous times in life, and keep people employed.”

In 2022, Angela was honored as a Rising Star by Insurance Business America – recognizing up-and-coming professionals who’re making their mark within the business below 35.

Starr Taybron additionally spent her time at Michigan State on the lookout for a profession that supplied management alternatives. Post-college, Taybron started her profession in legislation enforcement with the U.S. Marshals and finally grew to become a Chief Probation and Parole Officer at 27 years previous. At the highest of her profession when most officers would retire, Taybron accepted a place as an investigator within the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) at IAT. She later led the unit as AVP and was honored as a Break-Out Award Winner in 2019 by Business Insurance – recognizing subsequent technology of insurance coverage business leaders. Today, Taybron is the Vice President of Auto/Casualty Operations.

“For me, it’s about justice. I actively investigated people who were committing theft, arson, and insurance fraud, and I like being able to do the right thing by the people who trust us to protect them,” stated Taybron. “Whatever your passion is, you can find it in the insurance industry. If you start in insurance you get to see other departments, and different positions that may keep you interested in a long-term path for growth. Insurance is always evolving, and there’s always room for innovation.”

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By Angela Rimgaila and Starr Taybron

[1] U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics “Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey,” 2021.