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Redefining Excellence in Insurance Leadership

Building on our commitment to address both immediate and long-term challenges, CPED continues to pioneer solutions that respond to the evolving demands of the insurance industry. Our team can help you and your organization overcome the complex challenges facing today’s insurance organizations. We’ll partner with you to determine the root cause of your challenges and help you build internal capabilities to face these challenges with confidence. By utilizing resources across the UW-Madison campus, we can also help you anticipate tomorrow’s challenges and ensure your workforce is prepared.

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Embracing Digital Change

Give your teams the tools to understand how emerging technologies are reshaping the insurance space.


Cultural Competencies, Teamwork, and Leadership

Help employees understand and respect the diverse range of insurance customers to foster trust, improve customer relations, and enhance business opportunities.


Data-Driven Decision Making

Help your team adopt a research-centric approach, capitalizing on data-driven insights.


Strategic Vision, Risk Management, and Decision Making

Empower your insurance leaders to prioritize projects based on strategic value, ensuring focus on initiatives that offer the highest return on investment.


Business Acumen for Managers and Leaders

Enhance the strategic skills of your insurance team members, enabling them to align business strategies with market needs and trends.


Organizational Design in a Digital World

Ensure your teams grasp the transformation from strategy-driven models to dynamic structures that resonate with the insurance sector’s unique challenges.


Change Management and Agility

Insurance teams will understand the four essential modes needed by agile insurance organizations to ensure you not only adapt but thrive amidst industry changes.


Matrix Management

Give team members the ability to discern the pivotal mindset shifts and behavioral adaptations required to effectively manage cross-functional projects.


"The Institutes chose to work with CPED because of their strong focus on the insurance industry and their ability to deliver programs that resonate with our leaders. The Business Strategy for Emerging Leaders program has been a great fit for our industry's high-potential managers and directors. I especially value that their facilitators have experience in insurance—it brings added credibility and relevance to the learning.”


NICOLE RIEGL
Head of Enterprise Education Strategy, The Institutes

Grow, Learn, and Lead in Insurance

Access expert-driven insights to strengthen your organization's capabilities, enhance leadership effectiveness, and stay ahead in a rapidly evolving industry.

Featured Programs



Change Management

Build readiness for change while learning strategies to communicate, train, and reduce resistance to organizational change.

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Business Analytics for Data-Driven Leadership

Give non-data science leaders the skills and knowledge to leverage data that will drive business decisions and performance.

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Business Acumen and Strategy

Improve general business and financial skills that will result in making more effective strategic decisions.

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Coaching and Motivating Teams

Adopting and employing a coaching mindset can improve motivation, performance, and employee satisfaction.

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Contact Tracy

Tracy will help you find the right mix of strategic consulting, coaching, and development solutions aimed at enhancing organizational performance and fostering growth within the insurance industry. She leverages her extensive background in executive education learning and development to ensure you achieve strategic alignment and operational excellence.


TRACY QUARELLA
Solutions Advisor, Insurance