Brianne Spellane
Spellane is the director of membership for The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers. She previously served as managing editor of Leader’s Edge magazine from Oct. 2018-Jan. 2023. Her April 2021 feature story Beautiful Minds earned a 2022 Folio award and 2022 Jesse H. Neal runner-up honors.

Brokerage Ops
Council Foundation Scholar Spotlight
The next generation of insurance talent is here.
December 1, 2022

Brokerage Ops
Pushing the Needle Forward
Q&A with outgoing Council Chair Nancy Mellard, EVP and General Counsel, CBIZ
September 29, 2022

Industry
Back in Action: RISKWORLD 2022
A sneak peek into this year's conference with Kristen Peed of CBIZ.
April 7, 2022

Brokerage Ops
Powering the Pipeline
Investing in your talent in those crucial development years is key to keeping th...
January 18, 2022

Industry
Meet the Newest Industry Talent
Council Foundation scholarship winners share why they want to work in brokerage....
November 30, 2021

Industry
Getting to Where We Want to Go
Meet newly elected Council Chair Nancy Mellard, EVP, and General Counsel, CBIZ
November 1, 2021

Podcasts
The Evolution of the Threat Actor
With increased loss activity, media attention, and frequency and severity of att...
October 19, 2021

P&C
ILF 2021 Cyber Panel: “It’s Way Worse Than You Think”
Understanding data, cyber threats, and both your exposure and responsibility as ...
October 19, 2021

Industry
Catching Up with Council Chair David Becker
Part II of our conversation with the CEO of Cottingham & Butler
October 2, 2021

Industry
It’s a Relationship Business
Q&A with Jack Damioli, President & CEO, The Broadmoor
October 1, 2021

Brokerage Ops
Better Every Day
Q&A with Council Chair David Becker, CEO, Cottingham & Butler
September 30, 2021

Podcasts
Continuity Planning: Is Your Business Prepared?
The case for a comprehensive business continuity management framework.
September 8, 2021

Industry
Reflections on 9/11
This September we recognize the profound impact the events of September 11, 2001...
August 31, 2021

Industry
Rethinking the Interview Process for Neurodiverse Talent
Altering hiring practices can help open the door to some of the best and brighte...
March 31, 2021

Industry
Insurance Industry Ripe for Analytical Talent
Neurodiverse candidates are ready to fill holes you might not know you have.
March 31, 2021

Industry
Michael Murphy
On what’s next for Donald Trump and the Republican Party, Biden’s cabinet pi...
January 20, 2021

Health+Benefits
David Axelrod
On the future of the ACA, prescription drugs, pollsters, and whether Mitch McCon...
January 20, 2021

Industry
When One Door Closes…
COVID-19 forced many organizations to put internships on the chopping block. Tho...
November 30, 2020

Industry
Council Foundation Scholar Stories
For these Council Foundation scholars, the kept promise of an internship made al...
November 30, 2020

Industry
It's Never Overt
A conversation with ABD vice president Ivoree Reinaldo about what it’s like to...
September 30, 2020

Brokerage Ops
Your Interns, Your Future
Change the narrative for the next generation. They may be knocking on your door ...
December 1, 2019

Brokerage Ops
Student Recruiting Survey: The Future of Talent
Gamma Iota Sigma reveals what college grads are saying about insurance organizat...
October 15, 2019

Industry
We Gotta Get on It
From building trust through technology to addressing resilience and underinsuran...
July 23, 2019

Brokerage Ops
Five Minutes with Ben Fidlow of Willis Towers Watson
We sat down at RIMS 2019 to discuss how WTW's predictive analytics are moving be...
April 30, 2019

Industry
Captives with Steve Bauman of AXA XL
We chatted with AXA XL's head of global programs and captive practice, North Ame...
April 30, 2019

Industry
RIMS 2019 Goes Global
Q&A with Kristen Peed, corporate director of risk management at CBIZ in Kansas C...
April 30, 2019

Health+Benefits
Addressing PTSD in the Workforce
Q&A with Dr. Teresa Bartlett, senior medical officer at Sedgwick
April 29, 2019

Industry
The Risk Manager's Take
Q&A with Cindy Roelke, who has risk management responsibilities for all of Weste...
April 29, 2019

P&C
Travel Risks: What Employers Need to Know
Q&A with Erika Weisbrod, director of security solutions - Americas at Internatio...
April 29, 2019

Brokerage Ops
Taking a Shot at the Leadership Myth
How a shotgun and a challenge can help you understand your potential.
August 27, 2015

Industry
Brokers Without Borders
Surplus lines reform will finally simplify the process of dealing with 52 jurisd...
September 30, 2010