Adam B. Haas, Employee Benefits Underwriter, Protector Group
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The Worcester-based Protector Group Insurance Agency Inc. recently hired Adam B. Haas to work with underwriters at insurance carriers and offer technical assistance to sales and service staff. He lives in Concord and worked in Boston for his last job, but says he's getting used to the "reverse commute."
Vital Stats:
Age: 28
Residence: Concord
Family: Single
Education: Connecticut College
Previous job: Willis HRH
Start date at new job: April 20
Q. How are you settling in at your new office?
A. I am still adjusting to a new setting, but am enjoying getting to know my colleagues at The Protector Group.
Q. What's the biggest surprise you've had in starting the job?
A. This might sound superficial and bad, but I have discovered that working in Worcester isn't all that bad. Let me qualify this statement by saying I worked in Boston for a number of years and I always thought as Worcester as being really far away. Frankly, I love the "reverse" commute and am discovering that there are some really nice places to eat at here.
Q. What challenges do you see in your new position?
A. I think it can always be challenging starting a new job, whether that means meeting new colleagues, getting used to working with a different group of people (including learning their way of doing things), and figuring out what your role is going to be. I think there is always an adjustment period at a new job of several weeks. That said - -one of the challenges for me at this position will be further familiarizing myself with the financial or underwriting side of employee benefits.
Q. How different is this job from your previous position?
A. At my old position, I was doing a combination of financial analysis, as well as marketing analysis (i.e. I was examining the competitiveness of the marketplace of various carriers for different coverage types -- medical, dental, life, disability, etc.). At this new position, I will be focusing on financial analysis.
Q. How close is this to what you imagined in high school you'd end up doing?
A. To be perfectly frank, not at all. I always thought about going into teaching, perhaps being a college professor. When I was growing up people would ask me if I was going to follow in my Dad's footsteps and go into employee benefits. My answer was always a very firm no. Don't ask me how, because I still can't figure it out myself -- somehow I ended up in employee benefits. Anyone who says that they were planning to go into employee benefits or work in insurance when they were a kid is being disingenuous.
Q. Where's the best place to get lunch near your new location?
A. I'm still discovering what places there are to eat at in Worcester. So far, I would say Viva Bene. It has really good food at a very reasonable price. I am still relying on my colleagues to show me the good places to eat in town.
Q. What do you hope to be doing 10 years from now?
A. Hopefully I am still in the employee benefits field. To be honest, I have enough difficulty thinking a week ahead, let alone 10 years into the future. All I can hope is that I continue to grow as a professional, acquire and learn new skills, and continue to work with a talented group of individuals -- whom I can learn from and can hopefully learn something from me as well.
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