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Leader's Edge

Leader's Edge

Written by: A Council Platform
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 Established in 2004, Leader’s Edge is the award-winning content platform for The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, covering legal and legislative issues, international business and regulation, management trends and best practices, technology, and more. Leader’s Edge is written and recorded for large and mid-sized commercial insurance and employee benefit executives around the globe.All rights reserved Economics
Episodes
  • Introduction to Humanity with David Brooks

    Introduction to Humanity with David Brooks
    Jan 29 2026

    Journalist and author David Brooks sat down with Leader's Edge during the 2025 Insurance Leadership Forum.

    Having recently written his book, How to Know a Person, Brooks discusses why he set out to better understand others around him and what he gained from the experience, how leaders today can better support new graduates, and more.

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    14 mins
  • Personal Lines with Andy Barker

    Personal Lines with Andy Barker
    Jan 26 2026

    In this episode of our personal lines podcast series, Andy Barker, CEO of Houchens Insurance Group, pulls back the curtain on what leadership looks like at his business. Additionally he shares why giving back to the Bowling Green Kentucky community is central to his mission, and what drives him to start every day at 4:40 a.m.
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    15 mins
  • Politics and Risk Special Edition: Stories From White House Alumni Matt Kirk and Audra Jackson

    Politics and Risk Special Edition: Stories From White House Alumni Matt Kirk and Audra Jackson
    Jan 19 2026

    In this episode of The Politics & Risk Podcast, The Council’s senior vice president of government affairs, Joel Kopperud, and Audra Jackson, director of government affairs, are joined by Matt Kirk, head of North American retail placement at Acrisure.

    Jackson and Kirk both served in White House Office of Legislative Affairs, respectively during the Biden and George W. Bush administrations. They share unique stories from the White House spanning from Sept. 11 to the passage of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act to Jan. 6.
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    36 mins
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