This Working Life: ‘No matter what stage you’re at in your career, if you’re not learning you’re staying still’

As chief executive of The Insurance Institute, Dermot Murray understands the importance of training and of continuing professional development

Dermot Murray, chief executive of the Insurance Institute. Picture: Shane O'Neill

At the start of my career, I was extremely hungry to learn and I wanted to know all there was to know. Thankfully, in the insurance industry there are countless opportunities to learn, but it is also a prerequisite. You must be committed to continually advancing your professional development. I think it’s essential. No matter what stage you’re at in your career, if you’re not learning you’re staying still.

I was appointed chief executive of ...