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Karen Roberts Discusses the Future of Women in Insurance

Karen Roberts, president of the national non-profit professional organization Women in Insurance and Financial Services, speaks out boldly on the challenges women face in our industry. The equal-pay battle may be won, but other significant barriers remain.

By Sharon K. Moorhead | Updated on December 31, 2010

Karen K. Roberts, CLU, ChFC, is a veteran financial planner/advisor and the owner of The Emerald Financial Group, which is affiliated with Lincoln Financial Advisors of Deerfield Beach. She recently assumed the presidency of the national non-profit professional organization, Women in Insurance and Financial Services (WIFS). Founded in 1936, WIFS is a national network of professionals at all stages of their careers, committed to the advancement, professional education, and support of women in the financial services sector. Headquartered in Albany, N.Y., the organization has over 1,200 members.

Q. Being the new leader of a professional support/networking organization with the words “financial services” in its title must make you a heroine to some in your field today. However, with all the recent negative headlines, do you sometimes feel that there is a target on the backs of everyone in your industry?

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