What keeps today's corporate CFOs up at night?

These C-Suite leaders are taking on more than ever before, and that includes making insurance decisions.

Chief financial officers in 2024 worry about economic uncertainty, market competition, talent retention, cyber threats and a host of other operational concerns.

It’s no wonder: These C-Suite leaders are taking on more responsibility than ever before, and that includes making insurance decisions, according to the Travelers 2024 CFO Study, a report that set out to “get inside the minds” of today’s business leaders.

“CFOs are key decision-makers,” Joan Woodward, executive vice president of Public Policy for Travelers and president of the Travelers Institute, says on this week’s episode of the Insurance Speak podcast. “A key measure of success is ensuring that we have the products, services and capabilities that CFO wants to buy.”

Being a CFO is “a much more complex role” than it used to be, explains Woodward, who hosts a podcast of her own called “Wednesdays with Woodward.” Weekly guest interviews about insurance-industry and business issues are peppered with episodes that touch on the host’s personal interests such geopolitics and golf.

In her Insurance Speak chat, Woodward not only illuminates the most prescient findings from the Travelers 2024 CFO Survey, she also talks about the mission behind the Travelers Institute, which is the carrier’s educational and public policy division, and shares pearls of wisdom from her own professional journey. Listen to the full episode above, or subscribe to Insurance Speak on Spotify, Apple Music or Libsyn.

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