Following a live presentation at the 2023 Financial Regulators Program, which was held on the campus of the Katie School of Insurance at Illinois State University, David Ocasek visited with Frank Tomasello of The Institutes Griffith Foundation.  Mr. Ocasek provided an overview of the role of surplus lines in the insurance ecosystem.

Following a live presentation at the 2023 Financial Regulators Program, which was held on the campus of the Katie School of Insurance at Illinois State University, Karen Clark spoke with Jim Jones of the Katie School of Insurance.  Ms. Clark provided an overview of catastrophe modeling for the benefit of regulators who were unable to attend the in-person conference.

Following a live presentation at the 2023 Financial Regulators Program, which was held on the campus of the Katie School of Insurance at Illinois State University, Steve Kinion visited with Frank Tomasello of The Institutes Griffith Foundation.  Mr. Kinion shared insight into Captives and distinguished them from other forms of risk retention and risk financing

Following a live presentation at the 2023 Financial Regulators Program, which was held on the campus of the Katie School of Insurance at Illinois State University, Dennis Burke conversed with Jim Jones of the Katie School of Insurance.  He discussed reinsurance fundamentals, rends and issues.

Following a live presentation at the 2023 Financial Regulators Program, which was held on the campus of the Katie School of Insurance at Illinois State University, Dr. Grace visited with Frank Tomasello of The Institutes Griffith Foundation.  Dr. Grace shared his thoughts on the promise of AI in insurance.

Insurance and Risk Management play an important role in the financial fabric of our country, protecting many aspects of our personal lives, professional endeavors and national economy. During the summer recess, The Institutes Griffith Foundation is pleased to present this series of complimentary, on-demand programs for Federal legislative aides.  Featuring leading academic experts, these sessions are strictly instructional in nature and do not support a position on any issues.

The Institutes Griffith Foundation is pleased to collaborate with the NAIC’s CIPR to present the next installment of our Back-to-Basics series, which focuses on climate risk. This non-partisan, non-advocative program serves to provide foundational knowledge aimed at helping to inform policy-related conversations. This webinar will:

• explore the current climate risk landscape and the myriad challenges and opportunities presented;
• discuss the promise of resilience and mitigation as important tools in the risk management toolbox; and
• consider both research and real-world efforts to create more resilient communities.

In this episode of  “Insurance Insights,” Frank Paul Tomasello, Executive Director of The Institutes Griffith Foundation, visits the Arkansas State Capitol building in Little Rock for a conversation with State Representative Deborah Ferguson, the 2023 President of the National Council of Insurance Legislators.  During the conversation, Representative Ferguson: shares her perspective on the challenges and trends that public policymakers faced in 2022; identifies what she believes to be the most pressing risk management and insurance priorities for state lawmakers in 2023; and offers her views of the role of NCOIL in helping lawmakers to address these priorities.

The Institutes Griffith Foundation, IREF, and the Katie School of Insurance at Illinois State University collaborated this summer to provide a multi-day program for financial regulators. An in-person event took place in June 2023 and covered a variety of topics including surplus lines, catastrophe risk modeling, and more.

The Institutes Griffith Foundation is pleased to announce the two newest members of the Advisory Council, Charles M. Chamness and Jillian Froment, J.D. Both Chamness and Froment will help to advance Griffith’s mission to provide non-advocative, non-partisan education to public policy members

The Institutes Griffith Insurance Education Foundation and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) announced Edward J. Largent, president, CEO, and board chair of Westfield Insurance, as the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award winner during a recent ceremony at APCIA’s 2022 Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas.