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The Institutes Griffith Insurance Education Foundation

Our mission is to empower public policymakers through a greater understanding of insurance and risk management.

The Institutes Griffith Foundation

Non-advocative programs and resources for public policymakers

As the leading resource for objective insurance information, we host programs for policymakers at state and federal levels. Presented by leading scholars, these complimentary seminars help policymakers build valuable knowledge about insurance and emerging risk management issues so they can better support their constituents.

We are deeply committed to objectivity. All of our programs are strictly instructional and do not support any position on any issue.

Current Complimentary Programing


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★ Live Webinar | Thursday, March 30, 2023 1:00 PM EDT

The Impact of Current Economic Conditions on Insurance: An Overview for Regulators

Thursday, March 30, 2023 1:00 PM EDT


The Institutes Griffith Foundation and the Insurance Regulator Education Foundation (IREF) are pleased to present a non-partisan and non-advocative webinar:

  • examining the current economic landscape;
  • exploring the impact of today’s economic conditions on insurers; and
  • considering related public policy questions that have come to the fore.  

The session will feature the insight and expertise of  Dr. Michel Leonard, PhD, Chief Economist of Triple-I and Adjunct Faculty member with New York University’s Economics Department.  The session will include a question-and-answer segment moderated by Frank Paul Tomasello, Executive Director of The Institutes Griffith Foundation.  In keeping with the mission of The Institutes Griffith Foundation, the webinar program is strictly instructional in nature and does not support a position on any issues. 

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Insurance Insights: Candid Conversations with Thought Leaders

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.

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The Institutes Griffith Foundation and the NAIC’s Center for Insurance Policy and Research “Back-to-Basics” Collaborative Programming Series

The Institutes Griffith Foundation is pleased to collaborate with the NAIC’s Center for Insurance Policy and Research to produce a “Back to Basics” series of webinars.  These non-partisan and non-advocative sessions aim to provide foundational knowledge to help inform important policy conversations.

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Reinsurance: Back to Basics

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 will focus on reinsurance. This non-partisan and non-advocative webinar aims to provide foundational knowledge to help inform important policy conversations. Reinsurance is a crucial tool for insurers to help manage their risk profile and create stability in insurance markets. In this session, we'll cover the foundations of reinsurance, how it is used by insurers, and factors impacting the reinsurance market such as natural catastrophes.

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Insurance Fraud: Back to Basics

This pre-recorded broadcast, the most recent in our “Back to Basics” series of webinars, explores the topic of insurance fraud.  Speakers include Dr. J Bradley Karl of Florida State University, Fred Lohman of the National Insurance Crime Bureau, Trinidad Navarro of the Delaware Department of Insurance, and J. Michael Skiba of Dr. Fraud Training Group.The 90-minute session: explores the impact fraud has on insurance; discusses strategies for combating fraud; provides an overview of how regulators are tackling the issue; and considers the innovative ways technology and big data are being used to identify fraud.

Past Programming Content

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On-Demand Webinars

The Fundamentals of Risk Management and Insurance: a Primer for Public Policymakers

Presented by The Institutes Griffith Foundation in Collaboration with NCOIL

This on-demand, complimentary program provides an overview of the underpinnings of risk management and insurance.  It will benefit both newly elected officials and those interested in a refresher session; and it is a terrific way for lawmakers to revisit foundational concepts in advance of the Spring meeting of NCOIL. The 45-minute session features the insights and expertise of Dr. David T. Russell, Professor of Insurance and Finance and Director of the Center for Risk Management and Insurance at California State University, Northridge.  In keeping with the mission of The Institutes Griffith Foundation, the program is strictly instructional in nature and does not support a position on any issues.

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On-Demand Webinars

2022 Cybersecurity Policy Bootcamp

The webinars of the 2022 Cybersecurity Policy Bootcamp series presented by The Institutes Griffith Foundation in collaboration with Indiana University are now viewable on-demand.

  • Cyber Risk: Considering Its Scope, the Role of Insurance, Definitions of “Reasonable” Security and Relevant Trends and Practices
     
  • Cyber Security: Surveying State-Level Consumer Privacy and Biometrics Initiatives
     
  • Cyber Securtiy: Exploring Efforts to Combat Ransomware

The complimentary programs are moderated by Frank Paul Tomasello, Executive Director of The Institutes Griffith Foundation.  Webinars are free to view, but registration is required.

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Foster Care and Insurance: Exploring Opportunities and Issues Around Risk Management

The Institutes Griffith Insurance Education Foundation invites public policymakers, staff and interns to view this complimentary, non-partisan and non-advocative webinar examining myriad issues related to foster care liability exposures and approaches to address the risks. 

The conversation opens with introductory remarks from Director Judith L. French of the Ohio Department of Insurance, and features the insight and expertise of three professors from Appalachian State University: David C. Marlett, PhD, Lorilee A. Medders, PhD, and Jamie Parson, PhD.

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Griffith Foundation Programing Archive

We are pleased to share an array of educational programming and content. Click below to view additional on-demand resources from past webinars and events.

See the Programming Content Archive

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