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

Programming Highlights

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

We invite Illinois lawmakers and their staff members to join us on February 13 at 9:30 am CT for a non-partisan, non-advocative webinar providing an overview of the underpinnings of risk management and insurance. 

This complimentary program features the insights of Drs. Kevin Ahlgrim and Tice Sirmans, both of Illinois State University’s Department of Finance, Insurance, and Law in the College of Business. Pre-registration is required.

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

ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

Back-to-Basics: P & C Guaranty Funds

The Institutes Griffith Foundation recently collaborated with the NAIC’s CIPR to present another installment of our Back-to-Basics series, the second of a two-part offering on the guaranty system. The non-partisan and non-advocative program aimed to provide foundational knowledge to help inform important policy conversations. Complimentary on-demand viewing is available at this link.

ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

The Economic Outlook Ahead: Implications for the Insurance Ecosystem in 2025

Building upon an earlier conversation, Frank Tomasello, Executive Director of The Institutes Griffith Foundation, visited with Michel Leonard, Chief Economist and Data Scientist at the Triple-I and adjunct faculty member at New York University’s Economics Department. They discussed the economic outlook ahead and considered implications for the insurance ecosystem in 2025. 

  • "The Institutes Griffith Foundation provides insightful programming to all regulators who would like a nonpartisan, up-to-date perspective of the insurance industry. Griffith and its dedicated staff can benefit regulatory professionals, both new and seasoned. They bring important voices to the table to offer a meaningful conversation that leads to positive change for the industry."

    Jon Godfread, North Dakota Insurance Commissioner and NAIC President 2025

  • "The Institutes Griffith Foundation consistently provides NCOIL and its member legislators with a tremendous amount of non-partisan and non-advocative educational programming. Such programming is really invaluable for the legislators as it enhances their knowledge and understanding of important insurance issues which ends up contributing to better policy being developed in legislatures across the country. "

    William Melofchik, NCOIL Chief Executive Officer

  • "The Institutes Griffith Foundation's non-partisan and non-advocative educational programming is an invaluable resource for the Connecticut Department of Insurance and policymakers nationwide. Their objective seminars, featuring leading academics and industry experts, equip regulators with the knowledge to make informed policy decisions, ultimately benefiting and protecting consumers.” 

    Andrew N. Mais, Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner, NAIC Most Recent Past President 

  • “NAIC’s CIPR values its collaborative relationship with The Institutes Griffith Foundation.  Our organizations jointly produce webinar programming that helps to bring lawmakers and regulators ‘back-to-basics’ by providing foundational knowledge on myriad risk and insurance topics. This non-partisan and non-advocative programming provides foundational knowledge to help inform important policy conversations.”  

    Jeff Czajkowski, Director of the NAIC’s CIPR

  • “NCOIL is proud of our decades long collaborative relationship with the Institutes Griffith Insurance Education Foundation, which focuses on providing lawmakers with additional, supplemental education to enhance their ability to make informed policy decisions. Griffith provides webinars, lunch-&-learns, and educational workshops to serve our members in the way most convenient to them.” 

    Tom Considine, Former CEO, NCOIL

  • “The Institutes Griffith Foundation is a tremendous resource for legislators as we navigate the changing waters of insurance law and regulation. I have been an insurance agent for over 30 years, but I still learn something new every time they host an event at our NCOIL meetings. During my tenure as a past President of NCOIL, I often heard from elected officials, who were unfamiliar with the ins and outs of the insurance environment, that Griffith’s programs helped create clarity and offered tools to navigate this ever-changing landscape.”

    Rep. Matt Lehman, Indiana House Majority Leader, Past President of NCOIL