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2026 Financial Regulators Program: Presenters’ Perspectives

In this series of conversations, presenters from the annual Financial Regulators Program (a multi-day event, which took place on the campus of the University of Wisconsin, Madison in July of this year) visit with us to share insight and expertise on topics of relevance to financial regulators of insurance. These short-duration video segments offer a glimpse into the material that was covered during the multi-day, in-person event. That event and these video segments are a collaborative effort of IREF, the Universities of Wisconsin and Iowa,  and The Institutes Griffith Foundation.

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A Unique Forum for Financial Regulators Enters a New Chapter

This year, approximately 25 regulators from across the country gathered July 20–25 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for IREF’s Financial Regulators Program, the only university-based educational program devoted exclusively to insurance financial regulators. Participation is application-based and intentionally limited, creating a setting that is less like a traditional conference and more like an intensive workshop.

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Beyond the Basics: P/C Reinsurance

Go beyond the fundamentals of reinsurance with a deeper look at the trends, risks and market dynamics shaping the insurance ecosystem today.

In this on-demand session, experts from industry, academia, and insurance regulation explore how reinsurance supports insurer solvency and capacity, influences availability and affordability, and responds to evolving risks such as natural catastrophes, cyber threats, and geopolitical uncertainty. The discussion also examines emerging issues including catastrophe modeling, alternative capital, public-private partnerships, and regulatory considerations.

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  • "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

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