About The Institutes Griffith Foundation

The Institutes Griffith Foundation seeks to empower public policymakers and their staff through a greater understanding of insurance and risk management by providing unbiased educational programs.

Insurance plays a critical role in the financial security of our country, protecting many aspects of our personal lives, professional endeavors, and national economy. Informed risk management policy helps serve as a catalyst for a more secure financial future for our nation. Knowledge is vital to helping public policymakers make sound decisions. 

Resources and Programs

Programming provided by Griffith is designed to serve policymakers and their staff through non-advocative, nonpartisan seminars on insurance essentials and emerging risk management issues.

Griffith offers resources to help educate, elevate, and connect - including:

  • Seminars

  • Webinars

  • On-demand programs

  • Panel Discussions involving voices from across the insurance ecosystem

  • E-print

Our resources are always current. We are continually refining our approach to reflect the changes in how lawmakers and regulators obtain information, allowing them to access programming and materials in the manner of their choosing.

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

We provide tailored programming to meet the needs of policymakers and staff in specific jurisdictions. These customized session provide critical insights to improve knowledge of insurance and risk management.

All programs are presented by distinguished thought-leaders.  Our programming features academic experts and other distinguished individuals .   

Frank Tomasello headshot

Frank Paul Tomasello, J.D.
Executive Director
tomasello@griffithfoundation.org

“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

Advisory Council

  • Matthew Mosher

    Chair President and Chief Executive Director – Rating Services, A.M. Best Company

  • James Carson, Ph.D., CPCU, CLU, ARM

    Professor, Risk Management & Insurance, University of Georgia

  • Ken Cooley, J.D.

    California State Assemblyman, (Former) (2012-2022)

  • Charles M. Chamness

    Independent Corporate Director and Senior Advisor, Bain Capital Insurance and Sandbox Insurtech Ventures.

  • Jillian Froment, J.D. 

    Executive Vice President and General Counsel, American Council of Life Insurers

  • Rob McDade, J.D., CPCU

    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Strategy Officer, COUNTRY Financial

  • Howard Mills

    Independent Corporate Director and Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company

  • Keesha-Lu M. Mitra, J.D., FLMI, FFSI

    Senior Vice President & General Counsel, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

  • Beth W. Murphy, CPCU, ARC, ARe, MCM

    EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary

  • David M. Pooser, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor & IIANC/NCSLA/W. Kurt Fickling Distinguished Chairholder, College of Business, East Carolina University

  • E. Tice Sirmans, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor, Department of Finance, Insurance and Law, College of Business, Illinois State University, Illinois State University College of Business