More Griffith Program Offerings
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.
Examining the Impact of Fraud on the Insurance Ecosystem & the Important Role of Public Policymakers in Anti-Fraud Efforts
This 40-minute, on-demand program explores: the impact of insurance fraud on the insurance ecosystem; efforts underway to combat fraud; and opportunities for state lawmakers to bolster fraud prevention. It features these distinguished panelists:
Dr. Robert Hoyt, Dudley L. Moore, Jr. Chair and Professor of Risk Management and Insurance, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia
The Honorable Trinidad Navarro, Commissioner, Delaware Department of Insurance
Mr. Ben Eikey, Manager of State Training and Development, Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy, Wayne State University School of Law
The McCarran Ferguson Act 79 Years On: Exploring Its History, Role and Relevance
This calendar year marks the 79th anniversary of the McCarran-Ferguson Act. Passed in 1945, this landmark piece of legislation continues to undergird our system of insurance regulation in the United States. The Institutes Griffith Foundation invites you to view this academic exploration of the history, role, and continued relevance of the Act. The program, originally delivered on March 20, and now available in on-demand format, features the insight and expertise of Harold Weston, J.D.. Weston is a Clinical Associate Professor and WSIA Distinguished Chair in Risk Management and Insurance at the Greenberg School of Risk Science at Georgia State University. In keeping with our mission, this complimentary program is purely instructional in nature and does not support a position on any issue.
Affordability and Availability of Property Insurance: An Academic Examination of Critical Components
Questions related to the affordability and availability of property insurance have garnered attention in recent months. The Institutes Griffith Foundation is pleased to present an academic examination of the critical components contributing to this hard market, featuring the expertise of Dr. Lars Powell of the University of Alabama. This on-demand conversation between Dr. Powell and The Institutes Griffith Foundation’s Executive Director, Frank Paul Tomasello, is available for complimentary viewing. In keep with our organization’s mission, the discussion is purely instructional in nature and does not take a position on any issues.
Advances in Artificial Intelligence (“AI”)
Advances in Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) are making headlines, and some observers believe that AI’s impact on the insurance ecosystem will be transformative. Please join us for an academic exploration of the opportunities ahead, featuring Dr. Martin F. Grace, the James Boettner Professor of Risk, Fox School of Business, Temple University. In keeping with the mission of The Institutes Griffith Foundation, this complimentary webinar will be strictly instructional in nature and will not take a position on any issues. Pre-registration is required and takes only a moment:
Cyber Risk: Exploring the Threat Landscape and the Role of Risk Management
The Institutes Griffith Foundation, in collaboration with Indiana University, is pleased to make this complimentary, on-demand webinar available. The 60 -minute session: examines the current cyber risk landscape; explores the role and limitations of insurance in addressing the risks; and considers how the cyber-security ecosystem is coming together to combat the challenges.
The Economic Outlook Ahead: What It May Mean for the Insurance Eco-system
The Institutes Griffith Foundation and the Insurance Regulator Education Foundation (IREF) invite you to join us for a forward-looking webinar, considering the economic outlook ahead and its implications for insurers, insureds and public policymakers. Dr. Michel Leonard, PhD, Chief Economist of Triple-I and Adjunct Faculty member with New York University’s Economics Department, will share his forecast for the year ahead. The session will include a Q & A segment moderated by Jim Jones, Executive Director of the Katie School of Insurance at Illinois State University, and IREF Ex-officio Board Member.
The Impact of Current Economic Conditions on Insurance: An Overview for Regulators
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 features 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 includes a question-and-answer segment moderated by Frank Paul Tomasello, Executive Director of The Institutes Griffith Foundation.
Predict & Prevent ™ — Policymaker Perspectives
Insurance regulators are important partners as insurers transform how they work with consumers to move beyond detect and repair and promote Predict & Prevent, say regulatory leaders in “Policymaker Perspectives,” the fourth episode of the Predict & Prevent™ podcast. Special guest host Frank Paul Tomasello, executive director of The Institutes’ Griffith Insurance Education Foundation, welcomes guests Elizabeth Kelleher Dwyer, director of the Department of Business Regulation for Rhode Island, and Andrew Mais, insurance commissioner for Connecticut. Together they review some of the risk challenges society is facing, and how policymakers balance a need for consumer protection and trust with support for innovation and technological advances.
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.
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.
Insurance Regulator Programming: Financial Regulator Webinar Series
The Institutes Griffith Foundation collaborated with the Insurance Regulator Education Foundation (IREF) and the Katie School of Insurance at Illinois State University to produce three days of live, programming for financial regulators of insurance in June of 2022. The sessions originated from the campus of the Katie School of Insurance and were delivered to a live audience of both on-site and remote attendees. Many of the sessions were recorded and are available for complimentary, on -demand playback.
Inflation: Implications for Insurers and Public Policymakers
In early March, The Institutes Griffith Foundation hosted a Legislator Luncheon during the Spring meeting of the Nation Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) titled, “Inflation: Implications for Insurers and Public Policymakers.”
The program, open to public policymakers only, featured the insights and expertise of Dr. Michel Leonard, Chief Economist at the Triple-I and adjunct faculty at New York University’s Economics Department. Materials from Dr. Leonard’s presentation can be found at the link below.
Catastrophe Losses: Exploring an Effort Underway to Promote Resilience
As climate related losses increase, the notion of resilience is ever more important for insurers, insureds and by extension, public policymakers. Please join us for a conversation with the President of the Catastrophe Resiliency Council (CRC), which was recently formed to advance resilience from natural catastrophes. The 30-minute, non-partisan and non-advocative webinar: considers the societal impact of cat losses; examines the importance of resilience; and discusses the genesis and mission of the CRC.
Peril and Promise: Climate Risk and Resilience
The Institutes Griffith Foundation, in collaboration with the Insurance Regulator Education Foundation (IREF), is pleased to present a webinar discussing climate risk and resilience. The conversation explores the climate risk landscape; considers how insurers are responding; and examines complementary regulatory efforts. Featured speakers include Benjamin Collier, PhD, Assistant Professor of Risk, Actuary Science, and Legal Studies, Temple University; Sean Kevelighan, President and CEO of the Insurance Information Institute; and Michael Peterson, Deputy Commissioner on Climate and Sustainability for the California Department of Insurance. Click below to view the on-demand program.
Cybersecurity Policy Bootcamp Parts 1 & 2
The Cybersecurity Policy Bootcamp, presented by Indiana University in collaboration with The Institutes Griffith Insurance Education Foundation, focuses on cybersecurity risk management with the goal of providing context for policymakers and their staffs. The bootcamp will address cyber risk insurance, privacy regulation, critical infrastructure protection and ransomware mitigation, supply chain cybersecurity, safe harbor laws and defining 'reasonable' cybersecurity, along with Internet of Things and AI regulations.
All webinars are available for on-demand viewing. Please register to view the first two webinars in the series and simply click the link to view the third webinar.
Cybersecurity Policy Bootcamp Part 3
Part 3 of The Cybersecurity Policy Bootcamp, presented by Indiana University in collaboration with The Institutes Griffith Insurance Education Foundation, focuses on cybersecurity risk management with the goal of providing context for policymakers and their staffs. The bootcamp will address cyber risk insurance, privacy regulation, critical infrastructure protection and ransomware mitigation, supply chain cybersecurity, safe harbor laws and defining 'reasonable' cybersecurity, along with Internet of Things and AI regulations.