Watch now on-demand to learn about:

1. Task Force on Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
   and what it means for you
2. The NAIC and climate
3. Investor groups and fossil fuels
4. Catastrophe and risk modeling
5. State regulators and emerging regulations
6. Insurers and reinsurers and what they are doing

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Don Jergler West Editor at Insurance Journal	Tom Larsen Principal at CoreLogic
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Jay Bruns Sr Climate Policy Advisor to Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler	Mark Way Head of Sustainability Underwriting at Zurich North America

Panelist Bios:

Tom Larsen is a principal at CoreLogic, who is responsible for subject matter expertise and thought leadership focused around insurance, hazard risk, climate change and catastrophe risk modeling. He has experience in natural catastrophe modeling for insurance, reinsurance and the government, dating back to 1989. He’s written articles for numerous publications, participated in various industry panels and has undertaken speaking engagements regarding the financial impacts of natural catastrophes. Larsen earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Stanford University and his master’s degree in structural mechanics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Jay Bruns is senior climate policy advisor to Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. Bruns was previously a senior advisor for private sector engagement at the United Nations Environment Program. Before that, he was vice president at The Hartford, where he led the company’s environmental stewardship efforts. Earlier, he was a career American diplomat, rising to the Senior Foreign Service. He represented the US in Norway, Germany, Japan, Trinidad and Tobago and Canada, and held positions in the State Department, Office of U.S. Trade Representative and the National Security Council at the White House.

Mark Way is Zurich North America’s head of sustainability underwriting, who leads Zurich’s newly formed Office of Sustainability Underwriting. Way has 20 years of insurance industry experience and a distinct focus on sustainability for the past 15 years. His most recent position was with The Nature Conservancy in Virginia, where he served as both acting global climate adaptation director and global climate risk & resilience director. Prior to that, he was with Swiss Re.

The post Around the World: Insurance, Climate Change, Disclosures, and Risk appeared first on Insurance Journal Research.

Yes, 2022. Eleven years have passed since ISO’s last major multi-state filing, so this is major. Within this filing, ISO:

• Introduced 13 new forms and endorsements;
• Revised 120 forms and endorsement; and
• Withdrew 11 forms and endorsements.

In this report, Chris Boggs, Executive Director Risk Management and Education for the Big I’s Virtual University, provides the highlights.

The entire filing is more than 700 pages. The resulting article is 13 pages.

The post Homeowners’ Form and Endorsement Changes Coming in ISO’s 2022 Multistate Filing appeared first on Insurance Journal Research.

The survey aims to help companies stay abreast of the latest state actions as insurance regulators continue to respond to a wide variety of COVID-19 related issues, including (1) the treatment of “insurance” as an “essential business” in light of “Stay at Home” orders; (2) encouraging continued flexibility when dealing with insureds; and (3) extension or waiver of filing requirements for various insurance company filings.

We thank Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. for sharing this information with our audience.  Please note that this information is as of a point in time and may continue to evolve.  As we are able to update this document we will amend the date.

The post May 12th Update: Survey of State Insurance Department COVID-19 Regulatory Actions appeared first on Insurance Journal Research.

Download this report for a compelling look at development in the 100-year floodplains, failures to map flood risk and strategies to ‘manage’ retreat.

We thank R Street for sharing this report with our audience.

The post Do No Harm: Managing Retreat By Ending New Subsidies appeared first on Insurance Journal Research.

The California Consumer Privacy Act comes into effect January, 2020.

The post California’s New Data Privacy Law Coming…Anxiety, Policy Limits Rising appeared first on Insurance Journal Research.

Think Cannabis Insurance 101 – and Beyond
This webinar, hosted by Insurance Journal, provides you with an overview of what’s going on in the world of insurance and cannabis.

We’ll answer these questions:

• What areas of the cannabis business are underserved?
• What do you need to know about state and federal laws?
• How big is the market?
• How has the risk evolved?
• What has the claims experience been like?

Panelists

Ian Stewart, partner in Wilson Elser and chair of the law firm’s cannabis law practice team.

John Donahue, president and CEO of Topa Insurance Co.

Chris Boden, cannabis practice group team leader for Crouse & Associates.

Special thanks to our sponsor Cannasure Insurance Services for making this free webinar possible.

The post Cannabis and Insurance: What You Need to Know About the Budding Business appeared first on Insurance Journal Research.

• Patient rights and civil protections
• Access to medicine
• Ease of navigation
• Functionality
• Consumer safety and provider requirements

With a total of 500 achievable points, where does your state stand?  Find out which states pass the test in this informative report.

We thank the for sharing this with our audience.

The post Medical Marijuana Access in the United States appeared first on Insurance Journal Research.

This 43-page report also contains latest safety data, a map of all deployed and planned connected car projects and a lengthy addendum of terms and standardized documentation to support your knowledge of automated vehicle development.

The post Preparing for the Future of Transportation appeared first on Insurance Journal Research.

This on-demand webinar, hosted by Insurance Journal, provides you with an overview of the assignment of benefits crisis that is plaguing Florida and how the insurance industry is responding.

We’ll answer these questions:

• How bad is Florida’s AOB problem?
• How is the abuse hurting Florida insurance consumers?
• How is AOB abuse affecting carriers writing business in Florida?
• What are state regulators and officials doing to stop the abuse?

We’ll also address:

• What changes carriers are making to protect their portfolios
• The industry’s work for AOB reform in the Florida Legislature
• How to keep your customers from being a victim of an AOB scam

Meet our experts, who will share their insights and experiences:

Barry Gilway, president/CEO and executive director, Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corp.

Logan McFaddin, regional manager, Property Casualty Insurers Association (PCI)

Patrick Wraight, director, Insurance Journal’s Academy of Insurance

Paul Huszar, president and CEO of emergency remediation services company VetCor LLC

The post Florida Assignment of Benefits Crisis: Where Does the Industry Go From Here? appeared first on Insurance Journal Research.

Download this insightful trend report for a quick overview of the challenge facing law enforcement and judges in these cases.

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This report is intended to:

• Focus public attention on the need for effective statewide building codes.
• Underscore the importance of code administration and enforcement.
• Ensure required performance standards are incorporated into construction of residential dwellings.
• Note whether states require licensing of building officials and construction contractors.
• Highlight steps states can take to improve their building code systems, providing better protection for their citizens and communities.

The post Rating The States: 2018 appeared first on Insurance Journal Research.

Read this report for the specifics around privacy cases announced in 2017, including well known brands Lenovo, Uber Technologies, Upromise, and VIZIO.

This is an important read to gain heightened awareness of privacy issues that have potential impact on our clients, our companies and all of us, personally.

The post Federal Trade Commission: Privacy & Data Security Report 2017 appeared first on Insurance Journal Research.

Read this study to gain insights into the challenges created by inconsistent claim adjuster licensing requirements and reciprocity from state to state and how this is impacting their ability to do their jobs in times of crisis.

The post Breaking Down Barriers: Licensing of Insurance Adjusters Across State Lines appeared first on Insurance Journal Research.

• Level of educational attainment needed to fulfill the licensure requirement.
• Number of hours/units of training needed to fulfill the licensure requirement.
• Number of weeks of experience required to fulfill the licensure requirement.
• Number of examinations taken to fulfill licensure requirement.
• Number of years before renewal is required for an occupational license.
• Number of hours/units of continuing education required to maintain or renew licensure.
• Maximum dollar amount charged for initial licensure.
• Maximum dollar amount charged for renewal of licensure.
• Minimum age needed to fulfill licensure requirement.

Download this PDF for the state by state insurance sales agent licensing requirements as set forth in the database.

The post Insurance Sales Agents Licensing Database appeared first on Insurance Journal Research.

Specifically, the new Voluntary Guidance includes:

• Focuses on SAE International Levels of Automation 3-5 – Automated Driving Systems (ADSs) – Conditional, High, and Full Automation);
• Clarifies the guidance process and that entities do not need to wait to test or deploy their ADSs;
• Revises unnecessary design elements from the safety self-assessment;
• Aligns Federal Guidance with the latest developments and industry terminology;
• Clarifies Federal and State roles going forward

A Vision for Safety 2.0 paves the way for the safe deployment of advanced driver assistance technologies by providing voluntary guidance that encourages best practices and prioritizes safety. The document also provides technical assistance to States and best practices for policymakers.

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