NCOIL President Announces Four Part Legislative Staff Training

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MANASQUAN, New Jersey, April 24 -- The National Conference of Insurance Legislators issued the following news release, dated April 22:

In collaboration with The Institutes Griffith Insurance Education Foundation, the National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL)is pleased to announce a newfour-part"Fundamentals of Insurance for Legislative Staff" training program.

"An NCOIL staff training programin collaboration with The Institutes Griffith Foundation isa natural extension of the work we've done together to educatelegislators" said LA. Sen. Dan "Blade" Morrish, NCOIL President. "Like myself, so many legislators are term limited and this program is a resource so staff understands insurance public policywhen legislators with long insurance committee service are termed-out and retire."

Thenon-partisan, non-advocativeprogram will consist of an introductory webinar on May 14that 2 pm ET,two in-person trainings at the 2019 NCOIL Summer Meeting in Newport Beach, CA on July 12th,and a concluding webinar in the fall. The schedule is below:

Session I-Risk Management and Insurance Overview for Public Policymakers: Examining the application, social utility, and fundamental workings of RMI. This 90-minute webinar is on May 14 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Please register here -https://griffithfoundationwevents.webex.com/griffithfoundationwevents/onstage/g.php?MTID=eff0a07bd921281347ca0058ea8372b3c.

Session II-Understanding the Risk Management process:Exploring risk management techniques, products and pricing. In person training on July 12that the 2019 Summer Meeting.

Session III-Analyzing and Evaluating Emerging Trends and Risks: Viewed through the lens of the risk management process for Public Policymakers.In person training on July 12that the 2019 Summer Meeting.

Session IV-Understanding Insurance Regulation and Legislation: Discussing our U.S. based system.Webinar on September 16th. Link to be provided closer to the event.

"In addition to this staff training participation, NCOIL and The Institutes Griffith Foundation will continue to partner to educate legislators" saidCommissioner Tom Considine, NCOIL CEO. "Each yearthis collaborative relationship becomesmore productive in educating public policymakers,and now staff."

"The Institutes Griffith Foundation is pleased to collaborate with NCOIL on this four-part series," said Frank Paul Tomasello, Senior Director at the InstitutesGriffith Foundation. "At the core of this effort is a commitment to delivering unbiased educational offerings thatinform public policymakers'staff."

NCOIL and The Institutes Griffith Foundation havecollaborated to educate policy makersfor more than two decades. In recent years, the collaborative effort has included educational webinars and in-person training programs at NCOIL meetings.

NCOIL is a national legislative organization with the nation's 50 states as members, represented principally by legislators serving on their states' insurance and financial institutions committees.NCOIL writes Model Laws in insurance and financial services, works to preserve the State jurisdiction over insurance as established by the McCarran-Ferguson Act seventy-four years ago, and to serve as an educational forum for public policymakers and interested parties.Founded in 1969, NCOIL is celebrating its 50thyear working to assert the prerogative of legislators in making State policy when it comes to insurance and educate State legislators on current and longstanding insurance issues.

The Institutes Griffith Insurance Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, non-advocative educational organization dedicated to providing unbiased information about risk management and insurance through educational programs targeting students and public policymakers. The Griffith Foundation is affiliated with The Institutes, the leader in delivering proven knowledge solutions that drive powerful business results for the risk management and property-casualty insurance industry. For more information, visit GriffithFoundation.org.