Travelers Institute Announces Spring Webinar Lineup
March 28 2022 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
The Travelers Institute, the public policy division of The
Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV), today announced the upcoming
sessions of the Wednesdays with Woodward® series. The webinars will
explore a variety of topics, including investigating insurance
fraud, the state of the COVID-19 pandemic, a behind-the-scenes look
at the Travelers Championship golf tournament, and a deep dive into
telematics and usage-based insurance.
“Our programs will continue to focus on the trends and market
dynamics that are shaping the current outlook for businesses,” said
Joan Woodward, President of the Travelers Institute and Executive
Vice President of Public Policy at Travelers. “We look forward to
providing our agents, brokers and customers with expert insights
into the challenges and opportunities that impact their lives both
at work and at home.”
Following is the schedule of upcoming webinars:
- March 30: “Ready to Take Over? Driver Distraction in the Age
of Automation” – Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)
research scientists Dr. Ian Reagan and Dr. Alexandra Mueller will
discuss the ongoing danger of distracted driving on our roadways
and share insights into IIHS’ new safety ratings for partially
automated vehicles, which assess how well these vehicles help
drivers maintain focus on the road.
- April 6: “60 Minutes in Personal Insurance: Opportunities in
a Changing Marketplace” – Travelers leaders Michael Klein,
Executive Vice President and President of Personal Insurance, and
Loree Toedman, Senior Vice President of Personal Insurance Field
Sales, will discuss the rapidly evolving personal lines marketplace
and how insurance carriers and agents can adapt and respond most
effectively.
- April 13: “Level Up Your LinkedIn Presence to Grow
Your Business, Brand and Network” – Sulemaan Ahmed, Co-founder
and Principal Educator at Servo Annex, and Brian Tietje, Global
Client Director for LinkedIn Corporation, will join Woodward to
offer best practices and strategies for optimizing your LinkedIn
profile, social selling and business development for individuals
and organizations.
- April 20: “The Future of Fighting Insurance
Crime” – David J. Glawe, President and CEO of the National
Insurance Crime Bureau, and Nick Seminara, Executive Vice President
and Chief Claim Officer at Travelers, will provide a
behind-the-scenes look at the latest methods their teams use to
root out insurance fraud and protect consumers.
Glawe added, “Insurance crime causes billions of dollars in
economic harm to the nation every year. Technological advancements
and globalization have ushered in a new wave of threats, ranging
from cyber criminals to climate change and infectious diseases.
Better data analytics integration and timely dissemination of
actionable intelligence products are necessary to confront the
evolving schemes of organized criminal networks.”
- May 4: “Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Lessons
Learned from the Front Lines of the Pandemic” – Dr. Adams will
share his expertise related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics will
include what our “new normal” could look like, updates on vaccines
and boosters, and his latest work on expanding health equity.
- May 11: “Behind the Scenes at the Travelers
Championship” – Andy Bessette, Executive Vice President and
Chief Administrative Officer at Travelers, and Nathan Grube,
Tournament Director of the Travelers Championship, will take the
webinar audience behind the scenes of the Travelers Championship,
including a virtual tour of the TPC River Highlands clubhouse.
- May 25: “How’s My Driving? Telematics and the Insurance
Experience” – Peter Gulbrandsen, Vice President and National
Auto Lead for Personal Insurance at Travelers, and Ryan McMahon,
Vice President of Strategy at Cambridge Mobile Telematics, will
offer an inside look at the evolution of usage-based insurance,
including discussions of driving trends during the pandemic,
changing customer utilization of telematics offerings, and the
safety benefits and insights that these programs can provide.
- June 1: “Storm Warning: Managing the Risk of Increasing
Hurricane Catastrophes” – Eric Nelson, Senior Vice President of
Enterprise Catastrophe Risk Management at Travelers, joins leading
authorities in hurricane forecasting and risk mitigation to discuss
the ways insurance professionals and their customers can prepare
for the 2022 hurricane season.
- June 8: “Hacked! What’s Your Plan?” – Charlie Platt,
Senior Director of Forensics – Incident Response – Solutions for
Arete, and Tim Francis, Vice President and Enterprise Cyber Lead at
Travelers, will discuss practical tips and key considerations for
businesses when putting together a cyber incident response
plan.
- June 29: “The Exponential Rise of Nuclear Verdicts” –
Harold Kim, Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President of the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce and President of the Institute for Legal
Reform, and Alexia Cruz, Senior Vice President and Claim General
Counsel at Travelers, will discuss the rising trend of extreme jury
awards – known as “nuclear verdicts” – and how these decisions are
impacting the insurance industry and commerce alike.
“Nuclear verdicts are a problematic trend that affect almost
every industry, leading to more lawsuits and skyrocketing
premiums,” said Kim. “I’m looking forward to discussing what’s
driving the increases in jury verdicts and what defense counsel can
do to counter this trend.”
The series features expert guest speakers who will join Woodward
to discuss critical issues that individuals and businesses face.
All events take place at 1 p.m. ET and are free and open to the
public. Online registration and past-event replays are available on
the Travelers Institute website.
About the Travelers Institute The Travelers Institute®,
the public policy division of The Travelers Companies, Inc.,
engages in discussion and analysis of public policy topics of
importance to the insurance marketplace and to the financial
services industry more broadly. The Travelers Institute draws upon
the industry expertise of Travelers’ senior management as well as
the technical expertise of many of Travelers’ underwriters, risk
managers and other experts to provide information, analysis and
solutions to public policymakers and regulators. Travelers is a
leading provider of property casualty insurance for auto, home and
business. For more information, visit Travelers.com.
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