Virtual Agenda

Virtual Sponsor Showcase

NAMIC Welcome and Conference Kickoff

Industry Power Session: Property/Casualty Industry Outlook Panel Discussion
This highly engaging panel discussion will focus on the trends, challenges, and opportunities in the current state of the insurance industry. Panelists will provide insights on what has happened during the past year as well as what might be in store for the year ahead.

Neil Alldredge
President and CEO
NAMIC

Sean Kevelighan
President and CEO
Insurance Information Institute

Kara Raiguel
President and CEO
Gen Re

Networking Break

Industry Trends Power Session: Implications of Severe Weather on Mutual Insurers
Severe weather has completely altered the risk landscape for mutual insurers and their insureds. As extreme storms, flooding, droughts, wildfires are becoming more prevalent and severe, mutual insurers are concerned about the effects on their property writings and performance overall. During this informative discussion, panelists will discuss how insurers can better understand weather patterns and storm frequency and the impacts on their companies.

Mark Walz, Moderator
Chairman, President and CEO
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Nebraska

Dan Boisvert
Senior Vice President, Property Treaty Underwriter
Munich Re US

Josh Darr
Head of North America Peril Advisory
Guy Carpenter

Dan Dick
Catastrophe Modeling Leader
Aon

Networking Break

Strategy and Innovation Power Session: Navigating What’s Next: Insights for the Future of Work
We’ve entered an unprecedented period in the world of work. With so much of our post-COVID world in flux, everything is up for grabs as we collectively claim a future of work that best supports us all.

What does talent need today? What type of leadership will be required? Where will people do their best work? How will we nurture great teams? What employment experiences will matter most? How will we activate a culture of belonging to drive high-performance? Future-of-work keynote speaker Seth Mattison will help attendees answer some of today’s most pressing future-of-work questions. Attendees will leave this session armed with actionable insights and practical tools to lead their teams and organizations and intentionally shape the future.

Seth Mattison
Founder and CEO
FutureSight Labs

Virtual Sponsor Showcase

Economy Power Session: The Economic Forecast
During this entertaining and informative session, Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D., will provide a financial overview and outlook for the economic environment in which the property/casualty insurance industry operates. To that end, he will share his thoughts on GDP performance, interest rates, the Fed, the labor market, and the probability of a recession.

Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D.
Chief Economist
GraphsandLaughs, LLC

Networking Break

Industry Power Session: Aligning Your Board with Corporate Strategy
This session will focus on the key areas that mutual insurance carrier boards are ripe for evolution as an organization grows. Aligning management and the board of directors with the strategic vision of the organization is imperative for the future. The session will address management and board expectations during a candid conversation among a CEO, director, and board member from the same company. The panel will address evolution in committee structure and charters, chair succession, board refreshment strategies, governing remotely, governing with a weak chair, board evaluations, and pitfalls to avoid.

Kevin Kinross, Moderator
Partner
Taft

Jillian Froment
Director
Harford Mutual Insurance Group

Jim Kennedy
Board Director
Harford Mutual Insurance Group

Steve Linkous
President and CEO
Harford Mutual Insurance Group

Networking Break

Findings from a Year of Scenario Testing: Applications and Emerging Risks
As mutual insurers continue to navigate the new normal that has emerged post- pandemic, the value proposition of a strongly capitalized and diverse insurance market is as critical as ever. Carriers facing an unprecedented velocity of disruption must build their plans with resilience in mind. It is against this backdrop that NAMIC and Guy Carpenter collaborated to provide scenario testing analysis for the mutual property/casualty industry to help NAMIC member companies proactively measure and manage emerging risks before they manifest in their financial results.

During this session, Guy Carpenter experts will report on the key lessons learned from the first year of scenario testing. The presenters will compare 2021 financial results to expectations and look forward to new risks to model. Attendees will gain a better understanding for how they can incorporate scenario testing into their strategies and financial planning. They will also learn best practices for communicating scenario testing results to rating agencies, state regulators, and their boards.

Blake Berman
Managing Director, Strategic Advisory
Guy Carpenter

Mark Murray
Managing Director, Ratings Agency Advisory
Guy Carpenter

Ariah Tough
Vice President, Strategic Advisory
Guy Carpenter

Award in Innovation Presentation
NAMIC has been proudly presenting the Award in Innovation since 2014. The award was created to recognize mutual companies who exemplify the vision and entrepreneurialism it takes to stay relevant in changing times. Whether the ideas are big, small, or internal- or external-facing, each innovation is crucial to keeping our mutual community strong and stable for the future. Join us to learn more about the innovative ideas that were submitted and to celebrate the top submission as the 2022 winner is announced.

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Emerging Issues Power Session: Cybersecurity – A Board Perspective
This moderated session will bring together a director and a cybersecurity expert to help attendees gain a better understanding of how mutual insurance company boards view cybersecurity and how they can mitigate future risks. The session will hit on topics including the difference between cyber exposure and cyber products, how boards work with company management to understand and mitigate risks, and what are the most critical considerations including mitigation tactics and risk appetite. Lastly, our speakers will share information about how to improve your cyber risk management program while keeping your board engaged and informed about the ever-evolving threat.

William Hanby, Moderator
Chief Information Officer
Rockford Mutual Insurance Company

Julie Talbot Hubbard
Senior Vice President of Cyber Protection and Identity
Optiv

Robert Reeg
Vice Chair/Board of Directors
Jewelers Mutual Group

Networking Break

Leadership Power Session: Now What? Prioritizing Personal and Organizational Growth to Go From Recovery to Reinvention
Today’s leaders have faced a dynamic environment that features everything from a dismantled supply chain and an economy on the brink of disaster to virtual teams and overdue calls for equity and more focus on mental health. We’ve continued to persevere through many challenges. Now what?

Leaders can’t just flip the switch and resume their previously scheduled paths to success. Plus, the way forward is filled with unclear and competing priorities, contradictions in what customers want and expect, and employees who are divided on why and where they work. How do leaders inspire, inform, and prepare their people and organizations for what’s ahead? Prioritize growth. Yes, that means financial growth but it also means personal growth, organizational growth, and systems growth. It means the growth of new communities, new processes, new environments, and more.

Great challenges always create great opportunities. And this opportunity is a once-in-lifetime chance to reinvent and re-energize yourself, your team, and your business. Join Ron Tite for a presentation that will inspire you to not go back to where you were but rather go forward to where you deserve to be.

Ron Tite
Founder and CEO
Church + State

NAMIC Advocacy Update
This brief “power update” will examine the real-world insurance issues in Washington and in the states and the impact of decisions being made in the nation’s capital on the insurance industry.

Jimi Grande
Senior Vice President, Federal and Political Affairs
NAMIC

Conference Adjourns