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The 2026 Economic Landscape: Implications for the Insurance Ecosystem

Expanding upon their initial dialogue, Frank Paul Tomasello (Executive Director of The Institutes Griffith Foundation) and Dr. Michel Leonard (Chief Economist of Triple-I and NYU Adjunct Faculty Member) transition from assessing current economic conditions to projecting future trends.  Their conversation focuses on the anticipated 2026 economic landscape and how it may affect the insurance ecosystem.

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Back-to-Basics: Reciprocal Exchanges

The Institutes Griffith Foundation and the NAIC’s Center for Insurance Policy and Research (CIPR) recently collaborated on the latest Back-to-Basics webinar, Reciprocal Exchanges. This session examines the origins, structure, and regulation of reciprocals, with insights from David T. Russell, Ph.D. (California State University, Northridge), Brian W. Bolash (Erie Insurance), and Bruce Jenson (NAIC).

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The Impact of Current Economic Conditions on the Insurance Ecosystem

Recently, Frank Paul Tomasello, Executive Director of The Institutes Griffith Foundation visited with Michel Leonard, PhD, CBE, Chief Economist and Data Scientist at the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and adjunct faculty member at NYU's Economics Department.   They discussed the current state of the economy and considered implications for the insurance ecosystem. Some covered topics include: the resilience of the economy; inflation; and, the current interest rate environment as related to the insurance ecosystem. This discussion is strictly informational and does not take a stance on any issues.

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