Connecticut Insurance Department

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 13, 2024

CONNECTICUT INSURANCE DEPARTMENT’S SEVERE WEATHER MITIGATION AND RESILIENCY ADVISORY COUNCIL
SCHEDULES FIRST PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL SESSION


The Insurance Department’s newly formed Advisory Council, tasked by the Commissioner with developing and recommending a risk mitigation and resiliency program to help make Connecticut homes and business more resilient to impacts of severe weather will hold its first public informational session on:

  • Wednesday, December 18, 2024, 11 a.m.
  • Legislative Office Building, Room 1A, 300 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT 06106

State Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais established the Advisory Council in October, bringing together expertise from a wide variety of experts in insurance, risk management, construction, climate policy, non-profits, finance and consumer advocacy.

After brief opening remarks from Commissioner Mais and committee co-chairs Sonja Larkin-Thorne, Consumer Advocate and Robert Hotaling, Deputy Program Advisor for Infrastructure, Department of Revenue Services (DRS), the meeting will feature these speakers and presentations:

  • Social and Mental Health Impact of Severe Weather Events – Richard Branigan – Chief Executive Officer, American Red Cross Connecticut and Rhode Island
  • Economic Impact of Severe Weather Events – Jeffrey Czajkowski, Ph.D. – Director, Center for Insurance Policy and Research (CIPR), a division of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
  • Connecticut Resiliency – James O’Donnell – Professor of Marine Sciences and Executive Director of CIRCA, UConn
  • Climate Risk and Physical Resiliency Programs – Brian E. Powell – Catastrophe Risk Resilience Specialist, CIPR
  • Proven, Affordable Standards for Strengthening Homes Against Severe Weather – Alexandra Cary – Fortified Market Development Manager, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)
  • Safer Homes and Resilience Playbook: Creating a Culture of Resilience through Code Leadership and Public Awareness – Leslie Chapman-Henderson – President and CEO, Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Inc. (FLASH)

This first meeting is informational only. Subsequent meetings will be open for public comment.

The meeting will be carried live on CT-N.

Contact: cid.news@ct.gov

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