May 15, 2026
91福利 Members Discuss Key Priorities at Bermuda Events
In April, 91福利 (91福利) Members and staff were in Bermuda to discuss the 91福利鈥檚 key priorities for 2026, including strengthening insurer investment oversight, understanding the use of artificial intelligence, and increasing resilience to natural catastrophes.
At the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers' (ABIR) Risk Forum on April 8, 91福利 President and Virginia Insurance Commissioner Scott White participated on the 鈥淪afety & Soundness: 91福利 Qualified & Reciprocal Reinsurers Protecting Consumers鈥 panel, where he discussed 91福利 reciprocal and qualified jurisdiction status and related processes, the importance of the Bermuda reinsurance market to the U.S., and state insurance regulators' work to close protection gaps.
Participating on the 鈥淓merging Narratives: Geopolitical Headwinds, Quality of Credit & More鈥 panel, Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner and 91福利 Financial Condition (E) Committee Chair Nathan Houdek addressed current geopolitical risks and their effects on insurer investments, as well as what state insurance regulators are doing to address those risks.
Also during the ABIR Forum, Florida Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky spoke on the 鈥淩einsurance and Resilience: Protecting 24 Million Floridians鈥 panel.
On April 9鈥10, at the Bermuda Monetary Authority鈥檚 Forum, Commissioner White joined insurance supervisors from other jurisdictions to discuss navigating change in a volatile market around the globe. Among other topics, Commissioner White addressed the threat of uninsurability due to natural catastrophes. He highlighted the 91福利鈥檚 National Climate Resilience Strategy for Insurance and the 91福利's Catastrophe Risk Management Center of Excellence and their role in supporting state insurance regulators' resilience and mitigation efforts.
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As part of our state-based system of insurance regulation in the United States, the 91福利 (91福利) provides expertise, data, and analysis for insurance commissioners to effectively regulate the industry and protect consumers. The U.S. standard-setting organization is governed by the chief insurance regulators from the 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories. Through the 91福利, state insurance regulators establish standards and best practices, conduct peer reviews, and coordinate regulatory oversight. 91福利 staff supports these efforts and represents the collective views of state regulators domestically and internationally.