Inside Insurance Regulation features conversations with the state insurance commissioners shaping today’s regulatory landscape.
Co-hosted by Bhavna Agnihotri (https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en-us/people/1019283), former Executive Deputy Superintendent for Insurance at the New York State Department of Financial Services and senior counsel at Norton Rose Fulbright, and Andrew Mais (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andymais/), former Connecticut Insurance Commissioner and independent senior advisor at Deloitte, the podcast goes straight to the source on the policies, priorities and emerging issues facing the insurance industry.
From solvency and climate risk to cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and innovation, each episode offers direct insight into how insurance regulators are thinking about the issues that matter most – from the inside.
In this episode, Elizabeth Dwyer, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation and NAIC President-Elect, and hosts Bhavna Agnihotri and Andrew Mais turn to a discussion of the policy and regulatory issues shaping the insurance industry.
Director Dwyer shares her perspective on climate risk, insurance affordability and disaster resilience, including the role of private flood coverage and parametric insurance products. They also discuss privacy and cybersecurity risks, financial stability, emerging investment risks and the challenge of balancing affordability, availability and insurer solvency.
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13 Oct 2026
Ep3: NAIC President-Elect Elizabeth Dwyer: Part 1
In this episode, hosts Bhavna Agnihotri and Andrew Mais sit down with Elizabeth Dwyer, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation and President-Elect of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), for the first part of a two-part conversation about her career, leadership and approach to insurance regulation.
Director Dwyer reflects on the path that took her from litigation and insurance insolvency work to more than 25 years at the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation and a national leadership role within the NAIC. She discusses her priorities as NAIC President-Elect, including the balance between product availability, consumer protection and helping consumers better understand the insurance products they rely on.
The conversation also provides an inside look at how state insurance regulators build consensus across jurisdictions and explores risk-based capital (RBC) modernization, insurer investment practices, offshore reinsurance and the evolving relationship between state regulators, federal agencies and international regulatory bodies.
30 Sept 2026
Ep2: Inside the NAIC with President Scott White: Part 2
In Part 2 of Inside Insurance Regulation, hosts Bhavna Agnihotri and Andrew Mais continue their conversation with Scott White, Virginia Insurance Commissioner and 2026 President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), for a closer look at the policy issues shaping the future of the insurance industry.
Commissioner White discusses the growing pressures facing property insurance markets, including severe weather risks, mitigation efforts, consumer education and the role of risk-based pricing in maintaining market stability. The conversation also examines major developments in the NAIC’s risk-based capital framework, including offshore reinsurance, asset-intensive transactions, private credit, credit ratings and efforts to increase transparency around insurer investments and reserves.
The episode also explores state regulators’ approach to artificial intelligence, including AI governance, third-party data and models, as well as the evolving cyber insurance market and the tools regulators are using to assess emerging risks.
15 Sept 2026
Welcome to Inside Insurance Regulation
Inside Insurance Regulation features candid conversations with US state insurance commissioners shaping today’s regulatory landscape. Co-hosted by Bhavna Agnihotri (https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en-us/people/1019283), former Executive Deputy Superintendent for Insurance at the New York State Department of Financial Services and senior counsel at Norton Rose Fulbright, and Andrew Mais (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andymais/), former Connecticut Insurance Commissioner and independent senior advisor at Deloitte, the podcast goes straight to the source for insight into how regulators are thinking about the issues facing the insurance industry.
15 Sept 2026
Ep1: Inside the NAIC with President Scott White: Part 1
In the inaugural episode of Inside Insurance Regulation, hosts Bhavna Agnihotri (https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en-us/people/1019283) and Andrew Mais (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andymais/) sit down with the 2026 President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and Virginia Insurance Commissioner Scott White to discuss the people, priorities and decision-making behind insurance regulation.
Commissioner White shares his path to insurance regulation, the vision guiding his tenure as NAIC President and the challenges of building consensus among regulators representing different states, markets and political environments. The conversation also explores the modernization of market regulation, the role of data and research at the NAIC and the pressures facing insurance markets today.
This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation with Commissioner White. Part 2 takes a closer look at the policy issues shaping the future of the industry.
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