Spring is around the corner and the NAIC Communications team has been hard at work for our state insurance departments. We created a Coronavirus Resource Center page as we're preparing for a revamped Spring National Meeting.
In-person Spring National Meeting Cancelled
Given rapidly changing information and out of an abundance of caution for the safety of our members, guests and staff, the NAIC officers, in consultation with NAIC members, have decided to hold the Spring National Meeting in a virtual-only format. A revised schedule with dates, times and call-in numbers will be available on Naic.org next week. Below is a high-level overview of the tentative schedule, which is still subject to change.
Tentative Schedule:
- The public portion of the NAIC’s special session on state responses to COVID-19 will be held on March 20, 2020, starting at 11 AM ET via virtual meeting.
- Working groups, subgroups and other meetings will be held via conference calls March 16-31, 2020.
- Task force meetings will be held via conference calls April 1-10, 2020.
- Executive Committee and letter committees will be held via conference calls the week of April 13, 2020.
- EX/Plenary will meet via public conference call on April 20, 2020.
Coronavirus Resource Center
We recently created a Coronavirus Resource Center on our website to house the latest information on the disease. Not only will you find education and consumer resources from the NAIC, there are also links to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). We're also providing current releases from state departments of insurance, so if there is information you would like us to include please send it our way.
PIO Monthly Call
Our next monthly call has been moved to Tuesday, Mar. 17. The tentative agenda will have a heavy focus on COVID-19 and the Spring National Meeting revamp. We encourage you to participate.
If you have any state news and/or announcements you'd like to discuss, please email srbryant@naic.org.
Times and participation information are listed below.
ALL TIMES LOCAL:
3 p.m. ET, 2 p.m. CT, 1 p.m. MT, Noon, PT (and Phoenix), 11 a.m. AKDT, 9 a.m. HST
Conference line: 800-882-3610 Access code: 6667343#
Agenda
PIO Call
Mar. 17, 2020
Welcome – Stefanie Bryant
National Meeting Latest – Laura Kane
Communications Discussion – Laura Kane
State News and Announcements
Word of the Week
Listed below are the words for the coming weeks. Please feel free to use and distribute these on your social media channels using the hashtag #NAICWotW.
Mar. 11 – Blanket Coverage
Mar. 18 – Comprehensive Auto
Mar. 25 – Renters Insurance
Apr. 1 - Uninsured Motorist Coverage
Reminder
Hopefully you all receive our daily Newswire. If you previously received them but aren’t any longer – check your spam/junk folder to see if they are there. If that isn't the case, email srbryant@naic.org and she can check to see what's going on and add you to the list again. If you're new to the team and aren't receiving them, we can add you as well!
If you'd like to have a State Department of Insurance news release added to Newswire, just use the email above and we can get it added.
