2026 Annual All Industry Day!

 

October 15, 2026
8:00 AM PDT - 8:30 PM PDT
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On Thursday, October 15, 2026, between 8 AM - 2:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time, the El Camino, Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange Empire, Sacramento Valley, Golden Gate, Hawaii, Las Vegas, Spokane, Idaho, Nebraska, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire chapters are joining forces  to offer a virtual All Industry Day event for our insurance industry colleagues.

Our schedule of events promises to be educational, enlightening and entertaining.  This year we plan to focus on AI in Insurance, attracting next generation talent, and cyber security. 

Agenda and Proposed Time Slots, subject to change

All Times are in PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)

Time

Description

Presenter/Facilitator

8:05 am to 9:05 am

Attracting the Next Generation of Talent

Panel discussion involving academic and industry leaders.

  • Focus on workforce development and recruiting future insurance professionals

Facilitator: Dr. David Russell, Director, Center for Risk Management and Insurance, Cal State Northridge

Panelists:

  • Cheryl Constantine, Former Senior Director of UPDP, Travelers Insurance

  • Dr. Weili Lu, Executive Director of School of Risk Management and Insurance
    California State University Fullerton

  • Erin Siegrist, Director of HR and Organizational Development, Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited

  • Henry Watkins, Executive Director & Associate Dean of Greenberg School of Risk Management

9:10 am to 9:55 am

AI Roundtable Discussion

  • Interactive discussion on opportunities, challenges, and future applications of AI in insurance

Facilitator: Ed Combs

Panelists:

  • Vinod Srinivasan, Elevate Now
  • Cy Watson, Voltaire Claims
  • Casey Jordan - Encova Insurance
  • Shea McNamara, Co-Founder and Head of Growth - Limit Company

10:05 am to 10:50 am

AI and Insurance  

  • Focus on AI applications and emerging trends within the insurance industry

Presenter:

Eric Griffin, Assistant Vice President, Enterprise Shared Solutions at Kemper 

11 am to 11:45 am

Chapter Awards and New Designees Recognition 

Chapter Leaders

11:45 am to 12:30 pm

Lunch Break 

All

12:30 pm to 12:45 pm

CPCU Society Leadership Council Panel Discussion

Presenters:

Elaine George CPCU, ARM, RPLU, ASLI ,

CPCU Society International President,

Abi Potter Clough, MBA, CPCU,

CPCU Leadership Council

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Chapter Breakout Sessions and you can choose from among three rooms and topics

 

  1. Cybersecurity
  • Discussion of cyber risks, security trends, and emerging threats affecting insurers. 

  • Lead: Betsey Brewer

Panelists:

Eric Mursch, Assistant Vice President, North America Cyber, Chubb
 
Kelly Geary, Esq., AIGP, CIPP/US, Managing Principal, National Practice Leader, EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants
 
Staci Smith, CPCU, ARM, Vice President, Risk Management, Utz Quality Foods

 

2. Problems in Litigation

Topics include: 

  • Third-party litigation financing

  • Runaway jury verdicts

  • Social inflation

  • Lawsuit abuse and other current litigation challenges impacting the insurance industry

  • Lead: Rodney Brennan

Guest Speaker:

Ashley Paige Fetyko, Partner, Tyson and Mendes, LLP

 

3. Wildfire Insurance

Topics include: 

  • Wildfire exposures

  • Insurance market impacts

  • Catastrophe risk management

  • Related weather and climate considerations

  • Leads: Dr. David Russell and El Camino Chapter representatives

Guest Speaker:

Christopher Faber, CPCU, PCLA, AIC-M, CPAU, SPPA, Principal Consultant at  Faber Claims Consultants

2:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Roundtable Report Outs for Each Discussion Group From the Previous Session and

Closing Comments

Facilitators: 

Rodney Brennan and Dr. David Russell

2:30 -3:00 pm

Replay begins for Hawaii Chapter members and guests, as well as anyone else interested in reviewing the day's events

 

Gold Sponsors:
Silver Sponsors:
Bronze Sponsors:

Please check back here for latest updates as we are in the process of finalizing an exciting agenda that includes excellent speakers and contents of interest to insurance professionals and students, special recognition ceremony honoring New Designees of the all CPCU chapters, and generous sponsors

Note on Registration: In order to centralize registration to one chapter's website, please register as "guest" onto this El Camino Chapter website unless you are a El Camino Chapter member

Tickets

$0.00 El Camino Chapter Members

$0.00 El Camino Chapter Guests

$0.00 Los Angeles Chapter Members and Guests

$0.00 San Diego Chapter Members and Guests

$0.00 Orange Empire Chapter Members and Guests

$0.00 Sacramento Valley Chapter Members and Guests

$0.00 Golden Gate Chapter Members and Guests

$0.00 Hawaii Chapter Members and Guests

$0.00 Las Vegas Chapter Members and Guests

$0.00 Massachusetts Chapter Members and Guests

$0.00 Spokane Chapter Members and Guests

$0.00 Idaho Chapter Member-Virtual Attendance

$0.00 Nebraska Chapter Members and Guests

$0.00 New Hampshire Chapter Members and Guests

$0.00 Other Chapter Members and Guests

$0.00 Donation