CEFLI

C & E Committee Call
2023-02-15 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-12-08 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-11-09 09:00 - 10:00, 2022-10-13 09:00 - 10:00, 2022-09-08 09:00 - 10:00, 2022-08-17 09:00 - 10:00, 2022-07-20 09:00 - 10:00, 2022-06-08 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) and 2 more dates

Compliance Oversight Programs
2023-02-08
The phrase “Trust but verify” is an appropriate theme for Compliance staff. However, what should you verify and how might you go about doing that?
While the answers to these questions will vary by company, CEFLI’s February Educational Webinar featured two life insurance company leaders who provided insight regarding their Compliance Oversight programs and their approach to risk management.
Additionally, the presentation deck includes an appendix with several resources that may be helpful to compliance professionals who are building, refining, or enhancing their company’s compliance oversight program.
Slides | Recording (Enter password: [REDACTED]

2023 CEFLI CCO Forum
2023-01-30 - 2023-01-31
This exclusive, two-day event will be conducted in conjunction with meetings of the CEFLI Board of Directors. CEFLI has established the CCO Forum to provide an opportunity for Chief Compliance Officers from our Member Companies to convene to hear presentations from guest speakers, discuss current compliance challenges and explore possible solution strategies. The Forum will also include several opportunities for Chief Compliance Officers to interact with one another socially to grow their professional networks.
The Chief Compliance Officer for each CEFLI Member company is invited to join us at the Marriott McDowell Mountains in Scottsdale, Arizona January 30-31, 2023. Delegation of the CCO’s attendance to another staff member is not an option for this exclusive CCO-only event.
Please register, using this link, soon. Registration will close promptly on Friday, January 6th.
Should you have any questions regarding the event, please do not hesitate to contact Mallory Hart at MalloryHart@cefli.org.

Advertising Review Networking Forum
2023-01-24 14:00 - 15:30, 2022-10-25 09:00 - 10:30, 2022-07-19 09:00 - 10:30, 2022-04-19 09:00 - 10:00

C & E Committee Call
2023-01-19 14:00 - 15:00
Compliance & Ethics Committee Call

The Cost of Insurance Fraud
2023-01-11
Coalition Against Insurance Fraud – The Cost of Insurance Fraud.
Insurance fraud costs U.S. consumers and businesses $308.6 billion a year and a whopping $74.7 billion of that amount pertains to life insurance fraud.
CEFLI welcomed Matthew Smith, Executive Director for the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, to hear a presentation regarding key findings from the Coalition’s recent study “The Impact of Insurance Fraud on the U.S. Economy,” the first update regarding the cost of insurance fraud on the U.S. Economy in 27 years.
Slides | Recording

Compliance Leadership Development Forum
2022-12-01 14:00 - 15:30
Compliance Leadership Development Forum
Session 2: 2023 Class

DOL Update with Faegre Drinker
2022-11-30
The DOL Fiduciary Rule – What Lies Ahead.
Where have we been? Where are we now? Where are we going?
The CEFLI Joint Educational Webinar explored these issues with Fred Reish, partner at CEFLI Affiliate Member organization Faegre Drinker. The presentation explored the evolution of the DOL Fiduciary Rule and offered Mr. Reish’s perspective regarding where the DOL may be headed with respect to a revised Fiduciary Rule and the requirements for rollovers to insured products.
Slides | Recording

Regulatory Forum
2022-11-01 09:00 - 10:30, 2022-06-14 10:00 - 11:30

Market Conduct -- Today's Compliance Challenges- with Wolters Kluwer
2022-10-11 - 2022-10-12
Market Conduct — Today’s Compliance Challenges
CEFLI’s Joint Educational Webinar featured Kathy Donovan of CEFLI Affiliate Member Organization Wolters Kluwer.
Ms. Donovan offered insight regarding current market conduct risks and the regulatory challenges facing our industry via an analysis of recent state insurance department regulatory enforcement actions. Ms. Donovan also offered proactive ways to manage organizational risk in this area.
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Compliance Leadership Development Forum
2022-10-06 09:00 - 10:30
Compliance Leadership Development Forum
Session 1: Class of 2023

Current Risk & Regulatory Challenges Facing Insurers
2022-09-13 - 2022-09-14
Current Risk and Regulatory Challenges Facing Insurers
The highly regulated life insurance industry is no stranger to compliance and operational challenges. While each company’s risks, business strategy and implementation struggles are unique in their own way, the view across the industry’s windshield reveals some common ground.
During the webinar, experts from Deloitte Advisory shared insights regarding their current work with industry compliance and risk professionals on critical issues facing the life insurance industry including:

SEC, FINRA and DOL Sales Conduct Standards Impacting Insurers;
How CCOs and CROs are preparing for ESG; and
Complying with CA Privacy Regulations – Important Data and Records Challenges.

Slides | Recording

2022 Benchmarking Survey Results
2022-07-26 - 2022-07-27
CEFLI’s 2022 Compliance & Ethics Benchmarking Survey Findings
Each year, CEFLI’s Compliance & Ethics Benchmarking Survey identifies new Compliance trends and challenges impacting the life insurance industry. The fast-paced presentation highlighted the key findings from CEFLI’s 2022 Compliance & Ethics Benchmarking Survey. The live webinar addressed industry practices related to compliance staffing, budgets, organization structures, ethics programs, compliance reporting, market regulation trends, and the top compliance challenges identified by Survey participants.
Full Report | Slides | Recording

Environmental, Social, & Governance Regulations
2022-06-14 - 2022-06-15
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors have an increasingly important role at life insurance companies. Major rating agencies have incorporated ESG factors into their rating actions and an effective ESG program supports improved risk management and can reflect favorably on a company’s reputation. A company’s ESG program, among other things, is heavily influenced by current regulatory requirements.
The Joint Educational Webinar addressed existing and upcoming ESG regulations at federal and state levels and it highlighted the potential impacts on a company’s reporting, governance, and risk management functions.
Slides | Webinar

Compliance Leadership Development Forum
2022-06-02 09:00 - 10:30
Compliance Leadership Development Forum
Session 4: 2022 Class

CEFLI Member Resources
2022-04-19 - 2022-04-20
CEFLI provides a forum for Members to connect with one another, to grow their professional network, and to share Compliance & Ethics challenges and potential solutions.
Regardless of whether you are a new in your role, are an experienced Compliance or Ethics professional or whether you are a Compliance or Ethics leader, CEFLI offers an array of meetings, events, and resources to help keep you informed of industry and regulatory developments.
This installment of CEFLI’s Educational Webinar Series offered insight regarding the many resources available to CEFLI Members.
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Ethics Insight
2022-03-22 - 2022-03-23
Ethics Insight
A panel of CEFLI Member Company Ethics Officers shared insight regarding CEFLI’s recent Ethics survey and reflected on their own experience regarding:

Current Ethics Program structures
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on corporate Ethics programs
Code of Conduct updates and Ethics-related communications
Potential Ethics-related challenges that may lie ahead for the industry.

Webinar Recording | Slides
