ACADEMIC DIRECTORS
Jay Williams, CIC, CRM, CRIS, MLIS, AIP, AAI, ACSR
Director of Faculty Development
Jay Williams is a National Faculty Member and an Educational Consultant for The National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research. He earned his CIC designation in 1996 and his CRM designation in 2004. He is a veteran of the insurance industry, starting his career in 1979. His experience includes 21 years in the agency business, nine years at the Florida Association of Insurance Agents, and seven years as an insurance company and PEO executive. Jay also served as the interim CEO for Applied Client Network, the user-group association for agents using Applied Systems platforms.
Jay has been teaching formal insurance classes for over 20 years, including both technical insurance and E&O loss control classes for FAIA. He was part of the IIABA Loss Control
See Risk control. More Working Group for 5 years and also served on the Professional LiabilityLegal responsibility or fault. More Committee.
His experience on the agency, association, and company sides gives Jay a uniquely rounded perspective on the insurance industry. His most recent position was the CEO of a construction risk wholesale operation. In addition to his work as an insurance educator, Jay serves as an expert witness, a consultant to insurance companies, associations, agencies, and industry-related partners, and an E&O auditor.
Jay's Resources:
Contractors’ Series: Part 4–Property Coverage for Contractors
Part four of our Contractors Series deals with important considerations when Property Coverages are involved. Cathy Trischan and Allen Messer discuss the Builders RiskUncertainty that
Contractors’ Series: Part 3–Contractors and the Commercial General Liability Policy
One of the most important coverages for contractors is the Commercial General LiabilityLegal responsibility or fault. More (CGL) Policy. It’s essential for agents to understand
Contractors’ Series: Part 2–Additional Insureds and Certificates of Insurance
Contract requirements include requirements for adding others as Additional Insureds. This can be extremely problematic depending on the edition of the form that is required.
Contractors’ Series: Part 1–Understanding an Insured’s Contract
Whether dealing with General Contractors or Subcontractors, insurance can be extremely complicated. From the contract to the coverage, getting it right the first time will
Insurance Coverage Lessons: Surfside Building Collapse
By now, every risk and insurance professional in the country is aware of the tragedy that took place in Surfside, Florida on June 24th 2021. The collapse of the Champlain Towers
Rollin’ With My Homies
Join Dustyne as she rallies Academic Directors at the National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research to openly chat about what they love most about
Managing Cyber Exposure: 2020 and Beyond – Part 5
E&O Exposures and RiskUncertainty that may be either positive or negative arising from a given set of circumstances. Common definitions also include: 1) chance or probability of loss, 2) uncertainty concerning loss, 3) possibility of a variation of outcomes from a given set of circumstances, and 4) difference between expected losses and actual losses. More ManagementProcess of managing uncertainty of exposures that affect an organization’s assets and financial statements using five steps: identification, analysis, control, financing
Managing Cyber Exposure: 2020 and Beyond – Part 5
Host: Jay Williams, CIC, CRM, CRIS, MLIS, AIP, AAI, ACSR On the final installment of our Cyber ExposureA situation, practice or condition that may lead
Managing Cyber Exposure: 2020 and Beyond – Part 4
Host: Jay Williams, CIC, CRM, CRIS, MLIS, AIP, AAI, ACSR Many agents and brokers may not know about regulatory issues as they relate to cyber insurance. For
