ACADEMIC DIRECTORS
Jay Williams, CIC, CRM, CRIS, MLIS, AIP, AAI, ACSR
Head of Faculty & Academic Development
Jay Williams is the Head of Faculty & Academic Development for The National Alliance. In his role, he is responsible for all faculty and Educational Consultants, as well as overseeing curriculum development by our Academic Directors. He also oversees curricula for our Agency Operations, Agency Management, and Insurance Company Operations programs. He is an Educational Consultant and a member of our National Faculty, teaching CISR, CIC, Ruble Graduate Seminars, and PROFocus events.
Jay is a veteran of the insurance industry, starting his career in 1979. His experience includes 21 years on the agency side, nine years with the Florida Association of Insurance Agents, and seven years as an insurance company and employee leasing executive. Jay also served as the interim CEO for Applied Client Network and was CEO of a construction risk wholesale operation.
In addition to receiving his BBA in Insurance & Risk Management from the University of Central Arkansas, Jay earned his CIC designation in 1996 and his CRM designation in 2004. He has been teaching formal insurance classes since 2000. His experience also includes serving as an expert witness, consulting with agencies and companies, and E&O loss control and audit work.
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 Risk Policy
Contractors’ Series: Part 3–Contractors and the Commercial General Liability Policy
One of the most important coverages for contractors is the Commercial General Liability (CGL) Policy. It’s essential for agents to understand exclusions that can be
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 Risk Management: The impact on agents. Ransomware is driving 2020’s loss ratios and it’s causing cyber insurance prices to go up. Analysts
Managing Cyber Exposure– Part 5
Host: Jay Williams, CIC, CRM, CRIS, MLIS, AIP, AAI, ACSR On the final installment of our Cyber Exposure series, Jay Williams, CIC, CRM, CRIS, MLIS,
Managing Cyber Exposure – 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
