Risk. Regulation. Resilience. Responsibility.SM Symposium in Houston
Risk. Regulation. Resilience. Responsibility. – Addressing the Availability and Affordability of P&C Insurance
June 1, 2026
Monday 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. CT
The Red Oak Ballroom at Norris Conference Centers – Houston/CityCentre
816 Town & Country Blvd, Suite 210
Houston, TX 77024
Several factors are impacting the availability and affordability of insurance in certain markets across the country, including rising tort costs, fraud, climate and weather changes, coupled with economic inflation, aging infrastructure and other trends. Join Travelers Chief Underwriting Officer Rick Keegan, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) President and CEO Roy Wright, and other experts for this must-attend event for risk and insurance professionals. The conversation will outline actionable insights for how policymakers, insurance agents, brokers, carriers and consumers can work together to navigate a rapidly changing risk environment, build more resilient communities and ensure a well-functioning insurance market.
This Risk. Regulation. Resilience. Responsibility. session is part of the Travelers Institute’s initiative addressing the availability and affordability of P&C insurance.
Speakers
Rick Keegan
Executive Vice President, Enterprise Chief Underwriting Officer, Travelers
Roy E. Wright
President & Chief Executive Officer, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
Glenn Westrick
Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Travelers
Caleb Earnest
Vice President, Chief Underwriting Officer, Personal Insurance, Travelers
Host
Joan Woodward
President, Travelers Institute; Executive Vice President, Public Policy, Travelers
Location
The Red Oak Ballroom at Norris Conference Centers – Houston/CityCentre
816 Town & Country Blvd, Suite 210
Houston, TX 77024
Timeline
12:30 p.m. Luncheon
1:00 p.m. Welcome and opening presentations
1:30 p.m. Panel discussion
2:30 p.m. Program concludes
When an insurance marketplace fails to function, families and businesses bear the consequences. Costs rise, coverage shrinks and economic opportunity suffers. These challenges will not be easy to solve, but it is well past time we get started. Real progress will require committed partnership among policymakers, carriers and consumers.
- Alan Schnitzer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Travelers
Why Some Insurance Markets Are Struggling and How We Can Fix Them
Alan Schnitzer, Chairman and CEO
In this LinkedIn® op-ed, Alan Schnitzer, Chairman and CEO of Travelers, addresses the aftermath of the Los Angeles fires and the broader challenges of extreme weather events. He highlights the need for better mitigation strategies and the role of insurance in providing stability. In addition to calling for fair pricing and regulatory policies that reflect evolving risks, he urges collaboration among policymakers, carriers and consumers for a sustainable future.
Community resiliency and insurance marketplace initiative
This program is presented as part of the Travelers Institute’s Risk. Regulation. Resilience. Responsibility. initiative.
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