Buffalo Chapter of the CPCU Society

10/19/2026

Congratulations again to the Buffalo Chapter for all your hard work. We would not be able to achieve this honor without your hard work.

In addition, sending congratulations to all 2025 circle of excellence qualifiers.

10/19/2026

Welcome to In2Risk 2026!!!

10/17/2026

Welcome to Las Vegas Buffalo Chapter for In2 Risk 2026!! Also, good luck to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday!!

10/12/2026

10/12/2026

National CPCU Seminar

Autonomous Trucking: Reshaping Commercial Freight

Presenters: Jordan Coleman, JD, and Preet Gill, ARM, CPCU

Oct. 15, at 11 a.m. ET

Autonomous trucking is reshaping the commercial freight industry, transforming how goods move, how companies assess risk, and how the industry adapts. This webinar explores the rapid rise of autonomous trucking technology and examines its impact on commercial freight operations, regulatory frameworks, and the evolving insurance landscape. Participants will gain a forward-looking perspective on what this transformation means for carriers, shippers, and the broader supply chain as the industry navigates this defining crossroads.

Key Takeaways
Understand how autonomous trucking prioritizes safety, efficiency, and reliability, and recognize the AI-powered driving system, not the truck itself, as the technology's core value.

Learn how measured milestones and rigorous safety validation, rather than overnight advances, have driven the industry's progress toward commercial autonomy.

Gain insight into how trust, transparency, and demonstrated safety performance will shape adoption, and why strategically deployed autonomous networks, rather than fully autonomous freight everywhere, will likely define the future of the industry.

Not a member? Join or Renew your membership now for free, unlimited access to all CPCU Society webinars.

Note: You must wait 24 hours after joining or renewing before you are able to register for any upcoming Society webinars at no cost.

Register Below:

https://www.cpcusociety.org/Public/Education/Webinar/ATCF1026.aspx

About our Webinars

CPCU Society webinars are live, one-hour sessions designed to educate and empower you on a wide variety of topics. Learn from insurance and risk management professionals who are experts on a wide variety of topics, ask questions, interact with other participants, all without leaving your office.

Non-member individual registration is $49.
Non-member group rate registration is $99.

Can’t make the date of the webinar or interested in more content? The Society’s Learning Library provides hundreds of on-demand educational materials including recorded webinars and more.

Autonomous trucking is reshaping the commercial freight industry, transforming how goods move, how companies assess risk, and how the industry adapts. This webinar explores the rapid rise of autonomous trucking technology and examines its impact on commercial freight operations, regulatory framework...

10/12/2026

National CPCU Seminar

AI-Native Systems and the Insurance Policy Lifecycle

Presenter: Will Ross

Oct. 27, at 2 p.m. ET

Insurers have spent decades building operations on a patchwork of legacy core systems, infrastructure that was never designed for real-time data, dynamic decision-making, or modern automation. The instinct to layer new tools on top of that outdated foundation hasn't solved the problem; it's compounded it. The systems themselves are the bottleneck, and modernizing around them without addressing that root issue only adds complexity.

Join Will Ross, co-founder and CEO of Federato, for a presentation on why bolted-on AI consistently falls short, and what it takes to get it right. Will explores an alternative approach: systems where AI orchestrates workflows across the full policy lifecycle, rather than sitting on top as an afterthought. He'll unpack how this shift helps insurance professionals work faster and sharper by eliminating low-value manual work, freeing them to focus on judgment and risk selection.

Key takeaways:
Identify why legacy core systems structurally block real-time data use, dynamic decision-making, and automation across the full policy lifecycle

Distinguish AI that orchestrates end-to-end workflows from AI that's simply layered on top of existing tools

Apply insights on removing low-value manual work to help insurance professionals operate faster and smarter

This webinar is presented in partnership with Federato.

Register Below:
https://www.cpcusociety.org/Public/Education/Webinar/AINS1026.aspx

Not a member? Join or Renew your membership now for free, unlimited access to all CPCU Society webinars.

Note: You must wait 24 hours after joining or renewing before you are able to register for any upcoming Society webinars at no cost.

About our Webinars:

CPCU Society webinars are live, one-hour sessions designed to educate and empower you on a wide variety of topics. Learn from insurance and risk management professionals who are experts on a wide variety of topics, ask questions, interact with other participants, all without leaving your office.

Non-member individual registration is $49.
Non-member group rate registration is $99.

Can’t make the date of the webinar or interested in more content? The Society’s Learning Library provides hundreds of on-demand educational materials including recorded webinars and more.

Insurers have spent decades building operations on a patchwork of legacy core systems, infrastructure that was never designed for real-time data, dynamic decision-making, or modern automation. The instinct to layer new tools on top of that outdated foundation hasn't solved the problem; it's compound...

10/10/2026

2026 Local Conferment and Officer Installation Holiday Party

Join the Buffalo Chapter of the CPCU Society as we honor and celebrate our 2026 New Designees at our annual Holiday Party, held at Bobby J's Italian Grille. The evening will feature a cocktail hour, dinner, and a special Conferment ceremony.

Presiding over the ceremony and presenting CPCU pins will be our Past President, Matthew Paluch, CPCU.

We’ll also install our 2027 Officer Team and recognize our outgoing President, Harmony Johnson, CPCU, for his service.

🎉 Congratulations to our 2026 New Designees:
Kyle Gilckert, CPCU
Joseph Butler, CPCU
Rachel Holdsworth, CPCU

🎖️ Welcome to Our 2026 Officers:
President: Robert Christ
Vice President: Matthew Whittemore
Treasurer: Shannon Van Doorn
Secretary: Jennifer Steiner
Immediate Past President: Harmony Johnson

Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2026

Time:
Cocktails begin at 5:30 PM
Dinner and Ceremony begin at 6:30 PM

Location:
Bobby J's Italian Grille
obby J's Italian American Grille
204 Como Park Blvd
Cheektowaga, NY 14227

Attire: Professional – Let’s celebrate with style.

Includes:
Dinner
Two-Hour Open Bar

🔔 Please note: Event time and date are subject to change.
Registration now open: Register below

🎟️ Ticket Pricing & Sponsorship Opportunities
Early Bird Ticket Pricing

October 9 – November 9, 2026
1 Ticket: $55, plus applicable fees
2 Tickets: $110, plus applicable fees

2026 CPCU Designees: Complimentary Admission!

Regular Ticket Pricing

Effective November 10, 2026
1 Ticket: $70, plus applicable fees

Table Sponsorship Opportunity

Table Sponsorship: $1,000, plus applicable fees. Showcase your organization’s support of the Buffalo CPCU Society by becoming a Table Sponsor for our 2026 Local Conferment & Officer Installation Holiday Party!

*Table Sponsorship Includes:
*8 Event Tickets for your guests
*Prime Seating Location at the event
*Company or Organization Logo displayed at your table
*Recognition During the Event Program
*Acknowledgment in the Event Program Book

Refund & Ticket Policy

Refund Policy: Refund requests will be honored up to 7 days before the event. Please note that service fees are non-refundable after purchase. No refunds will be issued within 7 days of the event. Refunds are issued through Eventbrite.

Ticket Purchases: All tickets must be purchased exclusively through Eventbrite. Tickets cannot be transferred or resold to another individual.

We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of our 2026 sponsors. Your commitment helps make events like this possible and continues to strengthen the CPCU community.

Genesee Patrons Insurance- www.gpins.net
USI Insurance- www.usi.com
Lawley Insurance- www.lawleyinsurance.com
Insurance Women of Buffalo- https://insurancewomenbuffalo.com/
Merchants Insurance Group Merchants Insurance Group - https://www.merchantsgroup.com/

Register Below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-local-conferment-and-officer-installation-holiday-party-tickets-2003177875951?aff=oddtdtcreator

10/02/2026

09/28/2026

A special thank you to USI Insurance for being a 2026 Gold Sponsor of the Buffalo CPCU Society!

We truly appreciate USI Insurance’s continued support and contributions to the Buffalo CPCU Society. Your generosity and commitment help us provide educational opportunities, networking events, and resources to CPCU members and candidates throughout Western New York.

Thank you, USI Insurance, for your continued partnership and support of the Buffalo CPCU Society!

Feel free to visit USI at https://www.usi.com/

09/27/2026

Need New York CE Credits?
We’ve got you covered!

Join the Buffalo CPCU Society Chapter for a 2-hour New York Continuing Education course:

Management Liability- D&O Employment Practices Liab (EPL) and Fiduciary Liability
📚 Presented by Christopher Goss
NYS-Approved Instructor, Philadelphia Insurance Companies

📅 Save the Date
When: Thursday, October 22, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Where: Big Ditch Brewing Company
55 E. Huron Street
Buffalo, NY 14203

✅ CE Credits: Must attend the full 2-hour session to receive credit.

✅ CPCU In Good Standing Credits: Must attend the full 2-hour session to receive credit.

💵 Cost:

Free for Active Buffalo CPCU Chapter Members, Philadelphia Insurance Employees, and Employees of 2026 Buffalo Chapter Sponsor Companies.

IMPORTANT: If you are registering as an employee of a sponsor company, you must register using your company email address.

Registrations submitted using a personal email address will be automatically rejected.

$25 at the door for all other registered Guest

📌 Note:
Space is limited. Parking is also limited, so please plan to arrive early and be seated before 2:00 PM.

🙏 A special thank you to Philadelphia Insurance Companies for sponsoring and hosting this event!

(Registration required to attend this CE Course – space is limited!)

🔗 Please register below for the CE course.

**Event is subject to change or cancellation**

https://buffalocpcu.starchapter.com/meetinginfo.php?id=101&ts=1788904791