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Ruble Graduate Seminar - Webinar

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 7:30 AM (CST) to Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM (CST)

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* Registration open until 2/10/26 at 12:00 AM (CST)

Ruble Graduate Seminars are exclusive to dues-paid designees only, please visit www.riskeducation.org  to pay your dues

What's New in the CGL?

This course covers ISO’s 2025 revision to the Commercial General Liability (CGL) Policy. Insurance professionals will explore key updates to coverage forms, conditions, definitions, and endorsements—focusing on exclusions and clarifications related to data privacy, employment practices, electronic data, drones, EIFS, cannabis, AI, assault and battery, and punitive damages. The course includes analysis of case law and state statutes driving these changes, helping professionals interpret and apply the revised policy in practice. By course end, participants will be able to identify and explain the significance of new and revised endorsements, understand the rationale behind withdrawn exclusions and updated definitions, and apply insights from legal developments to coverage interpretation. This course equips professionals to navigate the evolving liability landscape with clarity and confidence.

Who's Covered? Insureds and Additional Insureds

In this 4-hour session, insurance professionals will learn who is covered as an insured under some of the most commonly written commercial insurance policies. They will learn which persons and entities are automatically covered by the insurance contract. They will examine the methods used to add coverage for others. They will discuss who is covered and who can be covered under Commercial Property, Business Auto, Workers Compensation, and Commercial General Liability (CGL) policies. They will review insurer proprietary endorsements that can be used to provide additional insured coverage under the CGL policy. They will explore the issue of primary and noncontributory coverage for additional insureds under both the CGL and Excess Liability policies. 

Cannabis, An Evolving Topic - It's Not Just A Drug

The trend toward mainstreaming and legitimizing marijuana is here and will continue to have a significant impact on the insurance industry. With that trend comes new regulations and a huge number of insurance questions and issues. Even today, there seems to be misunderstanding about the differences between hemp and cannabis. After a brief review of the history of cannabis in the U.S., participants will discuss the legal and regulatory issues. They will learn how the 2018 Farm Bill changed the landscape and what it effectively did. Using current ISO forms, they will examine insurance coverage considerations with farm, general liability, commercial property, as well as endorsements. They will discuss other associated issues and challenges with insuring hemp and cannabis risks including banking problems, transportation, medical marijuana and workers compensation, product liability, D&O, crime, E&O and medical professional, employment practices liability, and cyber. 

Technology Trends and Other Changes in Agribusiness and Insurance

So much has changed…this isn’t your daddy’s way of farming. In this session, participants look at what these changes mean to the farmer, and how they need to be considered and addressed by those insurance professionals working with these Ag accounts. They will review drone technology for farms and agribusinesses, the current regulatory environment, and the risk management and insurance challenges and opportunities. They will examine the current growth of the agritourism industry, its impact on traditional farm coverage, and the proper methods to manage the various risks including applicable insurance. They will learn about precision farming and understand the myriad issues surrounding its increased use. They will be able to distinguish between farm management and custom farming and examine the risk management and insurance implications of each.

Registration Options

Credits Price
Registration
Ruble Graduate Seminars are exclusive to dues-paid designees only, please visit www.riskeducation.org to pay your dues
16.00 (MN Continuing Education Approved) $450.00

Agenda

February 11
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM Join Webinar
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM What's New in the CGL? Cathy Trischan CIC, CRM, CPCU, ARM, AAI, AU, CRIS,MUS, TRIP,CBIA
CATHERINE TRISCHAN, Wall Township, NJ
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch - on your own
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Who's Covered? Insureds and Additional Insureds Cathy Trisch an CIC, CRM, CPCU, ARM, AAI, AU, CRIS, MUS, TRIP,CBIA
CATHERINE TRISCHAN, Wall Township, NJ
February 12
7:45 AM - 8:00 AM Join Webinar
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Cannabis, An Evolving Topic - It's Not Just A Drug Casey Roberts CIC, ACSR, AFIS
Laurus Insurance Consulting, Oracle, AZ
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch - on your own
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Technology Trends and Other Changes in Agribusiness and Insurance Casey Roberts CIC, ACSR, AFIS
Laurus Insurance Consulting, Oracle, AZ

Educational Consultant:

Jean Sundlof

CIC, CPCU, ACI

Jean Sundlof joined Kraus-Anderson Insurance in June of 1999. Jean's first position with Kraus was a combined Senior Account Executive and Marketer role. She moved into production in 2006 and is currently Director of the Captive Practice and an active producer. Prior to joining Kraus-Anderson, Jean worked at Youngdahl Companies for seven years. She had various responsibilities including sales, account executive work, and marketing. Jean has also served as an Agency Operations Representative for Great American Insurance Company and as Executive Director of Associated Risk Managers of Oklahoma. She began her career working with an independent insurance agency in Oklahoma in a sales and marketing capacity.Jean received her BBA and MBA in Management from the University of Oklahoma. She obtained her Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation in 1980 and her Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation in 1982. Jean instructs many courses for the Minnesota Independent Insurance Agents. She serves as a member of the National Faculty for the National Alliance, teaching both CIC and CISR. She is also an active faculty member for Swiss Re in instructing Agent's E&O courses. Jean completed the requirements to be designated as Associate in Captive Insurance (ACI) in 2007. She was the first Minnesotan to receive this designation. She recently added the CCI designation to her captive expertise.Jean was honored by the Oklahoma Association of Professional Insurance Agents in 1984 as Insurance Women of the year. She was also privileged to be named Young Agent of the Year in 1998 by the Minnesota Independent Insurance Agents.

Speaker Day 1

Cathy Trischan

Speaker Day 2

Casey Roberts

For More Information:

Shireen Yaqub
Shireen Yaqub
Education & Member Service Professional Big I Minnesota (763)235-6460
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