Wednesdays with Woodward® Webinar Series: Thought Leadership Programming
The Travelers Institute’s Wednesdays with Woodward® webinar series explores pressing issues at the intersection of public policy, insurance, business and leadership. These programs, which are open to the public and hosted by Travelers Institute President Joan Woodward, provide practical advice for our business partners, our customers and the communities we serve while demonstrating Travelers’ thought leadership, risk expertise and commitment to our stakeholders. From the inception of the webinar series through the end of 2025, the Travelers Institute hosted more than 160 webinars, with nearly 685,000 registrations and video or podcast replays. Surveys of our audience show that 93% find our content extremely or very valuable.
Topics covered are based on input from our audiences and Travelers business leaders. Our topic pillars are:
- Career development
- Cybersecurity
- Disaster preparedness
- Economic and public policy outlook
- Leadership
- Roadway safety
- Small business
- Wellness
- Workforce trends
Recent programs include:
- 2025 U.S. Economic Outlook with Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Dr. Mark Zandi
- Global Cyber Resilience: Lessons from Former White House and CISA Leader Jeff Greene
- The Evolving Property Insurance Landscape: Strategic Response and Agent Participation
Webinars are available for replay through the Travelers Institute website.
To provide agents and brokers with more opportunities to engage with our content, the Travelers Institute launched the Travelers Institute Risk & Resilience podcast in January 2024. Regardless of their location, audiences can access many of our programs and exclusive content through the podcast, which is available on Spotify® and Apple Podcasts®. Since the inception of the Travelers Institute Risk & Resilience podcast, there have been more than 16,000 plays, with “AI and the Future of Insurance” and the 100th Wednesdays with Woodward webinar featuring our Chairman and CEO, Alan Schnitzer, as the most popular episodes.
Related resources
- Wednesdays with Woodward® homepage (which also provides the opportunity to receive Travelers Institute® programming invitations)
- Travelers Institute® Risk & Resilience podcast
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Cyber: Prepare, Prevent, Mitigate, Restore®
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