JANUARY MEETING

The KC RIMS next Chapter meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 10, at Brio on the Plaza from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM.  John Dempsey of Dempsey Partners will review the aftershock related to Property and Business Interruption claims issues in the aftermath of the 2011 catastrophes.

The cost is $25 per person.  Please e-mail your reservation and luncheon menu selection to Dennis Harber at dennis.harber@kcpl.com no later than 5 PM on Friday, January 6.  Menu options include:

--Chicken under the Brick
--Pasta Brio
--Mezzo Lasagna Bolognese

Meeting details can be found in the annoucement located in the Meetings button at the top of this page.

See you there!

STUDENT INTERN PROGRAM--2012

KC RIMS sponsors eight week internships for qualified students with some of the Kansas City area premier companies.  The Chapter has provided additional scholarships for interns upon successful completion of their internship.

Now is the time for companies who might want to have a highly motivated student as a RIMS intern working with them on specific and meaningful projects relevant to the risk management profession to let us know of their interest.  You will find the Employer Application and some general information about this program under the Archive button at the top of this page....click that button to access the Student Intern Program folder.

David Fromm of American Safety Management is coordinating the 2012 Student Intern Program and will be happy to answer any questions you might have.  He may be contacted at (913) 676-9241 or by email at dfromm@american-safety.com

RISK News

The Anatomy of Data Risk Management
1/27/2012 10:57:06 AM

As we posted yesterday, Saturday, January 28, is Data Privacy Day. Keeping with that theme, we think it’s important to focus on data risk management. Brian McGinley, senior vice president of data risk management at Identity Theft 911 offers this well-written piece on the timely topic. Think of data as a living organism. Just like a [...]

The Emerging Risks of 2012
1/27/2012 8:47:42 AM

In our February issue of Risk Management magazine, we highlighted seven of the key risks that companies will face in the coming year. These, we claim, are the risks that “if they don’t keep you up at night, might bring down your company.”  We have no delusions that this list is comprehensive or that all [...]
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