Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   Eloise Copland joins RIMScast to discuss the effects human bias has on all decision-making, what bias is, and working with bias by understanding how the mind uses it as a shortcut to process information. Understanding our biases about the environment will help us to direct with intention our decision-making around climate-change issues. Listen to this enlightening discussion to help inform your organization’s approach toward prioritizing the environment.   ..read more

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   Joel Wood joins RIMScast to discuss the shared goals of RIMS and CIAB in 2023 in the way of cyber, NFIP, and other major risk management issues. Though many of these issues are non-partisan, he provides a pragmatic view of how much progress might be made with such a divided Congress. Joel shares his hopes for the House and the Senate to work together on important data security legislation. Joel expresses his appreciation for RIMS, as a pure voice for insureds ..read more

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   May is Mental Health Awareness Month and it’s an event that we’ve covered here on RIMScast and something that RIMS takes very seriously. Here to talk about what risk professionals can do to help their co-workers and organizations is Michelle Drew, Manager, Corporate Insurance and BCM, The CSA Group (formerly the Canadian Standards Association); CSA is a standards organization that develops standards in 57 areas. CSA Group launched a volunteer program to increas ..read more

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   Today’s guest is RIMS 2023 Risk Manager of the Year Theresa Severson. Theresa Severson was already a 30-year veteran of the risk profession when her prior company was acquired by Kite Realty Group, creating one of the largest publicly traded owners and operators of open-air shopping centers and mixed-use properties. Theresa shares how she became VP of Insurance and Risk at Kite, and how her years of successful experiences helps Kite. Theresa tells about what be ..read more

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society. Today’s guest is RIMS 2023 Rising Star Emily L. Bloedel, the face of the RIMS Rocky Mountain Chapter. Emily shares highlights of her career so far, her participation in RIMS,  and her expectations as an involved risk professional.   Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMScast. [:26] I will be joined by RIMS 2023 Rising Star Emily L. Bloedel. [:34] All about upcoming RIMS webinars, workshops, events, and more! [1:15] About RIMS-CRMP. [1:28] About RIMS-CRMP-FED. [2:03 ..read more

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   Today’s guest is Lisanne Sison, Managing Director for the ERM and ESG practice at Gallagher and a member of the RIMS Strategic and Enterprise Risk Management Council. In this interview, Lisanne and Justin discuss Earth Day, April 20th, and the growing importance of ESG in light of climate change. Everyone needs the earth, so we need to invest in keeping it in good condition. They examine how organizations can set ESG goals and report on them to boards using sto ..read more

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   Today’s guest is Eleni Willis. The Senior Vice President and Director of Enterprise Risk Management, Eleni Willis leads the design and implementation of Sterling Bank and Trust’s Enterprise Risk Management program. An early adopter of technology to support her GRC strategy, Eleni and her team apply common ERM methods and approaches to manage risk across all first and second lines of business. In this interview, Eleni and Justin discuss the roles of ERM in preve ..read more

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   Today’s guest is Gary LaBranche, CEO of RIMS. Justin and Gary discuss RISKWORLD 2023 with its keynote speakers and how Gary prepares to run a conference. He checked all his suits for fit! He bought new shoes and broke them in for his time on the floor. Gary discusses cybersecurity in the IoT. He stresses how Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are major drivers in RIMS and at RISKWORLD, including community meetups where everyone is welcomed. They conclude the inte ..read more

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   Today’s guests are Peter Woo, Founder and Chairperson of AAIN and Principal at Jackson Lewis, and Melinda Yee-Dong, Board Member of AAIN, Sr. Risk Manager at Panda Restaurant Group, and RIMS DEI Advisory Council Member. Peter and Melinda discuss their roles at AAIN, its mission and goals, and how it is growing. They talk about social awareness of the anti-Asian hate that rose during the pandemic. In the second segment, Melinda covers how the Panda Restaurant Gr ..read more

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   Today’s guest is Matt Zender, Senior Vice President, Workers’ Compensation Strategy at AmTrust. We’ll be looking at a new risk report from AmTrust Financial on “Workers’ Compensation and Injury Trends in the Restaurant Industry.”   Injuries were lowest this time last year. Justin and Matt talk about how risk professionals in food retail, restaurant, and hospitality can use this time of year to maintain low injury rates onsite and on the road. They discuss ..read more