RIMS PRESS RELEASES


RIMS Webinar—Reducing Uncertainty in Volatile Times: RIMS State of ERM Report 2008  1/16/2009 

 

The Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) will host a webinar, Reducing Uncertainty in Volatile Times: RIMS State of ERM Report 2008, on Thursday, January 22, at 1:00-2:00 pm EST.

The report, based on data collected from 564 corporate risk practitioners who assessed their risk management strategies using RIMS Risk Maturity Model for ERM©, is a groundbreaking study that provides an overview of ERM practices and outlines best practice priorities for improvement.

In this webinar, speakers will review the report's key findings and introduce the next steps for moving an ERM program forward. Panelists include Carol A. Fox, ARM, senior director of risk management at Convergys Corporation and immediate past chair of RIMS ERM Development Committee; Jeffrey Vernor, ARM, global risk manager at Russell Investment Group and chair of RIMS ERM Development Committee; and Steven Minsky, CEO of LogicManager and author and producer of the report.

The webinar fee is $30 for RIMS members. All others may participate for a fee of $75. For more information, visit www.RIMS.org/stateoferm.

Note: Accredited members of the press are invited to participate in the webinar free of charge. To register, please contact Felicia Messimer, RIMS communications associate, at (212) 655-6059 or fmessimer@RIMS.org.


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About the Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc.
As the preeminent organization dedicated to advancing the practice of risk management, RIMS (The Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc.) is a global not-for-profit organization representing more than 3,500 industrial, service, nonprofit, charitable and government entities throughout the world. Founded in 1950, RIMS brings networking, professional development and education opportunities to its membership of more than 10,000 risk management professionals who operate in more than 120 countries. For more information on RIMS, visit www.RIMS.org.

 

For more information, contact:

Josh Salter, RIMS communications manager, (212) 655-6059 or jsalter@RIMS.org


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