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Corporate Member*

Available to any corporation provided that the individual representatives, known as "Deputy members", are salaried employees of the organization requesting membership and solely provide the internal corporate risk management function for the benefit of the member company. Membership includes 2 deputies to receive full benefits. Additional deputies can be added for a nominal fee.

Any individual who can confirm their commitment to uphold and further the risk management discipline, and who is NOT eligible for Deputy membership. This membership is available to the vendor or service provider - i.e. - broker, lawyer, consultant, account executive, sales, outsourced risk manager, etc., who works with clients of their employer.

Available to the Deputy member, Associate of the Society or Educational member who was previously employed in Risk Management prior to full retirement, and not eligible for any other class of membership.

Any Individual who is a faculty member at a college/university, and teaches risk management, insurance, benefits or related studies, or chairs a department that offers risk management, insurance, benefits or related studies, as their primary focus. Any individual applying for educational membership is required to submit a copy of their CV (curriculum vitae) in order to qualify for this category of membership.

Available to any Deputy member upon separation from their current place of employment. Affiliate Membership is renewable once, or a maximum of 2 years from the date of separation. Membership terminates upon acceptance of employment. For any Deputy member qualifying for Affiliate membership between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2010, Society dues will be waived for up to 24 months or until fulltime employment is secured.

A Student Membership may be granted to a full-time student, as defined by that college or university.  The student’s major must be in risk management, insurance or business, finance or management with an emphasis in risk management and/or insurance provided such individual is not otherwise eligible for membership in another class. This means that students who work fulltime (even if they are also taking a fulltime course load) are not eligible for this membership category. Additionally, any individual applying for student membership is required to submit an official copy of their student transcript in order to qualify for this category of membership. Student Members should be affiliated with a RIMS Chapter, to the extent possible given the student's location relative to the Chapter area.

*Members are required to pay Local Chapter dues if applicable.

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