RIMS Houston Newsletter Sept 2019

The Houston Chapter of RIMS serves its members and the greater Houston community by focusing on the highest quality service, education and information to manage all forms of business risk and to promote the risk management profession.

October 21FALL CONFERENCETHE COLORS OF RISK @ The Woodlands Country Club

UPCOMING EVENTS A Message from our President

Thanks to all who attended the Astros game with us. It was a lot of fun. Kudos to our happy hour hosts, JBKnowledge, Inc., for a great time before the game at Jackson Street BBQ. It was a great choice for a pre-game meetup with good food and giveaways. Ivar Cuellar with HP Inc. won a $100 gift card donated by JBKnowledge. Thank you to Allison Davis and her team who worked so hard putting this together and sponsoring it for us. It was much appreciated.

I hope everyone had a good Labor Day weekend. It was nice having an extra day off but I spent too much time watching news and weather reports. It was a tragic weekend for so many and my heart goes out to all who are suffering. It’s really hard to believe that Texas had two mass shootings in less than a month. I was born and raised in El Paso, so that one hit close to home for me. I worked in the Midland-Odessa area for a couple of years and my employer has an office and yard in Odessa. Thankfully, all of our employees and their families are safe. I hope all of you can say the same. It certainly seems like a perfect time for active-shooter training. There is a very good article at www.rims.org, “Active Shooter Preparedness For Your Organization” by Justin Smulison.

Hurricane Dorian was definitely newsworthy. It is so hard to see the loss of life and devastation in the Bahamas but heart-warming to see the outpouring of support for those who are suffering. Dorian has been downgraded to a Category 3 but it is still packing winds of 120 mph and headed dangerously close to the east coast of the United States.

Gusts of over 100 mph have hit Florida’s east coast. There are evacuation orders in place in Florida, South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia. I know all of us will keep everyone in the path of this storm in their thoughts.

Be safe, stay vigilant, and check out www.rims.org for information on everything risk related. Go to “Resources” and then to “Risk Knowledge”. There’s an answer to just about every question you might have! Happy September!

September 18 Education DayBriar Club 11:30 AM to 1:30PM

Join BDO and Pillsbury at their monthly happy for friends and colleagues in Risk Management.

This month's happy hour will take place on Sept 10 at 6:00pm. We will be meeting at the Holman Draft Hall, located on the corner of Holman and Travis just outside of downtown. Parking is free in their lot, and the drinks are on us!

Use this link to RSVP by Sept 9th.

Holman Draft Hall 820 Holman, Houston, TX 77002

Registration is now open:

For more details, visit our website at www.houstonrims.org.

Welcome Back Students

The Houston Chapter of RIMS is a proud supporter of Kids' Chance of Texas. For more information, follow this link: https://www.kidschanceoftexas.org.

September 18 Luncheon Meeting

Join your colleagues as The Houston Chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society presents: THE COLORS OF RISK

When: Mon, Oct 21, 2019 8:00 AM Where: The Woodlands Country Club - Tournament Course

1730 S. Millbend Dr., The Woodlands, Texas 77380Registration open on the website. Click here.

Learn the key attributes or "colors" to a successful Risk Management Program. No longer just insurance and claims, risk management is now enterprise, strategic, business continuity and so much more. Managing these disparate requirements has many risk managers feeling blue. From risk based decision making to management buy in, listen to one of our 3 risk management experts on how to keep from seeing red and provide green lights to your risk solutions.

2019 RIMS Houston Annual Fall Conference

Mark your calendar for our Sept meeting. Our speaker, Enya He will be presenting ""Understanding the Lloyd's Market in the Changing Risk Landscape. Lloyd’s is the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance marketplace, protecting assets, promoting growth and sharing risk to create a braver world.

The session is aimed at help attendees to understand the evolving role of Lloyd’s market in the US E&S and P&C markets; understanding the current risk appetite and capacity issues; as well as the evolving distribution channel in the US.

Enya is the US South Central Regional Director at Lloyd’s, responsible for market development activities in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Prior to joining Lloyd’s, Enya served as Associate Professor, Risk Management and Insurance, at the University of North Texas, where she worked to ensure the successful post-graduation launch of hundreds of RMI students into the US (re)insurance industry. In that role, she built strong relationships with many of the brokers, coverholders, insurers, risk managers, and industry trade organizations that Lloyd’s considers among its most important business partners.

Enya earned her doctoral degree in risk management and insurance from the University of Georgia and is a fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute (FCII). Before pursuing a career in higher education, she worked in her native China for Ping An Insurance Group, Tong Tai Insurance Brokerage, and Swiss Life Group (China). She is a member of the Academic Advisory Council of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation’s Texas/Southeast Division Board, and the Advisory Council of Journal of Reinsurance.Enya He, PhD and FCII, Regional Director, Lloyd’s

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The Houston Chapter of RIMS is a proud supporter of Kids' Chance of Texas. For more information, follow this link: https://www.kidschanceoftexas.org.

A good time was had by Houston RIMS members on Thursday Aug 22nd. A big Thank You to SmartCompliance for sponsoring a pre-game Happy Hour at Jackson Street BBQ. Everyone then capped off the eveing with an Astros baseball game as they host the Detroit Tigers.

SmartCompliance is the #1 COI management software for brokers, insurance consultants and risk managers. Their easy to use certificate tracking softward helps insurance professionals streamline their COI processes by automating COI tracking & collection, eliminating manual data entry and ensuring compliance. Visit their website or contact Allison Davis allison.davis@jbknowledge.com to learn more.

December 12 - Holiday Social Time TBD (evening)

November 13Briar Club 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

January 2020 Happy New Years

August Social - Astros Game w Happy Hoursponsored by SmartCompliance

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2018/2019 SPONSORS

The Houston Chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) will be sponsoring an ARM 54 class this Fall. This course is part of a three-semester specialty program leading to the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) Designation. The course is open to the general public, including all risk management, insurance and safety professionals. Students will learn to enhance their contribution to their organization’s value by learning to assess and treat its risks, including supply chain risk, cyber risk, social media risk, climate change risk, reputation risk, and regulatory risk.

Aug 20-Nov 19, 20195:30 PM - 7:30 PMBowen, Miclette & Britt1111 North Loop West, Suite 400 Houston, TX 77008

Registration information can be found here:

www.www.houstonrims.org

ARM 54-Risk Management Principles and Practices

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RIMS Houston Chapter Congratulates Ross Brown, a UH Student who recently obtained his ARM. We asked Ross to share his reasons for obtaining his ARM.

First, it was an outstanding way for me to better familiarize myself with key industry concepts and terminology that I had previously been exposed to but not in the degree of depth that I wanted. Second, given that I am actively looking for full-time employment in the insurance and risk management industry upon graduation next summer and that I am taking a non-traditional path in doing so, I knew that getting my ARM would help establish my professional credibility and help to stave off employer concerns that I wasn’t qualified because I didn’t have any previous industry work experience. Third, I know that the information I learned from my ARM studies will prove invaluable once I start working professionally in the insurance and risk management industry.