In this episode, Justin and Whitney will be speaking with special guest, Dr. Daniel Kaniewski, the Deputy Administrator for the newly-organized FEMA Resilience. Prior to his role with FEMA, Dr. Kaniewski was the Vice President for Global Resilience at AIR Worldwide, a catastrophe risk modeling and consulting services firm.

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.

Today’s guest is Kristen D. Peed, the RIMS Board Director and a RISK PAC Trustee. She is also the Corporate Director of Risk Management and Insurance for CBIZ, Inc. in Ohio. Kristen will also be at the RIMS Legislative Summit Oct. 16th-17th in Washington, DC.

Today’s episode is featuring Sridhar Manyem, the Director of Industry Research and Analytics for AM Best — the only global credit rating agency with a unique focus on the insurance industry. Sridhar is the Head of the Industry Research Team where his responsibilities include publishing AM Best’s perspectives of topical issues relating to the insurance industry, possible implications to AM Best’s credit ratings, and analytics for P/C, Life/Health, and reinsurance sectors.

In this week’s episode, Justin welcomes Christine Maligec and Nicole Cebuliak to the podcast! Christine is the Director of Risk Management at Alberta Urban Municipalities Association and Nicole is the Manager of Branch Administration and Coordination at the Government of Alberta. They are also both Co-Chairs of the 2019 RIMS Canada Conference which will be held September 8th through the 11th at the Edmonton Convention Centre in Edmonton, Alberta!

Today’s episode is all about the Spencer Educational Foundation, the philanthropic arm of RIMS! It was founded in 1979 and to this day remains the premier organization funding the education of tomorrow’s risk management and insurance leaders. And on September 19th, 2019, RIMS will be celebrating the 40th anniversary with a fantastic gala in New York City!

This week, Justin is joined by Lorraine M. Martin, the new President and CEO of the National Safety Council! Lorraine brings over 30 years of experience in both civic and corporate leadership to advance the Council’s mission of eliminating preventable deaths at home, on the road, and in the workplace. She was also an officer in the U.S. Air Force and has an incredibly unique perspective to bring to the space of risk management!

This week, Justin will be covering the RIMS NeXt Gen Forum, 2019! It was recorded live, in Times Square during the forum in June. He got to speak with Cameron Alford, a New Jersey-based insurance specialist and a board member of the RIMS Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Council; Kristy Coleman, Senior Risk Manager at Turner Broadcasting and Co-Host of the risk management “Jeopardy!”; and Steve Pottle, RIMS VP and Director of Risk Management Services at Thompson Rivers University.

Today’s guest is Kelvin Coleman, the Executive Director for the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA). Kelvin is a veteran of high-stakes cybersecurity posts at the White House and in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and has excelled in public and private leadership roles throughout his 20+ year career.

Today’s guest is Dr. Karen Hardy. Karen has been a risk manager in the Federal government for years. She is known in the industry for being an innovator and influencer for the advancement of Enterprise Risk Management in the Federal government sector. She is a founding member of the Association of Federal Enterprise Risk Management (AFERM) as well as its Board Vice President.

Today’s guest is one of Justin’s favorite guests (and co-workers), Whitney Craig — Director of Government Relations at RIMS! In this episode, Whitney will be speaking on RIMScast about what’s going on with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, and several other important items that are on the minds of RIMS members!