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RIMS Presents Risk Management Industry’s Top Honors

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RIMS16_Award_Winners-7SAN DIEGO—During today’s RIMS 2016 Annual Conference & Exhibition Awards Luncheon, RIMS doled out its highest honors to several prominent members of the risk management industry.

The risk management society presented Christopher E. Mandel, senior vice president of strategic solutions at Sedgwick Claims Management, Inc., with its top honor, the Harry and Dorothy Goodell Award for outstanding service and achievement to the risk management discipline.

“The risk management community is filled with exceptional professionals but few have had the remarkable career achievements and broad industry impact as Chris Mandel,” said RIMS CEO Mary Roth. “To this day, Chris continues to give back to the profession through his involvement with RIMS and at Sedgwick. He is a wonderful example of the best this profession has to offer and it is our honor to present him with RIMS’ highest award.”

Mandel served as 2002 RIMS president, and has fulfilled 19 distinct roles for the society and delivered dozens of workshops for other risk professionals since becoming a RIMS workshop instructor 2010, with particular emphasis on enterprise risk management and strategic risk management.

This year’s Risk Management Hall of Fame inductees are David Mikulina and William H. (Bill) McGannon. Mikulina headed the risk management department at Hyatt Hotels Corporation for 23 years before his retirement in 2007, and still enjoys sharing his insights with rising and veteran risk management professionals alike as a longstanding RIMS member. McGannon was one of the first Canadian risk managers to establish a full-service risk management department that included loss prevention and statistical support at NOVA Chemical Corporation in Alberta. After his retirement in 1998, he frequently lectured at the University of Calgary and traveled to Scotland to participate in the Risk Manager in Residence program. While McGannon passed away in 2015, his legacy in the risk community lives on, particularly through the William H. McGannon Foundation, which provides scholarships, research grants and student involvement initiatives to advance risk management by way of education, research, mentorship and work experience programs.

“Although the risk management profession has evolved significantly, the achievements of its early pioneers continue to have lasting influence on the processes and strategies used today,” said RIMS Chief Executive Officer Mary Roth. “Whether it was enhancing their organization’s already complex risk program or devoting themselves to supporting the promising careers of future risk management leaders, this year’s Risk Management Hall of Fame inductees have unquestionably made substantial contributions to the profession and RIMS.”

“We are pleased to recognize Bill and Dave for significant achievement in their professional careers and their contributions to shaping the risk management discipline,” said Rob Schimek, CEO of AIG Commercial.

RIMS and Business Insurance presented Gus Fuldner, head of insurance for Uber Technologies, with the 2016 Risk Manager of the Year Award.

In recognition for her outstanding performance in furthering risk management with the RIMS Memphis Chapter, Sedgewick Senior Vice President of Risk Management Robin Joines received the Ron Judd “Heart of RIMS” Award.

RIMS also announced its first inductees into the RIMS Ambassador Group, which recognizes individuals for their continued service with the organization. Darius Delon, South Alberta Chapter member and associate vice president of risk services at Mount Royal Univeristy, and Daniel McGarvey, Western Carolina Chapter member and managing director at Marsh, both recived this award for going above and beyond to help strengthen and support the society’s strategic initiatives.

The RIMS Rising Star Award was presented to Alumine Bellone, director of risk and insurance for Broward Health, and Kathleen Crowe, account specialist II for Aon Risk Solutions were honored for demonstrating exceptional initiative, volunteerism, professional development, achievement, and leadership potential.

David Engel, director of risk management for AT&T, received the Cristy Award, presented to the individual with the highest marks on the three exams required to earn the Associate of Risk Management designation.

RIMS Inducts Three Industry Legends into Risk Management Hall of Fame

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NEW ORLEANS—Today, Gary E. Bird, James D. Hinton and Reginald A. Pitchford were recognized as the 2015 inductees to the Risk Management Hall of Fame (RMHF), a joint venture between AIG and RIMS that celebrates risk professionals who have made exceptional contributions to advancing the discipline.

“With an eye on the future, it’s important that we remember the risk management leaders who have laid the groundwork, generously volunteered their experiences and demonstrated an unwavering commitment to advancing the profession,” said RIMS Executive Director Mary Roth. “Gary, James and Reginald are shining examples of this industry’s best and it is a privilege to announce their induction into the Risk Management Hall of Fame.”

“Throughout their professional careers, these industry leaders have gone above and beyond to make significant achievements in risk management,” said Rob Schimek, President and CEO of the Americas for AIG. “It is truly an honor to recognize them for their success.”

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Before his death on September 11, 2001, Gary Bird served as director of risk management at the Phelps Dodge Corporation and senior vice president of construction risk management at Marsh & McLennon. He also authored the first three editions of The Wrap-Up Guide, an internationally recognized series that explores strategies and best-practices for managing liability policies designed to serve as all-encompassing insurance for all contractors and subcontractors. For his contributions to the field, IRMI changed the name of its annual construction risk management award in his honor, annually celebrating a risk or safety manager who has implemented an innovative risk management program for a construction project with the Gary E. Bird Horizon Award.

Jim Hinton

James “Jim” Hinton spent 33 years managing risk with the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) and its predecessor companies and served as president of Health Care Indemnity, Inc., HCA’s captive insurance company. In addition to developing innovative loss prevention programs, he lobbied successfully with industry colleagues to change the legal environment by investing heavily in tort reform efforts. Hinton also dedicated much of his life to leading a number of charities dedicated to aiding individuals with cerebral palsy and other disabled adults, spurred by his son’s struggle with the disorder. In recognition of his dedication to both risk management and social service, the James D. Hinton Memorial Captive Insurance Volunteer Award was created and awarded to Jim after his death in 2012 for his outstanding leadership within the captive insurance community.

reginald pitchford

After serving in the Royal Air Force medical service during World War II, Reginald Pitchford worked his way up in the Canadian risk and insurance fields, becoming a champion of risk management in Manitoba and the RIMS Manitoba Chapter (MARIMS) before it even achieved chapter status in 1976. His work as corporate risk manager at United Grain Growers Insurance Department was characterized by his belief that a primary risk function established a strong foundation, ultimately leading to one of the first successful applications of a series of risk processes that would later be called Enterprise Risk Management. In the early years of MARIMS, he was critical in its growth, serving as chapter president while also holding the position of president of the Insurance Institute of Manitoba and sitting on the Council of the Insurance Institutes of Canada, and taught during the 1960s and ’70s as a Fellow of the Insurance Institute of Canada.

RIMS Inducts Two Industry Leaders Into Risk Management Hall of Fame

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DENVER—Veteran practitioners Lucille “Lucky” Gallagher and Charles “Chuck” Magazine were honored today as the latest inductees to the Risk Management Hall of Fame. Presented by AIG and RIMS, “The RMHF serves as a means to maintain the history of the field of risk management and recognizes risk practitioners who have made significant contributions to advancing the discipline.”

“The prominence of today’s risk management profession is a credit to industry leaders like Lucky Gallagher and Chuck Magazine who, throughout their careers, have continuously gone above and beyond,” said RIMS Executive Director Mary Roth.  “It is an honor for us to announce this year’s Risk Management Hall of Fame inductees and recognize them for all that they have achieved for RIMS and the profession.

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In her 35-year risk management career, Gallagher served as vice president of risk management for ConAgra, vice president of operations for wholly-owned captive insurance company Weld Insurance Co., and CRO and managing partner of consulting firm Human Resource Risk Management. She was an active member of the RIMS executive committee, taking on the role of vice president of both government affairs and conferences before serving as president in 1994. Gallagher held positions on several state insurance bodies, including the State of Colorado Insurance Board and the Governor’s Workers Compensation Oversight Task Force.

Before his death last year, Magazine was a 40-year veteran of health care risk management and a prominent representative of the RIMS community in Florida.

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In addition to several positions held with the Palm Beach County Chapter, he served on the society’s Member Chapter Services Committee and was a proud supporter of the Spencer Educational Foundation, even serving as the organization’s Risk Manager in Residence at Middle Tennessee State University. After his work helming a committee to give local legislators a “boots-on-the-ground” perspective of risk management and partnering to create a statewide version of RIMS on the Hill for Florida, he was awarded the RIMS Richard W.

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Bland Award in 2008 for outstanding achievement in legislative and regulatory affairs.

RIMS and AIG Announce 2013 Risk Management Hall of Fame Inductees

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Robert Nighan (second from left) accepted the honor for Hall of Fame inductee David Sterling while the late Robert Spencer’s honor was accepted by his wife Charlotte (third from right) and daughter Libby (second from right). (Photo: Joe Zwielich)

David C. Sterling and Robert S. Spencer are the newest members of the Risk Management Hall of Fame, RIMS and AIG announced today. The Risk Management Hall of Fame serves as a means to maintain the history of the field of risk management and recognizes risk practitioners who have made significant contributions to advancing the discipline. Both honorees were officially inducted at RIMS 2013 Annual Conference & Exhibition in Los Angeles.

In order to be selected, the Risk Management Hall of Fame considers the following criteria: considerable contributions to the field; significant achievements, innovation and trend setting; demonstrated leadership, character and service; and the highest caliber of ethical and professional conduct.

So with this in mind, here are some of the accomplishments of the 2013 inductees:

DAVID C. STERLING

David C. Sterling joined The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. in 1964 after serving two years with the U.S. Army at Fort Kobbe, Panama Canal Zone.  He retired from The Hartford after 42 years as assistant vice president and senior risk manager, where he managed The Hartford’s worldwide risk programs and exposures to accidental loss including the placement of all insurance and non-insurance programs designed to protect the organization.

David is a risk and insurance pioneer. He purchased and implemented one of the first EPLI (employment practices liability insurance) programs in the insurance industry; purchased and implemented one of the first cyber risk liability, property and crime insurance programs; and implemented one of the industry’s first blended multi-year program for a financial institution and rolled the program over several times to achieve significant savings.

Throughout his career, he shared his professional experiences and expertise with students and risk professionals who expressed interest in advancing their careers.

At the West Hartford Branch of the University of Connecticut, he taught the Insurance Institute of America’s Risk Assessment program, one of three courses required for The Institute’s Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designation.

Additionally, he was a reviewer of The American Institute for CPCU (now called “The Institutes”) texts for the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation program which focuses on risk management and insurance, as well as a reviewer of other texts published by them. For more than 30 years, he served The Institutes on its CPCU Exam Review Committee. He also authored a CPCU monograph entitled “Environmental Liability: An Insurance Perspective.”

David is currently a member of RIMS Connecticut Valley Chapter, the CPCU Society and the Society of CIC. He holds 28 professional risk management and insurance designations, as well as a State of Connecticut’s producer’s license and a State of Connecticut’s certified insurance consultant license.

ROBERT SPENCER

During his 17-year career, Robert S. Spencer held numerous risk management positions including vice president of insurance for Fuqua Industries Inc.

At Fuqua, he was responsible for the development and implementation of the organization’s risk management program that included a very diverse portfolio that includes everything from the manufacturing of lawnmowers and sporting good to being the eighth-largest trucking company in the United States. In 1976, he co-founded Fuqua’s Bermuda-based captive, Fuqua Insurance Company Ltd.

Robert is credited with setting standards on the dealings of captives with reinsurance markets, both domestic and international. He was also responsible for a workers compensation self-retention program that was adopted by 31 U.S. states in the Fuqua program.

Robert served the Atlanta Chapter of RIMS in all officer positions including president in 1973. He also served as a vice president of RIMS from 1974 – 1977 and RIMS president from 1977 – 1978. He was a founding member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Most importantly, Robert was quick to share the knowledge he gained with others so that the principles of “good” risk management could be passed on without reinvention. He fostered numerous programs at both the Atlanta Chapter and international levels of RIMS to support students, and expose them to the risk management profession.

Thirty-four years after his death in 1979, his legacy continues to provide educational opportunities for young men and women seeking to advance their education in business, insurance, actuarial sciences, and the risk management fields through the Spencer Educational Foundation.  Established in 1979 in his memory, the Foundation funds the education of tomorrow’s risk management and insurance industry leaders.  Since 1999, the charitable organization has awarded $4.7 million in student scholarships and $2.2 million in educational grants.

Additionally, Robert was responsible for establishing RIMS’ Anita Benedetti Student Involvement Program in 1978.