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Mission Statement

Advance the Risk Management profession among our members, students and business community through educational programs, professional development resources and networking opportunities.

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Announcements

  • March 2023 Rocky Mountain RIMS/SERMA Joint Chapter Meeting

    By: Fran Baumgardner Fran Baumgardner , one month ago
    Join the Rocky Mountain RIMS Chapter and Sports & Entertainment Risk Management Alliance (SERMA) from 2-6pm on March 23rd for an afternoon at the renowned Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. The agenda includes risk management presentations, a tour of the training center, participation in a sports experience, and networking.

RISK News

  • New NAAIA Report Focuses on Next Steps for DEI in the Insurance Industry

    one month ago
    As Black History Month kicks off, February presents a great opportunity to not only celebrate the history and accomplishments of African Americans, but also to meaningfully assess and advance diversity, equity and inclusion measures with the goal of ensuring lasting Continue reading

  • Identifying and Preventing Provider Fraud in Workers Comp Cases

    3 months ago
    Claimant fraud and premium fraud are two of the most well-known types of workers compensation fraud. In these cases, a worker may intentionally fake an injury (claimant fraud) or a business owner may misrepresent their employee headcount or incorrectly classify Continue reading

  • Understanding New York’s New Insurance Disclosure Requirements

    3 months ago
    If your organization operates or could be sued in New York, there has been recent activity on the legal and regulatory risk landscape that risk professionals should be prepared for. New York’s newly-enacted Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Requirements legislation opens the Continue reading

  • 4 Steps to Help Organizations Embrace Risk from Emerging Technology

    3 months ago
    As companies continue to navigate the changing work environment brought on by the pandemic, it has become clear that business leaders will need to get comfortable revising and adapting their strategies to deal with disruption brought on from new technologies Continue reading
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Legislative Update

California Consumer Privacy Act
On January 1, 2020, California will implement a sweeping new data privacy law that gives its residents the right to know (1) what "personal information" has been collected about them; (2) with whom it has been shared; (3) how it may be deleted; and (4) how to stop it from being sold. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), is a significant shift in US privacy law and greatly impacts how covered businesses collect, use, store and share the "personal information" of all California residents. Continue reading.

Workers Compensation for Mental Impairment (HB17-1229)
Signed 6/5/17 | Effective 7/1/18
Workers’ Compensation for Mental Impairment will allow a claim for mental impairment benefits in cases with no physical injury even if the source of the trauma is something within the worker’s usual experience in certain situations.  Continue reading.

General Data Protection Regulation
“GDPR”
Effective May 25, 2018
The European Union (EU) adopted the GDPR with the purpose to regulate organization’s management of data with a primary focus on protections of personal information stored and processed by businesses. Continue reading.