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The Canadian Capital Region membership includes risk and insurance management professionals from a broad range of industries (both public and private sector) across the Eastern Ontario/Canadian Capital Region.ย 

Our Chapter generally meets once a month, from September through to May, with the exception of either January or February, when we take our winter break.ย 

For further information pleaseย contact any of the Chapter Officers directly.

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  • April Chapter Meeting Recap

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    Thank you to our April Panelists Matt McCabe, Omkar Dash and Damien Jonathan Caldwell for sharing their expertise, real-world experiences, and thoughtful discussion on how artificial intelligence is shaping the future of underwriting, claims, and customer engagement. Your insights sparked great conversation and gave us plenty to think about as our industry continues to evolve.

    Thank you again to everyone who participated and helped make the discussion so engaging. Looking forward to continuing the conversation around AI and the future of insurance!

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  • March Chapter Meeting Recap

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    Thank you Jackie Kellso of PointMaker Communications, Inc. for delivering an engaging and informative ๐™€๐™ข๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™ž๐™œ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™๐™ž๐™จ๐™  ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™–๐™œ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ workshop at our March meeting. Attendee feedback was overwhelmingly positive!

  • Rider University RMOC Grant

    The Spencer Educational Foundation Risk Manager on Campus Program provides grants for universities to host practicing risk managers for 1-3 day residencies, connecting students with industry professionals for hands-on career exposure in Risk Management & Insurance through lectures, panels, and networking. 
     
    NJ RIMS is proud to be funding this yearโ€™s RMOC grant at Rider University as we work together to grow the profession.

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  • December Holiday Meeting

    Our December Holiday Meeting featuring the Jeopardy Insurance Challenge was an absolute success! Special thanks to our subject matter experts, Nicholas Trent (Aon), Chris Keegan (Brown & Brown), Jason Ross (Lockton), Alyssa Wade (Marsh) & Diane Grand (ECIB) for sharing your time, and your knowledge. Thanks also to the NJ RIMS Board (bottom right) for another successful year supporting our members!

  • Cyber Risk & Insurance Update

    The November NJ RIMS session, focusing on Cyber Risk & Insurance, featured a distinguished expert panel comprised of Matt Kuhn (Ascot Group), Fred Giordano (K&L Gates), and Navarone Dozier, (Aon). The panel engaged in a comprehensive discussion on the evolution of Cyber insurance. They also examined the current risk landscape, recent litigation, and regulatory trends. The audience benefited from perspectives from the underwriting, brokerage, and legal sectors.

    But wait, thereโ€™s more! Our food drive to benefit the Interfaith Food Pantry Network collected over 200 pounds of food and $215 in cash donations. The NJ RIMS Board (bottom photo) thanks everyone who participated for your generous donations.

  • Charity Golf / Pickleball Event

    Thank you to our terrific sponsors for your support, and to our golf committee and awesome volunteers who worked tirelessly to make our annual Charity Golf / Pickleball event a resounding success! Pictures from the event are posted under the Meetings & Events tab.

  • Thank you Dr. Reeves for a most insightful presentation!

    Dr. Arin Reevesโ€™ presentation โ€œEffective Communication Strategies to Bridge Generational Differencesโ€, hosted by a joint meeting of the Delaware Valley and New Jersey RIMS chapters, was very well received by all those in attendance.  A handout from Dr. Reeves presentation is posted in the "Past Meeting Presentations" box to the right. 

    Pictured above; New Jersey Chapter President Jason Bopp, Dr. Reeves and Delaware Valley Chapter President Tom Armstrong.
    For information on Dr. Arin N. Reevs and her organization please click here.
  • IICF Month of Giving Volunteer Opportunity

    As a proud supporter of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation, the NJ RIMS Chapter is excited to share this opportunity for you and/or your company to volunteer right here in New Jersey!

    As part of the IICF Month of Giving, they are extending an invitation to a cross-company volunteer day with ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎโ€™๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„-๐—ฎ-๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜„ (๐—”๐—š๐—”๐—ฅ), one of their Northeast Division grantees. Volunteers will help harvest fresh produce that directly supports local hunger relief.

    This opportunity can host up to 300 volunteers, making it one of the IICF's largest service events! You are encouraged to join if youโ€™re nearby and to spread the word with colleagues or other companies in the area.

    ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ: ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด๐˜๐—ต, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ (๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ: ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต)
    ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ: ๐Ÿด:๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฑ ๐—”๐—  โ€“ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  (๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น)
    ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ, ๐—ก๐— (๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ)

    ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐— ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐— ๐—ฆ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.


    ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ/๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.

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