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RIMS CANADA CONFERENCE KICKS OFF WITH TOP HONORS FOR CANADIAN RISK PROFESSIONALS

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Hilary Tuttle
Catherine Dowdall (right) receives the Donald M. Stuart Award from Valerie Fox
(left) for lifetime achievement in risk management

OTTAWA—The 2023 RIMS Canada Conference is officially underway here in Ottawa,
Ontario, convening more than 1,400 Canadian risk professionals in the nation’s
capital.

After opening remarks from RIMS CEO Gary LaBranche and RIMS Canada Council Chair
Steve Pottle (below), the conference began with recognition for outstanding
accomplishments from RIMS Canada members. Considered the highest honor in the
Canadian risk management community, this year’s Donald M. Stuart Award went to
Catherine Dowdall, director of insurance and loss control at AECON Construction.


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Presented by the Ontario chapter of RIMS (ORIMS), the award recognizes
exceptional contributions to the risk management profession by a risk
practitioner from any of the nation’s 13 provinces.



“Risk management is constantly evolving, but the guiding principles behind the
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Stuart Award—a commitment to building relationships, sharing experiences,
thought-leadership and altruism—have remained the same,” said Valerie Fox, vice
president of ORIMS. “In addition to being a trailblazing risk leader, day-in and
day-out, Catherine Dowdall graciously devotes her time to helping up-and-coming
risk professionals navigate the profession and leverage opportunities to
succeed.”



“The risk community is filled with amazing business leaders who are genuinely
passionate about supporting others in this wonderfully, rewarding profession,”
said Catherine Dowdall. “For those just starting out, don’t be afraid to ask
questions, reach out to your peers, volunteer with your local RIMS chapter, take
advantage of opportunities that are presented to you. I am truly humbled to be
joining previous Donald M. Stuart Award winners, many of whom I have worked
alongside with and whom I deeply respect for their continued commitment to risk
management excellence.”

Catherine Dowdall accepts the Donald M. Stuart Award

During her 40-year risk management career, Dowdall has worked for an array of
prominent Canadian corporations, including AECON Construction, Tim Hortons,
Canada Post, OLG, Brookfield Properties, Cadillac Fairview, as well as the
Ontario Ministry of Government Services. She has also held a number of positions
on the board of ORIMS, including serving as president from 1999 to 2000.

“It is always such a pleasure to be able to present this prestigious award to an
outstanding individual in our profession,” Fox said. “This year is extra special
as I have known and admired Catherine for a long time and have seen first-hand
how she embodies all of the creeds that the award represents, particularly the
creed of always giving back.”

The Fred H. Bossons Award was also bestowed during the opening session. The
award recognizes the individual with the highest average score on the three
exams required for the Canadian Risk Management (CRM) designation.


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This year’s winner was Mattieu Shorgan, a senior account executive at Wells
Fargo.



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THE 2023 HURRICANE SEASON OUTLOOK

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Jennifer Post

Atlantic hurricane season officially began recently, kicking off a disaster
season that will run from June 1 through November 30. According to predictions
from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the 2023
hurricane season will consist of 12 to 17 named storms, five to nine hurricanes
and one to four major hurricanes. This falls into a fairly average range, but
“average” is a bit unusual under the conditions currently emerging around the
season.

“The upcoming Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be less active than
recent years, due to competing factors—some that suppress storm development and
some that fuel it—driving this year’s overall forecast for a near-normal
season,” NOAA reported.

Hurricane researchers at Colorado State University notably marked the opening of
the season with a revised forecast. After initially predicting slightly
below-average hurricane activity in 2023, the researchers increased their
estimates. Now, CSU is essentially predicting an average hurricane season, but
one that is above-average for what is expected to be an El Niño year.

The last three hurricane seasons have been controlled by La Niña, which
typically leads to more hurricane activity. While El Niño would typically help
reduce such activity, current warmer water temperatures could ultimately cancel
out most of that effect.

“While we anticipate a robust El Niño for the peak of the Atlantic hurricane
season, the tropical and subtropical Atlantic have continued to anomalously warm
to near-record levels,” CSU researchers explained. “El Niño increases vertical
wind shear in the Caribbean and tropical Atlantic, but the anomalous warmth in
the tropical and subtropical Atlantic may counteract some of the typical El
Niño-driven increase in vertical wind shear.”

CSU anticipates 15 named storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes,
which is right in line with the NOAA forecasts. However, CSU forecasters noted
that this year’s outlook includes particular uncertainty due to these
conflicting factors.



















As the hurricane season gets underway, the following tips can help businesses
update and strengthen natural disaster recovery plans:





Review your business interruption insurance. Business interruption insurance
coverage plays a critical role in helping ensure complete recovery from a storm.
BI coverage relies on accurately reported business values, however, and recent
changes in property values, replacement and repair costs, and inflation all
impact those current values. To avoid the risk of being severely underinsured,
make sure your coverage has up-to-date valuations so that claims payouts will be
robust enough to rebuild your business. Check out the May/June issue of Risk
Management for more information about the importance of accurate business
interruption values and best practices for preparing a business interruption
claim. 





Update your current disaster recovery plan. It is crucial to keep your natural
disaster recovery plan updated. Organizations have gone through massive change
over the past few years, including different work locations due to hybrid or
remote work, staffing changes, and new technology that may aid in emergency
response. Ensure your organization’s disaster recovery plan reflects your
current personnel, equipment, insurance policies and contacts, and make sure to
distribute it among all current members of any emergency response teams or other
key stakeholders.





Do a dry run. The only real way to know if your disaster recovery plan works is
to put it to use, and you do not want to wait until a natural disaster is at
hand to find out if it works. Practice various scenarios and have key players
act out their roles to gauge the effectiveness of the plan and make changes
accordingly.





Take preventative measures. To weather disaster response well, disaster
preparation is essential. Take steps now to ensure the organization will be able
to operate as smoothly as possible during or in the immediate wake of a
disaster. Back up data offsite or in the cloud, verify that multiple employees
know how to handle certain tasks and ensure you have backup options to contact
employees if primary communication channels are interrupted.





For more information on hurricane preparation and natural disaster recovery,
check out these other pieces from Risk Management:





 * Best Practices for Preparing a Business Interruption Claim
 * Remote Workforce Considerations for Natural Disaster Preparation
 * How to Navigate the Hurricane Claims Process
 * Hurricane Claims: Key Tips to Minimize Losses and Maximize Recovery
 * How to Protect Properties from Increasing Flood Risk
 * Rising Flood Losses Prompt Insurance Improvements



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UNPRECEDENTED WILDFIRES DEVASTATE CANADA, LEAVE EASTERN U.S. BLANKETED IN SMOKE

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Jennifer Post

Wildfire season has started two months early in Canada, and the devastating
scale of the blazes is already unprecedented. Over 400 fires have caused roughly
10 million acres of burn damage so far, and have blanketed a wide swath of North
America in smoke, creating orange skies and toxic levels of air pollution for
communities all the way from Canada to the Southeastern United States. During
the first week of June, New York had the worst air quality on Earth, and the air
quality reached hazardous levels in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. While it
has begun to clear in the Northeast, the fires are ongoing and the air quality
may continue to change in the days and weeks to come.

Find more answers to common questions about the wildfires below:


WHERE IS ALL THE SMOKE COMING FROM?

Unfortunately, there is not just one answer for that, as there are multiple
regional fires breaking out seemingly all over Canada and even the United
States. However, the current air quality issues are coming from out-of-control
wildfires in Quebec and Ottawa, Canada. There are also wildfires breaking out in
at least six U.S. states, including Missouri, Kansas and New Mexico, but these
do not appear to be involved in the air quality crisis.

According to the Associated Press and Canadian officials, the fires in Canada
mark the start of what is expected to be Canada’s worst wildfire season ever due
to drier ground than usual, which led the fires to accelerate very quickly.

“Right now, with the manpower we have, we can fight about 40 fires at the same
time,” said Francois Legault, premier of Quebec, in an interview with Reuters.
“But we have 150 fires, so we have to make sure that we focus where the problems
are more urgent.”

In total, there are 425 active fires throughout Canada, according to Canadian
Interagency Forest Fire Centre, and 232 are considered out of control. About
120,000 Canadians have been displaced from their homes due to emergency
evacuations, with the most recent being from remote parts of Northern Quebec,
according to Reuters. There are fires in nearly all of Canada’s provinces. The
current wildfires in the U.S. have led to no evacuations thus far.


WHY IS THE U.S. EXPERIENCING POOR AIR QUALITY?

To put it simply, the Northeastern region of the U.S. and the rest of the
Eastern seaboard as far down as South Carolina are stuck in a slow-moving
weather pattern that is carrying the smoke and smell from the Canadian fires
southward. According to Politico, 13 U.S. states are under air quality alerts,
impacting over 55 million people.

The AP noted that smoke from various Canadian fires has actually been showing up
in parts of the U.S. since May, but with new fires recently breaking out in
Quebec, the air quality has increasingly gotten worse in both Canada and the
U.S. The hazy, orange-tinted skies and smoke smell along the eastern U.S. are
expected to dissipate soon but may still be present through the weekend.


HOW DO THE FIRES IMPACT BUSINESSES?

The fires affect certain industries more than others. Outdoor work like
construction, sporting events, primary schools, park services and zoos are
continuing to pay close attention to the air quality and have suspended outdoor
operations accordingly while air quality is at such dangerous levels. Many
professional sporting events have been cancelled. The New York Yankees, Chicago
White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Detroit Tigers have postponed baseball
games throughout the week, with minor league baseball teams, soccer teams and
WNBA teams following their lead.

During the course of the week, airports have been taking various precautions,
with JFK, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty International Airport grounding flights,
shutting down inbound flights and changing flight schedules. Similar precautions
were taken at Philadelphia International Airport. Because this is an ongoing
situation, these measures and flight operations remain in flux.


HOW DO WE MANAGE THE RISK?

In terms of immediate action, experts recommend staying indoors, wearing a mask
if going outside and keeping windows and doors closed until the air quality
alerts are lifted. By the end of the week, New York City’s air quality is
expected to be upgraded from “unhealthy” to “unhealthy for sensitive groups.” To
find out about your specific area, visit AirNow.gov.

Looking longer-term, the current fires are a good reminder that natural
disasters stretch far beyond hurricanes, flooding and tornadoes, especially as
the climate continues to change. A recent study found that increases in burned
forest area across the western U.S. and southwestern Canada over the last
several decades can be linked to significant human-caused climate change.

For businesses, take this as a reminder to examine how your organization will
handle fallout from wildfires, for example, reviewing your property insurance,
business interruption coverage, disaster recovery plans or emergency
communications procedures. The following resources from Risk Management can help
organizations consider the many risks wildfires and other climate change-related
extreme weather events pose to businesses and communities, and can help boost
disaster preparedness for these devastating events.

More resources:

 * Tips for Filing Successful Wildfire Claims
 * Under Fire: Planning for Wildfire Risk
 * Best Practices for Preparing a Business Interruption Claim
 * Owning the Natural Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Process
 * Employer Obligations in Disaster Response

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2023 RIMS AWARDS CELEBRATE THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF RISK MANAGEMENT

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Hilary Tuttle
Joan Schmit accepts the Harry and Dorothy Goodell Award from RIMS President
Jennifer Santiago and RIMS CEO Gary LaBranche

ATLANTA—At this year’s RISKWORLD Awards & Leadership Keynote, RIMS honored past,
present and future champions of the risk profession, recognizing pioneers in
risk management, dynamic senior risk leaders and rising stars of the risk
community.

Recognizing a lifetime of outstanding service and achievement in the risk
profession, the society’s top honor, the Harry and Dorothy Goodell Award, was
presented to Joan Schmit, distinguished chair of risk management and insurance
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

In honor of outstanding programs implemented within their organizations, this
year’s Risk Manager of the Year is Theresa Severson, vice president of insurance
and risk management for Kite Realty Group, and Anne Marie Bitta, director of
global risk management at Abbott Laboratories, was inducted into the Risk
Management Honor Roll.

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Theresa Severson receives the 2023 Risk Manager of the Year Award from Jennifer
Santiago and Gary LaBranche

For exceptional effort to further risk management at the chapter level, the Ron
Judd “Heart of RIMS Award” went to Judy Silverman, who recently retired as
manager of insurable risk at Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., but remains a
leader with the RIMS Chicago Chapter.

Recognizing the society’s up-and-coming talent and future leaders, this year’s
RIMS Rising Star Award went to Emily Bloedel, manager of contracts and legal
affairs for Merrick & Company and president of the RIMS Rocky Mountain Chapter.

Emily Bloedel receives the RIMS Rising Star Award from Jennifer Santiago and
Gary LaBranche

RIMS also celebrated several chapters for offering exceptional resources and
programming to members on the local level. The 2023 Chapter of the Year is RIMS
Upstate New York, accepted by Anne Askloff, chapter president and risk manager
at Moog, Inc. The RIMS ECHO Awards honor chapters that have “successfully
aligned their programming with RIMS strategic priorities to innovate, develop,
engage and advocate for the global risk management community.” This year’s
honorees are Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Rocky Mountain and Saskatchewan
chapters.

Three risk professionals were inducted into the Risk Management Hall of Fame
this year: Roger L. Andrews, Jim Green, and Daniel J. Kugler. According to RIMS,
Hall of Fame honorees are selected on the basis of: “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.”

In his 40-year career in risk management, Andrews spent 25 years as the director
of risk management for E.D. Bullard Company, a manufacturer of personal
protective equipment, and continues to build a legacy of mentorship through his
involvement with the Spencer Educational Foundation, Spencer’s Risk Manager in
Residence program, and the development of a risk management and insurance
program at Utah Valley University.

Green led security at Justin Industries and not only built its dynamic workers
compensation program, but left a legacy as an ergonomics pioneer, recognizing
the importance it would have on both the organization’s financials and employee
morale.

Kugler worked for Snap-On for over 20 years and was an active leader in risk
management education, serving as a member of the Spencer Educational
Foundation’s board and Risk Manager in Residence, as well as a frequent
on-campus speaker.

“Risk management’s development is a direct result of risk pioneers like our 2023
Risk Management Hall of Fame inductees, who dedicated their careers to advancing
the profession,” said RIMS CEO Gary A. LaBranche, FASAE, CAE. “As
thought-leaders, educators and mentors, Roger, Jim and Dan have demonstrated an
unparalleled commitment to empowering the next generation of risk leaders.”

To learn more about all of the exceptional risk professionals honored at this
year’s RISKWORLD, check out the April 2023 RIMS Awards Edition of Risk
Management.

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