CHAPTER Announcements

Thank you to all of our Corporate Sponsors.  Learn how to become a sponsor.

Contact us:  President, Tom Ohrt, tjohrt@rockwellcollins.com
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Please join us for the Spring 2012 Meetings. 
5:00 p.m. Networking, 5:30 p.m. Presentation, 6:30 p.m. Dinner. 

Cost:  $30 per person 
Questions?  Contact tjohrt@rockwellcollins.com.
 
January 11
RSPV by January 9
 to tjohrt@rockwellcollins.com
Radisson Quad City Plaza, 111 East Second Street, Davenport, IA
Stig Ruxlow (Zurich) will have a discussion related to ergonomic concepts to improve the health and safety of employees.

Feb. 9        
Speaker, Chuck Whiteman, Director for the Institute of Economic Research at the University of Iowa, will provide a look at what is in store for the Iowa and National Economies in 2012. Please note: This meeting will be held on Thursday, Feb. 9.  Location: Coralville Marriott. Click here for more information and to RSVP.

March 14    
Paul Roth, FM Global, Incident at Mansfield--Fire emergency scenario and video, Geneva Golf & Country, Muscatine.

April 11        
To be announced.  Location:  Coralville Marriott 

May 17        
Golf Outing to benefit the Vaughan Institute, Geneva Golf and Country Club, Muscatine Iowa 

CHAPTER News

GQC RIMS Supports Safety Village

Chapter members contributed to Safety Village in December and the Greater Quad Cities RIMS chapter matched their contributions. Safety Village is a two-week summer safety camp where children learn about safety in a hands-on way. A child-size "village," complete with buildings, streets, traffic lights, and pedal-driven cars, provides a setting where children can prepare and practice real-life situations.

Golf Outing Benefits Vaughan Institute

The second annual Golf Outing to benefit the Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance at the University of Iowa was held at the Geneva Golf and Country Club in Muscatine on May 18. Many thanks to our event sponsors who made this event a success:

  • FM Global
  • RT Specialty
  • Aviation Insurance Services of Gallagher
  • Holmes Murphy and Associates
  • International Risk Consultants
  • Hays Companies
  • Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
  • Sentry Insurance

Thanks, also, to the companies that contributed raffle items: Arthur J. Gallagher, Butler Ins. Services, Chartis, FM Global, Great American Ins., Hays Companies, Health Systems International, Holmes Murphy & Associates, Liberty Mutual, Sentry Ins., Strategic Comp., United Heartland Ins. Co., and Zurich Ins, Co.

RISK News

The Anatomy of Data Risk Management

As we posted yesterday, Saturday, January 28, is Data Privacy Day. Keeping with that theme, we think it’s important to focus on data risk management. Brian McGinley, senior vice president of data risk management at Identity Theft 911 offers this well-written piece on the timely topic. Think of data as a living organism. Just like a [...]

The Emerging Risks of 2012

In our February issue of Risk Management magazine, we highlighted seven of the key risks that companies will face in the coming year. These, we claim, are the risks that “if they don’t keep you up at night, might bring down your company.”  We have no delusions that this list is comprehensive or that all [...]

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