CHAPTER Announcements

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

Contact us:  President, Hal Larson, hal.larson@kentww.com



Next Meeting:

April 10, 2013
                                    
Open Forum Discussion – Insurance & Risk Mgt. Programs
Renewals – Successes – Problems and Solutions


                                 

Marriott Coralville Hotel & Convention Center
300 East 9th Street
Iowa City, IA  52241

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Interested in becoming a member?  Check out our brochure

Please join us for the Fall 2012 Meetings

Chapter meetings format:  
5:00 p.m. Networking,
5:30 p.m. Chapter Meeting
5:45 p.m. Presentation
6:45 p.m. Dinner.

Cost: $35 per person
Questions? Contact
hal.larson@kentww.com

Dates and topics for future meetings of the Chapter can be found on our meetings webpage.

 

CHAPTER News

 City of Davenport--Risk Manager

The City of Davenport is hiring a Risk Manager.  Consult their website for more information.  Applications should be received by December 31, 2012.  Applicatons may be obtained and filed online at http://www.cityofdavenportiowa.com/hr or 226 W 4th Street, Davenport, IA 52801 Exam #00586.

Front Row:  Risk Management and Insurance Graduates Ashely Schulz (BBA'11 Factset), Jaclyn Johnson (BBA'11, Zurich), Stephanie Soloman (BBA'11, Lockton).  Back Row:  UI students Aaron Hoefle, Kyle Johnson, Patrick Keeley, Sean Noonan, Austin Neimanis.

The Greater Quad Cities RIMS helped to fund six students to attend the International Gamma Iota Sigma conference in Chicago in October. The students and the Vaughan Institute extend their sincere gratitude to GQCRIMs for helping to fund the trip.  The group left on Thursday, October 11, 2012 and returned on Sunday, and the students who attended reported that it was a very valuable experience.  They made many contacts with the industry and some were asked to interview for positions.  They also attended sessions on how to become better leaders.

RISK News

Credit Card Hack Could Cost $80 Million in Illinois

A massive credit card breach at a Missouri-based grocery store chain could end up cost $80 million in Illinois alone, according to a court motion filed last week. So far, at least three lawsuits seeking class action status have been filed against Schnucks Markets, Inc., alleging a breach that has affected 2.4 million cards used at [...]

After Oklahoma, the Tragedy and Science of Tornadoes

The storm that destroyed large swaths of Oklahoma was unfathomably destructive. It’s vast size was frightening, its energy enormous, its tragedy permanently unforgettable. Even with all the tornadoes to ravage the U.S. landscape in recent years, this one is uniquely disturbing. The images of flattened neighborhoods full of shattered-toothpick homes and mangled cars look make [...]

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