Hello RIMS Washington Chapter Members and Supporters!

First, a huge thank you to our 2025 Education Forum attendees, speakers, sponsors, and planning committee for making this year’s event another huge success! The Education Forum is all about insightful education, meaningful connections, and industry-shaping conversations.   Our expert speakers provided valuable education on:

• how cyber insurers face unique challenges in data availability making innovative analytics and strategies vital to underwriting,
• key insights into the complexities and opportunities of International Programs for multinational businesses,
• the critical role of coverage counsel in managing complex insurance claims,
• actionable insights for building a collaborative, high-performing TPA partnership,
• the essentials of Builder’s Risk Insurance, a critical tool for managing property risk during construction,
• and the unique use cases, strategies, and lessons to be learned on utilizing captives provided by risk managers of both new and established captives.

Check out some event pictures below!

We hope you also enjoyed our April session on Political Risk, “Managing Risk in Turbulent Times”.  Thank you to our speakers from Concentric and Marsh for leading this thought-provoking discussion on how political instability is reshaping global business operations and what organizations can do to stay resilient.  And we have a few more exciting programs lined up for you! Don’t miss our annual Risk Manager Roundtable scheduled for May 13^th or our June 11^th Chapter Social, details to follow, which will be our last event before our chapter board goes on summer break until September. For details on upcoming events, please check the Meetings & Events section of our website.

We are proud to highlight how our chapter has positively impacted our community and students throughout the 2024-25 fiscal year. We have continued our commitment to supporting local universities, such as WSU and CWU, by providing risk management programs and the Spencer Educational Fund with scholarships aimed at enhancing student education. These scholarships help cover expenses related to risk management dues, webinars, and various educational and networking opportunities. Additionally, as part of our December event, we contributed to the YWCA Family Gift Giving Program and we will continue to make donations to Treehouse’s initiative to support youth in foster care.

We are also looking for volunteers to participate on the Board and various Committees!  If you have event topic ideas, know of some engaging speakers, or would just like to be more engaged with your chapter, our programs and education committees would love to have you contribute to their teams. If you are interested in contributing to the success of the Chapter, please contact us here.  Please be on the lookout for the WA Chapter Board Nominations survey coming out in May and cast your vote for next term’s Board members.

Finally, I want to thank our members and our 2025 Chapter Sponsors:  AIG, AON,  Chubb, FM Global, Gallagher Bassett, Liberty Mutual, Lockton, Miller Nash Sedgwick, and Zurich. Your support of our Chapter makes everything we do possible.

Kristine Costanza and Megan Henshaw

RIMS WA Chapter Co-Presidents