Risk and Insurance Management Society

The Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) is a professional association dedicated to advancing the practice of risk management.[1][2] It was founded in 1950, and is headquartered in Manhattan. It publishes the industry-focused Risk Management magazine.

RIMS represents more than 3,500 industrial, service, nonprofit, charitable and governmental entities. The Society serves more than 10,000 risk management professionals around the world.[3][4] There are 79 chapters across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Australasia and New Zealand. [5]

The RIMS Risk Maturity Model is an online assessment tool for enterprise risk management (ERM). Developed in 2006, it has been recognized as a best practice framework by several National Organizations. Over 2,000 corporates and organizations have baselined their ERM maturity with the RIMS Risk Maturity Model.

Given appropriate experience and educational background, RIMS offers the certification RIMS-CRMP (RIMS Certified Risk Management Professional) and the professional designations CRM (Canadian Risk Management) and RF (RIMS Fellow); various intermediate designations are available via certification exams.

See also

Institutions American Risk and Insurance Association Association of Insurance and Risk Managers in Industry and Commerce Professional Risk Managers' International Association Global Association of Risk Professionals

Certifications Certified Risk Analyst (CRA) Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst Financial Risk Manager (FRM) Professional Risk Manager (PRM)

References

1. "Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc". Retrieved 2010-12-29.
2. "DHS adopts three business continuity standards". Retrieved 2010-12-29.
3. "Response to Ontario Auto Insurance Five Year Review" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-12-29.
4. "About RIMS". RIMS. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
5. "Chapter Websites". RIMS. Retrieved 2010-12-14.

External links

• - RIMS website for professional risk practitioners
• - RIMS website for Risk Management (magazine)