Kurt Leisure
President
President's Message
As I write this, I am finalizing my property renewal and trying to come up the words to explain to my senior management team how easy it was for me to commit to double digit decreases last year at this time, but Mother Nature decided to deliver a major earthquake, tsunami, hurricane and some devastating tornados following my final property budgeting. Thankfully, I am not alone, as my fellow risk managers tell me they are in the same situation, and the property market is likely to harden even more.
If you attended our Education Day, held on October 19th, you learned about planning for the unexpected property loss, how to navigate through a major fire loss with your carrier, positioning to respond to the inevitable "reservation of rights" letter from your carrier, and marketing your program with a major claim on your loss runs. This meeting was attended by close to 100 risk professionals and was one of our best educational sessions of the year (and we have had great presentations this year).
On October 2nd, we held our Day at the Races event at the Santa Anita Race Track with the goal of raising funds for the Spencer Foundation and other educational programs. We had tremendous support from our risk management community and sold well over 400 tickets. Our final tally on this event indicates that over $20,000 will be donated by the LA RIMS chapter, all benefiting our future risk management professionals. This was a tremendous event for our chapter and we are so thankful to all that supported this huge project.
On September 17th, our board met for our annual strategic planning session with the goal of taking the Los Angeles chapter to "the next level". Our major goals for 2012 continue to revolve around the planning of exceptional educational events, like our monthly luncheons, and in conjunction with this, getting our risk managers involved and out to these events. All of our board members, like most of our other risk management members, are challenged with balancing our complex professional careers with our personal lives. As such, we all understand how difficult it is to carve out time for educational development and networking when we have little extra time on our hands. The LA RIMS board is committed to bringing our membership the best speakers possible on topics that just do not translate well in a webinar format. The networking benefits alone are worth the time away from the office, if only to learn that you are not alone in this challenging environment.
As I finish up my final months as President of this outstanding RIMS Chapter, I want to thank the amazing board that has supported some of the major changes you have undoubtedly noticed by our chapter over the past few years. Although I am admittedly biased, our chapter clearly has the best educational programs, golf tournament and day-at-the-races event in the nation. The dedication and drive of the board, the volunteers who supported our sub-committees, and the generosity of the risk community that has supported our programs have made this all possible. We are all committed to driving a continuous program improvement under Ross Pebley's Presidential leadership in 2012-2013. Please help us wrap up the year and allow us to introduce you to our newly aligned board during our annual Holiday Party which will occur on December 8th at the Woodland Hills Country Club; the casino tables will once again be ready for action as well as the addition of a lively band, The Sugar Daddies Blues Band.
Kurt Leisure
President
If you attended our Education Day, held on October 19th, you learned about planning for the unexpected property loss, how to navigate through a major fire loss with your carrier, positioning to respond to the inevitable "reservation of rights" letter from your carrier, and marketing your program with a major claim on your loss runs. This meeting was attended by close to 100 risk professionals and was one of our best educational sessions of the year (and we have had great presentations this year).
On October 2nd, we held our Day at the Races event at the Santa Anita Race Track with the goal of raising funds for the Spencer Foundation and other educational programs. We had tremendous support from our risk management community and sold well over 400 tickets. Our final tally on this event indicates that over $20,000 will be donated by the LA RIMS chapter, all benefiting our future risk management professionals. This was a tremendous event for our chapter and we are so thankful to all that supported this huge project.
On September 17th, our board met for our annual strategic planning session with the goal of taking the Los Angeles chapter to "the next level". Our major goals for 2012 continue to revolve around the planning of exceptional educational events, like our monthly luncheons, and in conjunction with this, getting our risk managers involved and out to these events. All of our board members, like most of our other risk management members, are challenged with balancing our complex professional careers with our personal lives. As such, we all understand how difficult it is to carve out time for educational development and networking when we have little extra time on our hands. The LA RIMS board is committed to bringing our membership the best speakers possible on topics that just do not translate well in a webinar format. The networking benefits alone are worth the time away from the office, if only to learn that you are not alone in this challenging environment.
As I finish up my final months as President of this outstanding RIMS Chapter, I want to thank the amazing board that has supported some of the major changes you have undoubtedly noticed by our chapter over the past few years. Although I am admittedly biased, our chapter clearly has the best educational programs, golf tournament and day-at-the-races event in the nation. The dedication and drive of the board, the volunteers who supported our sub-committees, and the generosity of the risk community that has supported our programs have made this all possible. We are all committed to driving a continuous program improvement under Ross Pebley's Presidential leadership in 2012-2013. Please help us wrap up the year and allow us to introduce you to our newly aligned board during our annual Holiday Party which will occur on December 8th at the Woodland Hills Country Club; the casino tables will once again be ready for action as well as the addition of a lively band, The Sugar Daddies Blues Band.
Kurt Leisure
President
