URMIA Regional Meeting

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Julie Phillips
Morgan Family Chair of Environmental Studies
De Anza College

Pat Cornely
Executive Director, Kirsch Center for Environmental Studies
De Anza College

Learn about the benefits of incorporating sustainable practices into your organization, including improved employee productivity and satisfaction, team work, stewardship, leadership, reduction in energy costs, and decreasing your organization’s ecological footprint. The Kirsch Center for Environmental Studies (KCES), the first LEED Platinum Building in the California Community College system, will be discussed as a 17-year case study. The KCES is a model of stewardship, energy efficiency, resource conservation, and sustainability. Those organizations that are not incorporating long-term environmental and sustainability practices into every aspect of their operations may soon be “sunset” businesses, including academic institutions. Join this session as we explore the benefits of sustainability and the risks of not going green!

Bill Puleo
VP, Worldwide Property Manager
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies

Aaron Kalisher, CSP
AVP, Loss Control Industry Market Segment Specialist
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies

Colin O’Reilly, ACII, CIP
AVP, Executive General Property Adjuster
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies

In 2003, there were approximately 950 certified green projects ongoing in the United States. By 2010, the market value of new green building construction is expected to be $60 billion, and the market value for green renovations is projected to be $240 billion.

What are the implications of these green trends for risk managers? Consider this scenario: A fire at a university resulted in a loss of a building’s research wing. Local building ordinance required the 30-year old building to become LEED certified after a partial loss. Does your insurance program provide coverage for the costs to retrofit energy-efficient equipment, hire specialized green building engineers and architects, and obtain the mandated LEED certification? Whether you own a green building that has been certified in accordance with established environmental standards or have invested in sustainable environmental improvements to your property, this session will offer practical advice on ensuring your investment and commitment to being environmentally conscious are protected now and into the future.

Gary Rhodes
Director, Center for Global Education
Loyola Marymount University

Marion Froehlich
International Education Coordinator and Immigration Specialist
San Diego Community College

Bob Benson
Director, Service & Civic Leadership Department
University of California, San Diego Extension

Peter Zwick, Ph.D.
Director of Global Education
California State University, San Marcos

Elisa Sabatini
Executive Director
Los Ninos Community Development Organization

This panel discussion will take a closer look at the risks surrounding short-term service trips to foreign countries, such as missions and alternative spring breaks, and the risks associated with students volunteering for non-governmental organizations. The session will concentrate on the challenges of identifying and managing risk for such trips and the resources available to risk managers to overcome them.

Joseph C. Risser, CPCU, ARM-P
Staff Emeritus - Director, Risk Management
California Polytechnic University

This session is based on the knowledge and experiences of URMIA’s first class of International Fellows. The four URMIA Fellows spent an intense week in London, learning the history of Lloyd’s of London and how it operates today, witnessing the daily experiences of an underwriter, shadowing a broker, learning about emerging markets and compliance via risk register, getting an overview of the Turnbull Report, applying catastrophe modeling and its importance in the reinsurance market, discovering the challenges faced in gaining acceptance of fire sprinkler systems in the European market, and much, much more.

In addition to a brief overview of the URMIA International Fellowship Program, this session will provide you with a perspective of the strategic risk management process as required by the Higher Education Funding Council of England (HEFCE) in comparison to Enterprise Risk Management in American colleges and universities.

Friday, March 27, 2009

Joseph C. Risser, CPCU, ARM-P
Staff Emeritus - Director, Risk Management
California Polytechnic University

Colleges, universities, and the communities they serve host a wide variety of special events which seek to celebrate, entertain, foster good will, provide leadership, and support specific goals. Management of risk in special events is essential to the successful outcome of those events. This session will identify risk and present a model for analysis of losses. It will also propose the scope and structure for risk control, provide details in the transfer of risk, and discuss establishment of risk financing for losses related to special events.

This session will discuss current topics in higher education risk management. Bring your challenges, recent experiences, and unanswered questions to this “open mic” round table discussion, and hear what your colleagues have to say.