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Institutional Profiles of Risk Management - Part 4

By URMIA Staff posted 05-27-2025 04:54 PM

  
Institutional Profiles of Risk Management URMIA

Discover what the risk management function/structure looks like at other URMIA member institutions                                                                                                                                                                                                        

If You’ve Seen Two Institutions’ Risk Management Structure…

Modifying our favorite phrase from Gary Langsdale, an URMIA past president and former assistant vice president & university risk officer at Penn State University, we would complete the header to say “you’ve seen two institutions’ risk management structure.”

We’re sharing the risk management profile of URMIA institutional members to help you see how others are structured and find some fellow URMIAns that you might want to connect with because you have a question about how they operate.

Institution name

North Carolina State University

University of Alabama, Birmingham
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina Birmingham, Alabama
Institution type
Public Public
School Enrollment*
32,065 20,367
How big is your risk management department
3-4 people devoted to risk management responsibilities 2 people devoted to risk management responsibilities
Title of person top risk manager reports to
Assistant Vice Chancellor Emergency Preparedness and Environmental Health Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
Department/division where risk management is housed
Finance & Operations Office of Compliance & Risk Assurance
Areas risk management is responsible for
Claims, Contracts, Insurance, International/Travel Abroad, Loss Control, Major Event Review Casualty Insurance, Claims, Enterprise Risk Management, Fine Arts & Special Collections, Insurance, Loss Control
Extra information
We are integrated into most major functions of the university. We have a RMIS system in which we streamline business processes, collect data, dashboard key metrics, and manage our day-to-day risk management operations. We are only 3 years into the RMIS system, but plan on using the data to forecast losses and develop preventative measures. IRM falls under EHS, which is part of Finance & Administration. We are responsible for all insurance procurement, loss control, claims, allocating premiums, risk assessments, etc. We have a team of 3 - a manager and 2 risk specialists. We are one of the largest public universities in NC and are trailblazers in the public institution space in North Carolina. University risk management has consultation responsibility for all of these areas except healthcare. As an academic medical center, university risk management and healthcare risk management activities were, until recently, conducted out of one office. University risk management was recently reorganized to the UAB Office of Compliance & Risk Assurance to better demonstrate a devoted focus on campus-related risk matters (property insurance, GL/auto, international travel, contracts, etc.). Healthcare professional liability matters are the responsibility of the UAB Medicine Office of Risk Management and Insurance.

*Per IPEDS’ most recent data, 2022-23



5/27/2025

By URMIA Staff


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