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. 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. There are 79 chapters across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Japan.

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 Asia Risk Management Institute (ARiMI) Association of Insurance and Risk Managers in Industry and Commerce Global Association of Risk Professionals Institute of Risk Management Professional Risk Managers' International Association

Certifications Certified Risk Analyst (CRA) Certified Risk Manager (CRM) Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary (CERA; Institute and Faculty of Actuaries credential) Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (CERA; Society of Actuaries credential) Financial Risk Manager (FRM) International Diploma in Risk Management (MIRM designation; ERM focused) Professional Risk Manager (PRM)

External links

• [1] - RIMS website for professional risk practitioners
• [2] - RIMS website for Risk Management (magazine)