URMIA Matters

Identifying, valuing, and protecting your research can be daunting but URMIA volunteers and members joined together to produce a framework for this work and the conversations. Guest host Craig McAllister, University of Miami talks with fellow URMIA Board Member Courtney Davis Curtis, University of Chicago and Amy Daley, FM Global and URMIA staffer, Gary Langsdale about the white paper and its core...

Get an assist with your organization’s alignment with URMIA’s Peer Review Service . Guest host Craig McAllister, University of Miami and an URMIA Board Member talks with Robin Oldfield, University of Dayton and Mark Anderson, University of Pittsburgh and URMIA staffer, Gary Langsdale about the program and it’s impactful outcomes.    Connect with URMIA & URMIA with your network -Share /Tag in S...

Reflecting on a career path with a seasoned professional and volunteer extraordinaire is so valuable to those considering higher ed risk management and insurance. Join host Jenny Whittington, URMIA’s executive director as she talks with Allan F. Brooks, CPCU, ARM, ARe, AU from Chapman University and a two-term URMIA Board Member after he announced his retirement. Check out the job posting for the...

 As we move past the peak of COVID-19 and into vaccinations, we can’t let our guard down. Join guest host Julie Groves of Wake Forest University as she chats with Sam Mansir from BMS CAT, Inc. who is helping campus’ return to our “new normal” safely. Show Notes [Member Login Required] Connect with URMIA & URMIA with your network -Share /Tag in Social Media @urmianetwork -Not a member? Join -&g...

The student experience at large has changed. Can you meet the challenge with your work on campus to support this new model? Listen in as guest host Craig McAllister, University of Miami and an URMIA Board Member interviews authors and practitioners Cole Clark, Deloitte and Jeff Selingo, Arizona State University discuss the future of higher education. Show Notes [URMIA member login required]  Conne...

Hear about updates to URMIA’s Code of Conduct and Network Etiquette policies from host Jenny Whittington, URMIA’s executive director and Julie Groves of Wake Forest and an URMIA Board Member who led both volunteer groups in revising these guiding documents for the association. Show Notes [URMIA member login required] Connect with URMIA & URMIA with your network -Share /Tag in Social Media @urm...

Gamma Iota Sigma is leading sustainable growth and diversification of the insurance industry by bringing talented students together in its campus chapters. Butler University Senior Claire Richardson who is the host of Risk & Reward Podcast and President of the Beta Lambda Chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma is the guest of URMIA staff host Michelle Smith for this bonus episode during #insurancecareerm...

Who doesn’t need a free, time-saving tool? RAPID , a new free resource for higher education colleagues is designed to rapidly train key staff, using a program customized to the institution. Join guest host Julie Groves of Wake Forest as she talks with contributing staff members from The State University of New York about this new tool. Guests are Joe Storch, associate counsel in the SUNY Office of...

As the calendar page turned and hope dawned, vaccinations became the next big discussion topic among Risk Managers and campus leaders. Join URMIA staffers Lou Drapeau and Gary Langsdale as they review the results of the latest URMIA survey about vaccination policies with Host Jenny Whittington, executive director at URMIA. Show Notes [member login required]  Connect with URMIA & URMIA with you...

A day in the life of an association manager is diverse and unique but requires a passion for its members and the content the association represents. Join URMIA Board Member and Guest Host Julie L. Groves, director of risk services at Wake Forest University as she interviews Jenny Whittington, executive director at URMIA and learn why Jenny and URMIA are a perfect match! Show Notes  [member login r...

The best claim settlement is one that is reached early and makes both the injured worker and employer happy. Join URMIA guest hosts Julie Groves of Wake Forest University and Craig McAllister of the University of Miami as they talk with Dr. Fernando Branco, chief medical officer at Midwest Employers Casualty .  Dr. Branco provides a fascinating medical insider's view of best practices that wi...

As the call for 2021 presentations goes out, host Jenny Whittington talks with Gary Langsdale, URMIA’s education manager, and Craig McAllister, URMIA board member and executive director of risk management at the University of Miami. They explain how the framework of core competencies will explicitly guide the selection of URMIA's professional development offerings for members and others in hi...

Listen in with guest host Kathy Hargis, associate vice president of risk management & compliance at Lipscomb University, as she chats with Joe Storch, associate counsel in the SUNY Office of General Counsel and chair of the Student Affairs Practice Group, about what higher education risk managers need to know about updates to Title IX and the lack of a Clery Act Handbook as explained in this I...

Re-elected URMIA board members highlight accomplishments from their first board term, discuss how important the virtual delivery of professional development will be going forward, and, of course, their personal favorite URMIA member benefits. Listen in with Julie L. Groves, director of risk services at Wake Forest University, and Craig McAllister, executive director of risk management at the Unive...

Newly elected URMIA board members Keesha Trim, director of risk management & insurance at the University of Richmond, and Tim Wiseman, chief risk officer at the University of Wyoming, share their very different paths into higher education risk management. They also discuss how they hope to contribute as board members to URMIA’s mission of supporting members to meet today’s demands and preparin...

Ellen Shew Holland shares insights from her long career as a higher education risk manager, an URMIA past president, and now as president of Strategic Risk Frameworks, LLC. She provides advice on how to elevate the risk manager’s role now and in a post-COVID future by helping the board identify strategic risks and opportunities, understand data that tracks the management of campus hazards, and ant...

Kathy Hargis, associate vice president of risk management & compliance at Lipscomb University – and co-chair of URMIA’s 2020 annual conference – chats with host Jenny Whittington about conference sponsors, social events, meditation breaks, and the value of being together at roundtable discussions to assess COVID-19 and the start of the fall semester. They even provide a sneak peek of the atten...

Kim Miller, Ball State University’s director of risk management, insurance, and safety – and co-chair of URMIA’s 2020 annual conference – talks with host Jenny Whittington about the unique opportunities presented by taking the conference virtual this year. As she gives an overview of the upcoming September conference, she shares what URMIA values guided the intentional transition, what has surpris...

Get the inside scoop on URMIA’s new member benefit: the Student Property Insurance Program (SPIP)! This affordable insurance program covers the personal property of individual students, faculty, and staff of member institutions. Coverage applies whether the individual is living on or off campus, including while studying abroad or away on internships, externships, or other experiential academic opp...

For those members who are new to the practice of higher education risk management or onboarding a new staff member, this episode highlights several URMIA resources that should be on your radar. Lou Drapeau, URMIA resource manager, talks with host Jenny Whittington about the new URMIA Shorts video tutorial series, progress on a complete update of the invaluable URMIA Resource Guide, and more resour...

Are your institution’s academic, sports, and virtual camps for minors adequately insured? Join host Jenny Whittington and her guest, A.J. Morgan, to learn more about the URMIA Camps Insurance Program administered by RPS Bollinger Sports & Leisure, a division of Gallagher. This special insurance program is available as a benefit for URMIA member colleges and universities to help provide broad c...

As is evidenced by the rapid growth of URMIA’ s relatively new Compliance Community , enterprise-wide compliance risk is a critical challenge touching almost every area of campus life. Jeff Chasen, Associate Vice Provost for Integrity & Compliance at the University of Kansas, and Jenn Anderson, KU’s Director of Policy & Compliance, discuss key process trends, timely hot topics, and areas o...

The URMIA Risk Inventory – an organic, member-curated compilation of risks common to colleges and universities – has just been updated by an URMIA volunteer task force. Lou Drapeau, URMIA resource manager and leader of the task force, and URMIA member Brian Burns, director of compliance and risk management at the Wentworth Institute of Technology, give an overview of what’s new in this resource, h...

Higher education is facing unprecedented challenges in 2020, and risk managers on campus are at the forefront of helping to make critical decisions. This edition of URMIA Matters highlights advice for new higher education risk managers from experienced URMIA members and National Office staff on how to leverage URMIA resources to get the most value from their membership in these tough times. Show N...

Erike Young, who has helped prepare more than 2,300 students for The Institutes’ Associate in Risk Management (ARM™) designation, talks with host Jenny Whittington about why the ARM designation is useful for higher education risk professionals, the new focus of the updated ARM, and what his Risk Management Study Group offers to students who are preparing for the tests. The Risk Management Study Gr...