Mission Statement
The Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) serves its member entities by proactively providing the highest quality products, services and information to manage all forms of business risk.
Objectives
- Be the leading association for risk management.
- Create a highly effective interactive communication system to elicit, understand and respond to member and chapter needs.
- To foster education programs for risk management.
- Set direction and deliver relevant risk management educational opportunities.
- Work together with chapters to strengthen and develop a responsive and productive network.
- Define, develop and pursue strategic alliances with internal and external entities to meet member needs and strengthen RIMS' role as an association for its members.
- Actively advocate members' interests.
- Be the risk management authority on a broad array of business risks.
Strategic Plan
The strategic plan explains how RIMS will accomplish its mission and objectives over the next three to five years. Given that the scope contained in the new mission statement has shifted to focus on the member entity, it is appropriate to describe the manner in which the components of the strategic plan will be carried out.
Each component of the plan is based on the fundamental notion that RIMS needs to be flexible and proactive and it needs to utilize advanced technology for a timely response in a rapidly changing environment. The plan also acknowledges that RIMS should ally with internal and external organizations and experts as well as integrate strategic thinking and incorporate quality initiatives into all areas of concentration.
Content
- To proactively serve all member entities by providing their risk management function with state of the business information and other resources on all forms of business risk in a manner and time frame consistent with the way they operate.
- To deliver leading-edge educational and professional development products that encompass all business functions and risks by utilizing universities, industry networking and RIMS sponsored classes and employing computer technology and other multimedia delivery mechanisms.
- To partner with the local, regional and committee levels of RIMS to promote the value of membership through proactive products and services in a manner which facilitates the success of chapters. To promote the integration of risk management within an entity's business decision making processes by emphasizing the ultimate value to be realized by member entities and their constituents.
- To create networks on all government levels that positively influence and effect change in government regulations and legislation which have an impact on risks and operations of member entities.
- To provide members with cost-effective interactive forums for networking through identification of common member needs and industry segments, and utilization of timely, accessible and interactive communication tools and relevant strategic alliances.
- To create and promote quality risk management practices.