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Welcome to the New Jersey RIMS Chapter

Our Mission is to foster an environment of professionalism and diversity to nurture growth for the insurance and risk management professional through education and intern sponsorship programs, and by influencing legislation and regulation at the state and federal levels.

Registration for our February 11^th virtual meeting is open. Click here for details and to register.

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NJ Based Career Opportunity!

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Learn more at the Career Center tab above / NJ Careers

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Announcements

NJ RIMS Commits an Additional $20,000 to Kids’ Chance of New Jersey

January 23, 2025 - The RIMS New Jersey chapter is proud to announce that we have doubled our commitment to Kids’ Chance of New Jersey with the awarding of a second four-year $5,000 Diamond Sponsorship. Kids’ Chance of New Jersey is a non-profit organization that provides higher education scholarships to the children of catastrophically or fatally injured workers, to help them fulfill their educational goals despite the loss of a parent’s income.

This second sponsorship has been awarded to Yagmur Kartal, a freshman student at Arcadia University majoring in psychology. Yagmur desires to eventually further her education by pursuing a master’s degree and counselling families and children.

You can learn more about Kids' Chance at www.kidschancenj.org.
NJ RIMS / Spencer Course Development Grant

As part of our mission to support growth for the insurance and risk management professional through education, we are looking for New Jersey colleges and universities interested in expanding risk management and insurance education. Please see the details below.
December Surety & Cheese Event

Thank you so much Chad Rosenberg, Principal & COO, Rosenberg & Parker Surety for sharing your expertise on two of your passions, the surety market and cheese. You made the NJ RIMS December meeting an event to remember! Click here to see Chad's suggested wine & cheese pairings.
Market Update Jeopardy

NJ RIMS had a lot of fun hosting “Market Update Jeopardy” at our September chapter meeting. Our expert panel was informative and the competition was fierce yet friendly. A good time was had by all.

Our expert panel put a lot of thought into developing their questions, so we encourage you take a look at the boards (see links below). Perhaps you want to challenge your friends, family and co-workers to a competition. We looked at only Board 1 during the meeting.

Market Update Jeopardy - Board 1

Market Update Jeopardy - Board 2

Market Update Jeopardy - Board 3

We would like to thank our prize sponsors Expeditors Insurance Cargo Brokers and Lockton, who helped make it an extra fun event. Thank you, also, to our esteemed panel of experts:

DIANE GRAND - Expeditors Cargo Insurance Brokers - Cargo / Supply Chain

CHRIS KEEGAN - Brown & Brown - Cyber

JASON ROSS - Lockton - Casualty

ALYSSA WADE - Marsh - D&O

BRIAN WANAT - Aon - Property
Kids' Chance of New Jersey 2024 Scholarship Awarded

August 3, 2024 – We are excited to announce that Francesca D’Andrea is the recipient of the New Jersey RIMS Chapter’s inaugural Kids' Chance scholarship award. Francesca will be attending John Jay College of Criminal Justice as a freshman this fall, where she will be majoring in forensic psychology, public administration, and ROTC.

Kids' Chance of New Jersey is a non-profit organization that provides higher education scholarships to the children of catastrophically or fatally injured workers, to help these children fulfill their educational goals despite the loss of a parent’s income.
NJ RIMS 2024 Undergraduate Scholarship Awarded

April 29, 2024 - Congratulations to Brady King, a student pursuing a degree in Risk Management & Insurance at St. Joseph’s University, on being selected by the Spencer Educational Foundation Scholarship Committee to be the recipient of the 2024 RIMS New Jersey Chapter Undergraduate Scholarship in the amount of $5,000.

This scholarship was made possible by a donation from the New Jersey Chapter of RIMS, and is awarded to an undergraduate student who is a permanent resident of New Jersey or attending a New Jersey institution.
NJ RIMS 2024 Graduate Scholarship Awarded

April 28, 2024 - Congratulations to Vincent O’Connell, a student pursuing a graduate degree in Enterprise Risk Management at St. John’s University, on being selected by the Spencer Educational Foundation Scholarship Committee to be the recipient of the 2024 RIMS New Jersey Chapter - Graduate Scholarship in the amount of $10,000.

This scholarship was made possible by a donation from the New Jersey Chapter of RIMS, and is awarded to a graduate student attending a university located in or surrounding the State of New Jersey on a full-time or part-time basis.
NJ RIMS Commits $100,000 to Spencer Educational Foundation

February 26, 2024 - The RIMS New Jersey chapter is proud to announce a $20,000 five-year commitment to the Spencer Educational Foundation to promote the advancement of the risk management profession in the state of New Jersey.

Eighty percent of the donation has been specifically earmarked to fund scholarships for graduate students attending a university located in or surrounding the state of New Jersey on a full-time or part-time basis, and to fund risk management course development at a New Jersey based university.

Since 1999, the New Jersey chapter has contributed more than $250,000 to the Spencer Educational Foundation, and this latest donation demonstrates a continuation of our longstanding support of Spencer, and our chapter’s ongoing commitment to the advancement of the risk management profession.

Learn more about the Spencer Educational Foundation at www.spencered.org.
NJ RIMS Commits $20,000 to Kids Chance of New Jersey

February 26, 2024 - The RIMS New Jersey chapter is proud to announce a Diamond Sponsor, $5,000 four-year commitment to Kids Chance of New Jersey, a non-profit organization that provides higher education scholarships to the children of catastrophically or fatally injured workers, and helps these children fulfill their educational goals despite the loss of a parent’s income. The NJ RIMS Board selected Kids Chance of New Jersey for this initial sponsorship due to its close ties with our industry and its focus on needs within our state.

Learn more about Kids Chance at www.kidschancenj.org.