What’s New: In Brief (April 09, 2009)

Carla Blackmore, director of commercial programs at Zurich North America Canada, has announced her retirement as of Apr. 30, 2009.
Blackmore joined Zurich in 1975. Her career spanned many areas of the organization, including sales and marketing, commercial regional manager and Canada segments, where she is currently a programs manager.
“In addition to her many Zurich contributions, Carla is often recognized for her significant volunteer efforts, in particular for her support of the Ontario chapter of the Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade to support cancer research and education and to the Starlight Insurance Gala to benefit the Starlight Children’s Foundation,” an internal newsletter says.
Zurich commended Blackmore on her commitment to continuing education and training, having earned her Fellow Chartered Insurance Professional (FCIP) and Canadian Risk Management (CRM) designations, as well as teaching at and holding a seat on the council of the Insurance Institute of Ontario.
“During her retirement, Carla plans to stay involved in insurance industry activities and devote even more time to philanthropic causes.”

The Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) has launched an online networking platform for RIMS members.
Some offerings available through the new networking community include:
•    Member directory for professional networking, finding peers and blogging on industry topics;
•    eGroups for connecting and exchanging knowledge in more than 40 topical discussion groups;
•    resource library for sharing, viewing, rating and commenting on files such as white papers, industry reports, risk management document templates, articles, videos and podcasts; and
•    a glossary, a wiki for searching and updating risk management terms.
The address for the online community is: http://community.rims.org/RIMS/RIMS/Community/Default.aspx.