Saddle Up for the OR RIMS E-Day Conference!
The annual OR RIMS Education Day is ridin’ into FivePine Lodge & Cabins in Sisters, Oregon, on June 10–11.
Join us for two days of wranglin’ risk, ropin’ in knowledge, and corralin’ some good old networking and fun. While you’re in town, don’t miss the excitement of the Sisters Rodeo or eat at Frankie’s Restaurant which is offering a complimentary appetizer with 2 purchased entrées for registered attendees.
Dust off your boots and join us for this good time!
Agenda Highlights:
*Wednesday, June 10 (afternoon): Kick off with a Welcome Reception (4pm-6pm)
*Thursday, June 11: Full day of “Risk Wrangling” sessions and afternoon reception (7am – 6pm)
Tickets: $125 – Risk/Insurance Professional, $150 – Risk/Insurance Partner
Early Registration Closes: May 31, 2026
After May 31, Price Goes Up to $175
Hotels:
FivePine Lodge. Click here to reserve. Hotel space is limited.
GrandStay Hotel & Suites, Sisters. Click here to reserve. 855-455-7829 (Mention RIMS E-Day)
SCP Hotel Redmond: Click here to reserve. (Code RIMSED)
Riverhouse Lodge, Bend: Click here to reserve. 866-246-6208
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets.
Topics:
1. Managing Emerging AI Risk
2. Fostering Relationships to Strengthen Risk Management
3. Mind the Gap: Bridging the Divide Between Contracts and Insurance
4. Occupational Disease Work Comp Claims
5. Building Supply Chain Risk Resilience – In a Complex World
6. Saddle Up For Extreme Weather
Managing Emerging AI Risk
Speaker: Katherine Henry, Partner & Chair of Policyholder Insurance Coverage Practice, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Artificial intelligence is transforming the insurance landscape. Companies deploying AI face a rapidly shifting coverage environment: insurers are endorsing standard-form policies that silently cover covered AI-related losses to exclude AI-related losses, and new types of AI-specific claims—from algorithmic discrimination to AI-assisted professional errors—are testing the boundaries of traditional CGL, E&O, EPL, D&O, and cyber coverage. At the same time, insurers themselves are deploying AI in underwriting, pricing, and claims handling, raising novel questions for risk managers when algorithms replace human decision-making.
This session traces the emergence of AI risk through a lens that will be familiar to risk managers involved in the emergence of cyber risk and coverage: the same progression from silent coverage to coverage disputes to exclusions to dedicated products is playing out again, but with a twist due to insurers’ own reliance on AI. This session walks through the coverage disputes already underway, the exclusions arriving at renewal, coverage for AI risks under current policies and future AI specialty coverage, insurers’ use of AI and its impact on policyholders, and the steps risk managers can take now to protect their organizations.
Fostering Relationships to Strengthen Risk Management
Speaker: Mel Jones, Director of Inclusion, Hoffman Construction
Fostering relationships to strengthen risk management is a conversation and a workshop designed to highlight the importance of our construction industry and building relationships within. Developing greater pride in what the construction industry provides is the first step to psychological safety in the industry.
Understanding the construction community and the complexities helps seasoned and fresh members accept their ability to contribute. Recognizing that construction is a great industry, the people who choose this type of work are in themselves complex and driven by factors only they understand.
Working with this understanding has helped develop some basic tools to help the overall industry and most important the individuals find a safe place and a safe way of communicating in a strong and safe environment.
Understanding how to build relationships, what culture is and tools to help communicate creates an environment of community and caring, and when you care you speak up when a part of your community is at risk. This leads to a safer work environment for all to flourish and the #1 career in the world!
Mind The Gab: Bridging the Divide Between Contracts and Insurance
Speakers:
Shon Devries, Sales Director, Propel Insurance
Paige Spratt, Shareholder, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
This session explores the complex interdependency of indemnity clauses, the duty to defend, and additional insured (AI) status—three distinct but overlapping pillars of contractual risk transfer. Attendees will examine how these mechanisms function independently and in tandem to protect parties from third-party claims, particularly in high-risk industries like construction.
Building Supply Chain Risk Resilience – In a Complex World
Speaker:
Andrew Tait, Managing Director, Integrated Risk Leader, Sigma 7
Building resilience in today’s supply chains requires an intentional, cross‑risk understanding of both site‑level and regional exposures, supported by practical and scalable mitigation strategies. As global supply networks become increasingly complex, driven by geopolitical uncertainty, climate volatility, and persistent cost pressures, it is more critical than ever to develop and manage resilience in a focused and disciplined way.
This training session explores real‑world supply chain management approaches that help organizations identify, assess, and prioritize, and manage their most significant risks. Participants will learn ways to systematically evaluate vulnerabilities across supply chains and suppliers, transportation networks, and regions, and how to translate those insights into actionable resilience initiatives.
The session will also cover best‑practice methods for effective supply chain mapping, demonstrating how visibility and data‑driven analysis form the foundation for informed decision‑making. By the end of the program, attendees will understand how structured mapping and prioritization can lead to practical, attainable solutions that strengthen supply chain continuity and long‑term performance.