Welcome to Virginia PRIMA
VA PRIMA supports and fosters the public risk and insurance management professions. VA PRIMA membership provides a direct link to highly experienced professionals who can offer timely advice and input on key issues affecting your job and your public entity. Our members include prominent risk and insurance professionals from a wide range of public entities and professional insurance organizations, and the vendors who support our operations.
VA PRIMA works closely with the national PRIMA organization and adheres to its bylaws and standards. Our current VA PRIMA Board President, Dan Hurley, is also a member of the Board of Directors of national PRIMA which gives us a unique and invaluable touchstone to national and global issues facing our profession.
There is no other organization that serves the Virginia public risk and insurance professional like VA PRIMA. If you're in our profession and not currently an active member of VA PRIMA, now is the perfect time to join.
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Joe Sanders on PRIMA Leadership Development CommitteeJoe Sanders, Risk Manager for the City of Hampton, has been named as a member of PRIMA's Leadership Development Committee. Joe, with 5 other selected individuals along with chairman, Past President Laura Peterson, will be selecting two individuals to serve three year terms as board members starting July 1, 2012. The committee has already screened applicants and will interview the finalists at PRIMA headquarters later this month. 2012 Spring Conference & ScholarshipsTthe Virginia PRIMA Chapter's Spring Conference returns to the Star City, Roanoke, April 18-20, 2012. The conference has moved to a Thursday - Friday format, all day Thursday and half a day Friday. There will be a welcome reception Wednesday night at the Hotel and a social reception Thursday night hosted by the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) at their downtown offices. The wonderful Hotel Roanoke (Double Tree)and Conference Center has a block rate of $96 per night. The block room deadline is March 16 and rooms are going fast. Four scholarships for this conference that will include registration, housing and ground transportation ($500) for those with in State travel restrictions have been provided by: Aon (2) GENEX PMA
Conference Topics: Update on FEMA , Peter Potemkin, Adjustors International VA. Legislative Updates, Gregg Dickie, VML Stop Hurting Your Cops, Reducing Training Injuries, David Parker, Midweat Employers Casualty Company Insurance Market Forecast, Corinne E. Glass, MARSH Managing Your Medical Spend/It's Where the Money Is and Claims That Drive You Crazy, Jim Stewart, Corvel How Employers Can Deal with Social Media Employee Issues, Hollie Cammarasana & Tina Stevens, VML Absenteeism Management, G.E. Robertson Stiles & Carol McGowan, Rutherfoord The Life and Times of a Risk Manager: Reflections & What Does the Future Hold, Glenn Asher (retired City of Roanoke, consultant), Bob Esenberg, (retired City of VA. Beach, President of STATES RRG) & Mark Brown, (retired City of Charlottesville, President, Cost Control Consulting) Confusing and Commonly Misunderstood OSHA Requirements, Dave Coble, CTJ Associates After the Disaster, Business Recovery, Joe Polite, Agility Recovery
Registration forms have been emailed to members and the forms are also posted on the web site under files. Spread the word on this great conference and thank our sponsors for their support! Block Room price is $96 until March 16. See the hotel on line information below: http://doubletree1.hilton.com/en_US/dt/hotel/ROASWDT-Hotel-Roanoke-Conference-Center-a-DoubleTree-by-Hilton-Hotel-Virginia/index.do?WT.srch=1&pSearch=true&_r1b=off&searchdef=2137956&k_clickid=692c27c1-7adc-5a48-0b3a-0000441a53d5&002=002%3D2137956%26021%3D640546&006=7624044734&007=Search&008=&009=b&011=%7BQueryString%7D&012=+doubletree%20+hotel%20+roanoke
LORI GRAY SET FOR NATIONAL CONFERENCEOne of our own is speaking at the Nashville PRIMA Conference June 3-6, 2012 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Conference Center. Lori Gray, Risk Manager for Prince William County, is speaking on a fascinating topic called "How to Keep Your Special Event From Turning Into a Real Battle (How the Right Special Event Approach Can Turn A Potential Battle Into An Insignificant Skirmish)". Lori was in the middle of a major Civil War back in July with the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) when her county was invaded by 10,000 re-enactors not counting tourists, vendors and media. For those attending the conference, this is a unique session you don't want to miss. The good news, bad news; the good news Lori and the county survived this extraordinary event; the bad news, the150th anniversary of Second Manassas is August 28, 2012. Certificates of Insurance Work Shop Well Attended
Roughly 45 people attended the excellent program, "Certificates of Insurance: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" conducted by James C. Thompson, ARM with Insurance Buyers Council, Inc. The complexities of COIs are challenging particularly due to recent changes initiated by ACCORD. And as Jim noted, a COI only shows the insured limits according to their policy but provides no information regarding the insured's aggregate balance against any claims outstanding. The program was held at Pamplin History Park's Education Resource Center in Petersburg. An outdoor picnic of fried chicken, barbecue, beans, potato salad, chips, green beans, assorted drinks and a great peach cobbler was enjoyed by all under an outdoor pavilion.
Photos are available at this line link:http://www.pamplinpark.org/vaprma.zip |