RIMS’ 13th annual RIMS on the Hill Legislative Conference

More than 40 risk professionals are expected to attend RIMS’ 13th annual RIMS on the Hill Legislative Conference, June 12 through 14, at The Madison, a Loews Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from leading risk professionals about a number of critical issues, including:

Strengthening the Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2011 (SMART Act)
Expansion of the Risk Retention Act to include property insurance
Limits on deductibility of reinsurance premiums ceded by domestic insurers to offshore affiliates ("Neal bill").

Members of the press are invited to attend RIMS on the Hill and its component events, which include:

·Panel discussions

·Luncheon with speaker Ron Brownstein, a renowned political observer, writer and speaker. Ron is political director for Atlantic Media Company and is a staple on Meet the Press, This Week, Face the Nation, Washington Week in Review and CNN. He has also been a national political correspondent and columnist for the Los Angeles Times, as well as a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for his coverage of the 1996 and 2004 presidential elections.

Please contact Amy Benson at abenson@RIMS.org for press credentials.

About RIMS

As the preeminent organization dedicated to promoting the profession of risk management, RIMS, the risk management society®, is a global not-for-profit organization representing more than 3,500 industrial, service, nonprofit, charitable and government entities throughout the world. Founded in 1950, RIMS is committed to advancing risk management capabilities for organizational success, bringing networking, professional development and education opportunities to its membership of more than 10,000 risk management professionals who are located in more than 60 countries. For more information on RIMS, visit www.RIMS.org.