President's Message

Hello everyone,
I hope the first few months of 2024 have been great and I hope everyone has made it through all of the Atmospheric Rivers that have seemed to hit this year. 2024 has been a busy year so far with renewals, business in general, and a great deal of planning going into events that the Los Angeles Chapter of RIMS has arranged for the year. The first few events that have been planned have seen a noted decrease in attendance, and the Board is looking to determine how best to service the membership and deliver events that are meeting everyone's expectations. We understand that it can be difficult to get to various events and we would love any suggestions or thoughts that can assist us in providing content and networking opportunities to everyone. Are breakfast meetings or luncheons the most appropriate delivery of educational material or are more social events or meetings more worthwhile for the membership to attend? We are looking to mix educational opportunities and social networking opportunities throughout the year, but please do not be shy in providing us feedback that can help drive events throughout the year, as we really want to see as many people as we can attending.

I hope that everyone is preparing appropriately for RISKWORLD this year in beautiful San Diego. San Diego is always such a great venue for the conference and the weather will hopefully be beautiful. I am very much looking forward to the conference and having the opportunity to catch-up with colleagues from many facets of the Risk Management community and friends that we may not have the opportunity to see on a regular basis. It will be filled with many educational sessions, insurer meetings and networking opportunities being held by brokers, insurers and our various vendor partners. Let us know if you plan to attend and we will look to see if we can organize a meet-up event during the conference for LA RIMS membership attendees. We would love to see you there.

The LA RIMS Golf Tournament is quickly approaching as well and we have already sold out all of the playing spots. We have sponsorship opportunities available for anyone interested, and we look forward to putting on another wonderful tournament in 2024. It is always such a great time and we could not do it so well without the wonderful sponsors and partners that we have in our risk management community. We have such a wonderful base of professionals dedicated to risk management and promoting the profession that I love so much.

Please continue to monitor the website, look for email blasts, or contact any member of the Board to stay connected to what is going on and upcoming events. I am grateful to be able to lead such a great group of Board Members and a wonderful Chapter. Please make it a point to be a part of our successes in 2024 and beyond. I look forward to seeing everyone at our events this year, and please continue to stay safe and healthy.

Best Regards,

Scott Ritto