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California Legislative Delegation:  RIMS on the Mall 2012

The California Legislative Delegation is a coalition of all California RIMS Chapters representing thousands of risk management professionals with the purpose of promoting education, communication and positions on current legislation to our membership and acting as an industry resource for our public officials.  CLD’s activities also include interaction with our legislators.  An annual RIMS on the Mall event has been developed for our California membership to meet with legislators in Sacramento.  Participants are trained on effective lobbying, familiarized on current bills and positions, and scheduled for meetings with legislators and key staff to introduce RIMS as a professional society representing hundreds of key state employers.  Our members present RIMS’ recommendations on issues, and offer our subject-matter expertise as a resource to our legislators on insurance and related matters.

The event included more than 20 legislators over a 2 day period who met with members of all 6 California RIMS chapters. 

(for more information, view the RIMS Press Release:  http://www.rims.org/aboutRIMS/Newsroom/News/Pages/RIMSONTHEMALLSacCa2012.aspx). 

This year, Holly Daley represented the Silicon Valley RIMS chapter during the March 2012 RIMS on the Mall event, where she met with several legislators including:
  • Assemblymember Paul Fong (Silicon Valley)
  • Assemblymember Mike Feuer (Los Angeles; member of the Insurance Committee)
  • Speaker John Perez's key staff (Los Angeles area)
  • Speaker Fran Pavley's key staff (Los Angeles area) 
  • Senator Elaine Alquist's key staff (Silicon Valley; member of the Technology Advancement Committee)

The topics discussed included Worker's Compensation reform (see position paper, here) and SB1216 which would allow foreign reinsursers to operate in California (see position paper here). 

If you have an interest in participating in the CLD or next year's RIMS on the Mall, please let us know!


Email:  Yes, I am interested in the CLD or RIMS on the Mall!


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