The Complex Risk Symposium is an invitation-only annual event focused on a select group of companies with similar, intricate risk challenges. This unique gathering garners topics from our previous annual meetings, taking them to a deeper level by focusing on those companies’ complex risk profiles, creating an open dialogue around today’s most pressing risk management challenges, and providing relevant insights for today’s fast-paced and disruptive business environment.
This Symposium brings together approximately 275 risk managers, underwriting executives, consultants and other experts from the fields of property, casualty, executive liability, cyber risk, surety, and claims to discuss current complex risk topics at an in-depth level, directly relating to the specific audience we have invited.
Quality time with experts
Meet face-to-face with some of the world’s leading insurers along with top risk management executives and other senior-level decision makers facing evolving and complex risks, who are focused on practical solutions and best practices.
Who attends
Risk management professionals
Workers’ compensation professionals
Treasurers/controllers
CFOs
General counsels
Select underwriting executives
World class consultants
Why the Complex Risk Symposium?
The role of risk management, its practitioners, and the strategies and solutions deployed to achieve optimal results are continually changing in today’s business environment. We are still in the midst of significant changes brought on by competitive, economic, political and global pressures faced by multinational firms. Ongoing consolidation and change in the insurance industry is adding to those pressures. Risk managers need help in navigating this challenging environment, with support from peers as well as experienced, expert partners.
The shift in demographics and evolving skills sets needed for success create both challenges and opportunities for the risk management community. The Complex Risk Symposium provides a much-needed forum in which risk managers and the insurance industry can have in-depth discussions and exchange ideas.
Experience
Presentations on the leading edge of complex risk issues.
In-depth discussions on today’s risk challenges, best practices, and strategies which resonate with risk management professionals.
General sessions with real-time polling, more intimate targeted breakout sessions, an exclusive Meet-The-Markets exhibit hall, and networking events.
A Symposium structured with you in mind – easy onsite logistics, ample personal space, and WiFi.
Because the event is limited to 275, you will have effective networking opportunities with risk management peers, market making underwriting executives and world-class consultants.
This symposium goes beyond just attending. Because the individuals you will meet share similar complex risk profiles, you will have an opportunity to meet and connect with colleagues from across the country during and after the symposium.
Meet the host, Ryan Brown
Ryan is a dynamic risk management professional who champions the view that effective risk management is a source of value creation to an organization. He is an effective relationship builder with the ability to drive organizational performance through a multi-disciplinary approach yielding achievement of corporate goals. Ryan has experience with leading the Enterprise Risk Management process (Strategic, Financial, Operational, Commercial, and Environmental) across an organization. He has extensive knowledge of many vehicles of risk financing, such as large deductible programs, self-insured retentions, self-insurance, wrap-up programs, and various forms of captives.
Ryan models the concept of “servant leadership,” with a strong focus on meeting the needs of his clients, community, and team. He remains curious, solution-oriented, and takes a hands-on approach to client engagement. Ryan is widely recognized in the risk management community as both a business professional and problem solver.
Having been a risk manager, Ryan retains the client perspective. He has developed a strong foundation in corporate finance and operations and uses this to better understand and advance his clients objectives.
Since 2012, Ryan has created and hosted the Complex Risk Symposium, an industry event tailored for risk management decision-makers. The symposium focuses on topics, trends, and issues that pertain specifically to risk management professionals, as well as personal and professional development. The CRS addresses topics key stakeholders face daily through workshops and discussions led by industry experts and inspirational speakers. The symposium attracts Fortune 500 risk management professionals, as well as top insurance executives.
About Lockton
What makes Lockton stand apart is also what makes us better: independence. Unconstrained by the rigidness commonly associated with our industry, we challenge the norms of what a brokerage can be. We are Uncommonly Independent.
How does independence make Lockton different? In short:
Our clients come first.
Our Associates feel like part of the family.
Our leadership continues to stand the test of time.
As the world’s largest privately owned, independent insurance broker, Lockton Companies serves more than 65,000 clients across six continents with risk management, insurance, employee benefits consulting, and retirement services. Lockton’s 10,750+ Associates are committed to helping clients achieve the goals that make their businesses safer, smarter and more profitable.
Despite our size, an exceptional level of service remains Lockton’s crowning achievement. We embrace our clients’ challenges as our own and protect their interests at every turn.
That dedication helps us retain 97% of our clients annually, the best record in the business. Your company is one of a kind; don’t settle for off-the-shelf solutions.
For 15 consecutive years, Business Insurance magazine has recognized Lockton as a “Best Place to Work in Insurance.”
Contact us.
Questions or comments? Contact the Symposium staff.
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Heather Ravens
314.812.3230
hravens@lockton.com
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Ryan Brown
314.812.3241
rbrown@lockton.com