The Society of Risk Management Consultants is an international organization of Risk Management consultants not affiliated with any insurance company, agent or broker. Members of the Society provide advice on insurance, risk and related matters and are compensated exclusively by their clients. Only those practitioners who have chosen to abide by its standards of education, experience, professionalism and code of ethics are members of the Society of Risk Management Consultants. The Society's mission is to advance the profession of risk management consulting and to promote the benefits to be derived from the use of independent consultants.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 3, 2012

The Society of Risk Management Consultants (SRMC) is pleased to announce the election of Mr. Robert L. Bernens, ARM to the position of President.  Mr. Bernens has been a Corporate Risk Manager for over 35 years and is one of the principal consultants of a risk management and insurance consulting firm in Oldenburg, Indiana.  He is a licensed insurance consultant in Indiana, Kentucky, Texas and Michigan.

Mr. Bernens earned a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics and a BS in Fire and Safety Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.  He holds the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designation.

Other newly elected officers are:  Mr. Mark R. Forsythe, CPCU, President Elect, Insurance Audit & Inspection Company, Inc., Indianapolis, IN; Mr. Robert R. Duty, ARM, Treasurer, CPCU, Cardinal Risk Management Alternatives, Inc., Richardson, TX; and Ms. Joy Gänder, CPCU, ARM, Secretary, Gänder Consulting Group LLC, Madison, WI.

Newly elected directors of SRMC are: Mr. Martin Dvorchak, CPCU, Core Risk Services, Inc., Oldenburg, IN; Mr. David Foley, AIIC, CRM, FCIP, FIIC, Risk Smart Consulting, Inc., Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada; Mr. John W. Newby, ARM, CEBS, CLU, CPCU, Commercial Risk Consultants, Inc., Hampton, VA; and Mr. Arthur J. Proulx, Blades, Crout & Proulx LLC, Somerville, NJ.

Other directors:  Ms. L. Michelle Bradley, ACAS, ARM, MAAA, SIGMA Actuarial Consulting Group, Inc., Brentwood, TN; Mr. Peter J. Hildebrand, CPCU, JD, Peter Hildebrand LLC, Marietta, GA; Mr. Steven Pahl, ARM, CPCU, MBA, Risk Resources, Elmhurst, IL; Mr. Allan Paul Waters, AIC, ARM, CLU, CPCU, Siver Insurance Consultants, St. Petersburg, FL; and Mr. James R. Mahurin, CPCU, ARM, Past President, Franklin, TN.

The Society of Risk Management Consultants is an international organization of risk management consultants not affiliated with any insurance company, agent, or broker.  Members of the Society provide advice on insurance, risk and related matters and are compensated exclusively by their clients on a fee-for-service basis.  Only those practitioners who have chosen to abide by its standards of education, experience, professionalism, and code of ethics are members of the Society of Risk Management Consultants.  The Society’s mission is to advance the profession of risk management consulting and to promote the benefits to be derived from the use of independent consultants.