Mary Breighner, VP - Global Practice Leader, FM Global

UPCOMING
SPEAKERS:
2/22 Mary Breighner
VP - Global
Practice Leader
Education, Public
Entities &
Healthcare
FM Global
2/29 Henry Schramm
Chief Underwriting
Officer
Ace Group
Join us every
Wednesday in
Alter Hall A031
from 12-12:50PM!
I M P OR TA NT
DATES
2/18- Gamma Store
2/20 (Online) Open
2/21
Industry to
Campus CIGNA & Mercer
2/22
Industry to
Campus - Liberty
Mutual &
Travelers
2/23
RMI Intern
Reception
2/24
AS - Exam
Passers Panel
Friday Workshop
RMI-Professional
Societies
Friday Workshop
* This workshop is mandatory for all
students who wish to attend the RMI
Intern Reception
Risky Business
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Mary Breighner, VP - Global Practice Leader, FM Global
Mary Breighner is vice
president, global practice
leader -for education,
public entities and health
care for FM Global. She
works at the company’s
office in Cincinnati, OH,
and manages the accounts of more than 100
colleges and universities,
as well as hundreds of
public schools, governmental entities and hospitals worldwide.
Breighner joined FM
Global in 1995. Prior to that, she worked as an account executive with a major broker and was a member of the broker’s national education committee. Breighner previously
served for 17 years as the director of risk management at
Columbia University, New York, NY. There, she was responsible for developing comprehensive insurance programs, riskfunding alternatives for the University and the design and
implementation of a self-insured workers’ compensation
program. She also served as president of a captive insurance
company owned by select universities, among which Temple
University participates.
Breighner received a bachelor’s degree in sociology from
Fordham University, New York, NY.
She is an active member of the University Risk Management
and Insurance Association, has served on the Association’s
Board of Directors, participated in various committees, and
was president. She received the Distinguished Risk Manager
Award from the organization in 1992. She is a member of
ASHRM, PRIMA, and RIMS.
Friday Workshop
RMI - Professional Societies
Friday, February 24, 2012 12-12:50
Speakman 112
Representatives of local chapters of Risk
and Insurance Management Society
(RIMS) and Penjerdel Employee Benefits
and Compensation Association (PEBA) will
speak with our students. They will discuss
their respective professional societies and
students will have the opportunity to network with these professionals and ask
questions.
AS - Exam Passers Panel
Friday, February 24, 2012 12-12:50
Speakman 113
As the testing windows for Exam P and
Exam FM close, join your fellow students
at the “Exam Passer Panel” workshop to
discuss what it is like studying for Actuarial exams. Included topics will be methods of study, materials used, guidance
and tips. The presentation will include
going over resources that are available to
maximize study efforts.
Breighner holds the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter designation. She has presented and moderated national and international events on higher education, healthcare and public entity risk management and insurance issues,
including PRIMA, URMIA, ASHRM, and RIMS conferences.
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Send your feedback and suggestions concerning Risky Business to bryan.ernst@temple.edu
Industry to Campus
Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 5-7pm
Location: Alter Hall 748
CIGNA: 5-6pm, Mercer: 6-7pm
Risk Management & Insurance Intern Reception
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 1-6pm
Alter Hall MBA Commons (7th Floor)
The Risk Management and Insurance Career Reception
provides the opportunity for members to present themselves
to potential employers in a setting strictly for students seeking
intern positions who are members of Gamma Iota Sigma AND
who have completed all the requirements to be in the Resume
When choosing an internship or a full-time position,
Book. The career receptions in the past years were a great
you should be asking yourself many questions. Do I
success with a multitude of companies on-hand to discuss their
want to intern or work full-time as a broker, an underjob opportunities. The companies in attendance ranged from
writer, or an actuary? Property and casualty or bene- insurance agents, brokers, carriers, consultants, and more from
fits? Philadelphia or New York? These sessions are a
the employee benefits and property casualty industries.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 5-7pm
Location: TBD
Liberty Mutual: 5-6pm, Travelers 6-7pm
chance for company representatives to interact with
students and discuss company initiatives, employment
expectations, corporate culture and other information
to help students make these decisions. This is a great
opportunity to get to know companies that are coming to our Career Reception.
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