RIMS names John Phelps as 2013 president

John Phelps, director of business risk solutions for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Inc., has been named the 2013 president of the Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc. / RIMS

The Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc. has named John Phelps, director of business risk solutions for Jacksonville, Fla.-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Inc., as the society's 2013 president.

Mr. Phelps' term took effect Tuesday.

Mr. Phelps has been a RIMS member for nearly 33 years and has served on the board of the New York-based society for nine years. He previously served as vice president and board liaison to the society's external affairs committee and the RIMS Canada Council.

The new RIMS president is a member of the Northeast Florida Chapter of RIMS and was chapter president in 1997.

Other RIMS officers for 2013 include Daniel H. Kugler, assistant treasurer, risk management at Snap-on Inc., vice president; Nowell R. Seaman, manager, risk management and insurance services at the University of Saskatchewan, treasurer; and Carolyn M. Snow, director, risk management at Humana Inc., corporate secretary.