Presented at RISKWORLD, this award is given in memory of the Kansas City Chapter's own Richard W. Bland in recognition of outstanding performance and effort by a RIMS member in the area of legislation and/or regulation related to risk and insurance.
Submission Guidelines
The Boards of Directors of all RIMS Chapters are invited to submit nominations by Friday, January 16, 2026.
The Award may be based on performance in the calendar year preceding the year of presentation and/or continued prior service.
When submitting an award, special attention should be given to the nominee's following attributes:
- Performance information
- Biography
- Examples of legislation/grass roots involvement
- Copies of letters/testimony/presentations before committees of the legislative bodies and commissions of such bodies, published articles, endorsements and testimonials (prepared by the nominee)
Judging of entries will be done by the awards committee of the Greater Kansas City Chapter. Entries should contain biographical information on the candidate as well as complete information regarding his or her accomplishments in the legislative/regulatory field.