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Rimkus offers multiple annual CE/CLE seminars. Register for our upcoming educational opportunities below. For information on planning a seminar of your own, or to receive our seminar invitations, contact [email protected]
Webinars and Seminars
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In-Person: 13th Annual Denver CE/CLE Seminar
May 8, 2025
Rimkus invites you to join our 13th Annual Denver CE/CLE (in-person) seminar in Greenwood Village, Colorado, taking place on Wednesday, May 8. Presentations will cover industry topics from property, fire, ethics, and more. The registration link will be available soon. If you have any questions in the meantime regarding the seminar, please contact [email protected].
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In-Person: CE/CLE 2-Day Northeast Seminar
May 8, 2025
Rimkus invites you to join our two-day, in-person, CE/CLE seminar in Elkton, Maryland, taking place on Wednesday, May 8, and Thursday, May 9. Presentations will cover industry topics from property, fire, transportation, and mechanical. The registration link will be available soon. If you have any questions in the meantime regarding the seminar, please contact [email protected].
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CE/CLE Webinar: Evaluating Structural Damage Due to Catastrophic Events by Bradley P. Miller, P.E.
March 12, 2025 at 10:00am CT
Evaluating Structural Damage due to Catastrophic Events is a one-hour seminar designed to help the participant understand the process by which property damage caused by Catastrophic Events can be assessed. This course details the damage due to tornados, high winds, hail, fires, and earthquakes. The course will help explain the various building codes and construction types and how they relate to this topic. This course provides various examples of damage caused by these topics and how to distinguish that damage from other damage sources.
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CE/CLE Webinar: Analyzing Vehicle Damage and Event Data Recorders by Michael W. Lindsey, P.E., ACTAR
March 26, 2025 at 10:00am CT
Analyzing Vehicle Damage and Event Data Recorders is a one-hour course designed to provide claim representatives an understanding of the many applications of accident reconstruction, what event data recorders are, and what information they can provide to assist them during the claim evaluations. This course will provide participants with the history and the future of using the electronic data contained within an automobile. An overview of how this data can be used, the limitations, and how to retrieve the data will be discussed.
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CE/CLE Webinar: Advantages of Technology in Forensic Animation and Security Video Enhancement by Digvijay (VJ) S. Tanwar
April 9, 2025 at 10:00am CT
Many surveillance cameras are set up for a specific purpose but are never tested to see if it’s possible for the camera to capture the desired footage. An incident occurs and the video is sent out to be enhanced. Will enhancement work? Advantages of Technology in Forensic Animation and Security Video Enhancement is a one-hour course designed to inform attorneys and adjusters about the process of video enhancement. The types of videos that can be enhanced, factors that influence the enhancement process as well as what video is best for enhancement are discussed. Video retention policies such as how long should video be retained and what cameras should be retained are discussed. How about editing security videos or accusations of spoliation? Numerous examples from actual surveillance video are shown throughout the presentation. We will also discuss 3D animation, common examples, and 3D modeling.
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CE/CLE Webinar: Fire Origin and Cause by Brent A. Schockman, IAAI-CFI, NAFI-CFEI
April 23, 2025 at 10:00am CT
Fire Origin and Cause is a one-hour presentation designed to educate participants on principles of basic fire science, including necessary elements for fires, fuel types, fire behavior, and methodologies used to determine origin and cause. The course introduces participants to methods of tracking a fire’s path, the determination of burn time, and the three stages of fire development. Considerations for the determination of origin and cause, such as interior and exterior patterns, witness accounts, and photographic evidence, are also reviewed with case studies provided as examples.
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CE/CLE Webinar: Roof Collapse: Investigations and Causes by Jordan R. Kays, P.E., S.E., R.R.C
May 7, 2025 at 10:00am CT
Roof Collapse – Investigation and Causes is a one-hour course designed to educate participants on the origins and causes of roof collapses. The course details how roof collapses are investigated by structural engineering experts and includes numerous case studies that provide examples of roof collapses due to overload, owner error and design/construction defects. Participants in this course learn the methodology for claim site inspections, including what to look for, how to interpret findings and how to determine the origin and cause of a roof collapse.
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CE/CLE Webinar: Good Faith, Bad Faith, No Faith at All (Ethics) by Robert T. Foster, JD
May 22, 2025 at 10:00am CT
This multi-jurisdictional bad faith ethics seminar is a program designed to provide the participants with a working knowledge of the requirements for handling an insurance claim in a fair and ethical manner and in compliance with overall statutory constraints.
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Pipe Freeze Investigations
On-Demand Educational WebinarPipe Freeze Investigations is a one-hour course designed to provide participants with the engineering methodology for evaluating pipe freeze claims in residential homes and commercial buildings. Through a series of case studies and examples, participants will be presented with the methods of evaluating pipe freezes and determining whether the cause goes beyond.
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Marine Vessels: Human Factors and Premises Liability Analysis
On-Demand Educational WebinarMarine Vessels: Premises Liability and Human Factors Analysis is a one-hour presentation designed to help attendees understand types of premises hazards and how they can lead to incidents. It will examine human factors concepts and how they can play a meaningful part in determining liability in marine premises matters.
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Welding Insights: Navigating Processes and Pitfalls
On-Demand Educational WebinarWelding Insights: Navigating Processes and Pitfalls is a one-hour course designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of welding technology, including various welding processes, applications in construction, non-destructive testing methods, and common welding defects.
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Biomechanics in Serious Injury Claims
On-Demand Educational WebinarBiomechanics Analysis in Serious Injury Cases is a one-hour course designed to help the participant understand the field of injury biomechanics and how a biomechanical engineer may be critical in identifying the sequence of events, in mitigation/elimination of injuries, or even in understanding occupant ejections during accidental events.
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When Paint and Coatings Fail: Understanding Failures through Forensic Investigations
On-Demand Educational WebinarThe goal of the presentation will be to present an overview of the use of coatings and paint in residential, commercial, and industrial applications. This includes factors that drive the successful application and performance of paint and coating systems, failure of paint and coating systems, and forensic investigation and failure analysis of paint and coating systems, including the unique requirements of these systems.
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Proactive Measures: Enhancing Security and Minimizing Liability
On-Demand Educational WebinarProactive Measures: Enhancing Security and Minimizing Liability is a one-hour course that will help participants identify common workplace factors and elements, as well as management deficits or failures, that may impact overall facility safety and security.
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Under Pressure: Uncovering the Hidden Causes of Piping and Plumbing Failures
On-Demand Educational WebinarUnder Pressure: Uncovering the Hidden Causes of Piping and Plumbing Failures is a one-hour course designed to familiarize participants with the failure mechanisms of common piping materials installed in residential homes (single and multi-family), commercial buildings, and light industrial applications.