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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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CE/CLE Webinar: Managing Risk and Performance in Data Centres: Construction and Delivery
March 19, 2026 at 10:00am CTData centre projects are often delivered under a condensed programme with success measured by power-on, performance, and operational reliability rather than traditional notions of completion. This episode explores how early design decisions, responsibility allocation, programme, and commissioning directly influence cost, delay, and dispute outcomes. The session is aimed at developers, contractors, consultants, legal advisers, and insurers involved in complex data centre delivery.
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What is Impact Biomechanics?
On-Demand Educational WebinarImpact biomechanics applies principles of mechanics, engineering, and biology to understand how the human body responds to forces and accelerations. This presentation provides a brief history of the field and shows how forensic impact biomechanics uses human‑tolerance data, crash testing, computer modelling, and medical evidence to investigate accidents and safety issues across different industries. Through real-life examples, the presentation will demonstrate how knowledge of biomechanics has been used to reconstruct injury mechanisms by examining vehicle dynamics, occupant kinematics, tissue tolerance, and injury patterns. It also highlights the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration, sound scientific methods, and engineering judgment in addressing complex problems related to litigation, regulation, and public safety.
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Impact of Climate Change on Offshore Wind Energy
On-Demand Educational WebinarThis session explores how climate change is reshaping offshore wind energy. We’ll examine the environmental impacts, such as rising sea levels, shifting wind patterns, and extreme weather, and their implications for the design, construction, and operations of offshore wind farms. The discussion will cover global risks, renewable energy targets, engineering challenges, and future risk trends, offering practical insights to adapt strategies and ensure resilience in a rapidly changing climate.
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CE/CLE Webinar: Ethics for Adjusters and Attorneys in the Claims Handling Process
April 1, 2026 at 10:00am CTThis course examines the ethical obligations of insurance adjusters and attorneys involved in the claims handling process, with a focus on competence, truthfulness, and good faith. Participants will explore key provisions of the Texas Rules of Professional Conduct and the Texas Insurance Code, including unfair settlement practices and proper communications with represented parties. Through practical applications and real-world legal standards, the course emphasizes aligning professional conduct with the shared goal of seeking truth and resolving claims fairly and lawfully.
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CE/CLE Webinar: But What Will it Cost? – Analyzing Surety Performance Bond Claims
April 15, 2026 at 10:00am CTThis course provides an overview of Cost to Complete (CTC) analysis for bonded construction projects after a termination or claim has been deemed justifiable. Participants will learn how sureties use CTC to establish loss reserves, evaluate exposure against the bond’s penal sum, and determine the most viable and cost-effective completion strategy. Completion options discussed include managing the defaulted principal, engaging a replacement contractor, reletting the completion contract, or resolving the claim through a penal sum settlement. The course also explains how CTC is calculated by comparing remaining contract balances and pending change orders against anticipated completion costs, including construction costs, unpaid earned funds, general conditions, fees, liquidated damages, and contingencies.
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CE/CLE Webinar: Beyond Warnings: Child Development, Caregiver Supervision, and Liability Defense
May 20, 2026 at 10:00am CTThis one-hour webinar explores how child development and caregiver supervision influence liability and defense strategy in cases involving child injuries. Drawing on principles of developmental psychology and human factors, the program explains why children are not “small adults” and how age-related capabilities affect interactions with products and environments. Through focused case examples, participants will learn how supervision analysis and developmental science can support comparative negligence arguments and help clearly communicate responsibility to judges and juries.
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Challenges in Renewables: An update on Solar, Wind, and BESS Failures
On-Demand Educational WebinarChallenges in Renewables: An Update on Solar, Wind, and BESS Failures is a one-hour course designed to introduce participants to the engineering and operational challenges affecting solar, wind, and battery energy storage systems. Through case studies and practical examples, attendees will learn how to identify common failure modes, assess damage, and understand the impact of extreme weather and rapid technology deployment on renewable energy projects.
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Vehicle Accident Reconstruction
On-Demand Educational WebinarVehicle Accident Reconstruction is a comprehensive one-hour presentation designed to help attendees learn more about the information they can gather from a vehicle accident and how it can be used after the fact to reconstruct the accident. The course discusses the “whens and whys” of accident reconstruction, what information can be obtained from an accident, and how that information is analyzed. Both single- and multi-vehicle accidents are discussed, and a video presentation is used to illustrate three-dimensional animation and its benefit in presenting a reconstruction for settlement or litigation.
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Riding the Waves: Understanding Electrical Surges and Sags
On-Demand Educational WebinarThis course introduces the fundamentals of electrical transmission and distribution and explores how electrical surges and sags can lead to system damage or equipment failure. Through real-world case studies and forensic investigations, participants will learn to recognize patterns of damage associated with surge or voltage irregularities, understand how these findings inform claim handling and loss evaluation, and apply technical insights to better support the claims process.
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Unveiling the Past: Expert Insights on Property Damage and Construction Timelines
On-Demand Educational WebinarUnveiling the Past: Expert Insights on Property Damage and Construction Timelines is a one-hour course that instructs attendees on how to determine the age of building components and structures using physical evidence observed at the property, online records, and aerial imagery. Participants will learn how to differentiate between old and new damage in both residential and commercial buildings, including roof coverings, water intrusion, and structural damage. Focusing on common challenges in property loss claims, the course addresses critical questions such as when a structure was built, how long damage has been present, and whether damage resulted from a recent event or a prior occurrence. Through practical examples, attendees will gain tools to more confidently assess damage timing and causation.
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Beyond the Forecast: Analyzing Forensic Meteorology
On-Demand Educational WebinarBeyond the Forecast: Analyzing Forensic Meteorology is a one-hour course that explains how meteorological expertise is used in investigative and legal settings. It distinguishes routine weather forecasting from forensic meteorological analysis and highlights the importance of qualified experts through relevant case law examples. The course covers common forensic assignments and key weather data sources—such as surface observations, radar, and satellite data—used to reconstruct past weather events. Real-world cases involving hail, wind, and rainfall demonstrate how data is synthesized into reliable expert opinions.
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Biomechanics of Slips and Falls
On-Demand Educational WebinarBiomechanics of Slips and Falls is a one-hour course designed to educate participants on the methodology of investigating slip-and-fall accidents, with a focus on the role of biomechanical analysis. The presentation explains how biomechanical principles are applied during data collection and analysis, alongside standard accident investigation procedures. Case studies will demonstrate the impact of biomechanical analysis at both expert and practical engineering levels. The course also reviews the types of investigative reports adjusters should expect and highlights common pitfalls to avoid.
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Product Failure Analysis
On-Demand Educational WebinarProduct Failure Analysis is a one-hour course that is designed to give insurance and legal professionals a close-up look at issues pertaining to product liability and root cause analysis. In this program, we review and discuss typical product failures, the elements required for analyzing product failures to determine the cause of failure, and the issues associated with product liability, with emphasis on the scientific and engineering aspects of the analyzation process.
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Automotive Failure Evaluations
On-Demand Educational WebinarThis one-hour course explores various types of automotive failures, including unexpected acceleration, brake and steering failures, wheel separation, contamination, and engine issues. Through detailed case studies and forensic evidence, participants will gain insight into the causes, investigation methods, and implications of these failures.
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Construction Defects
On-Demand Educational WebinarConstruction Defects is a presentation designed to provide the participants with a working knowledge of the means and methods used to identify construction defects. The seminar defines types of defects and includes methods to investigate and test for these defects. The instructors will cover various codes and industry standards in use today to evaluate whether an alleged construction defect actually exists. Lastly, the presentation will use examples of past projects to illustrate how an alleged construction defect claim is investigated, as well as the possible outcomes.