Robert J. Marshburn is the founder and principal of R. J. Marshburn & Associates, Certified Risk Managers.com, an independent risk management consulting and educational firm. In independent industry evaluations, Mr. Marshburn is consistently rated as one of the nation's top Risk Management Consultants and Educators. He has been in risk management for over 30 years.
Mr. Marshburn works as an outsourced risk manager, as an independent consultant to clients, and in association with other professionals with their clients. He is a dynamic public speaker, teacher, and conference speaker on risk management topics.
Mr. Marshburn is a nationally recognized expert in the field of risk management and specializes in the analysis, design, implementation, and teaching of risk management programs. He is the founder of Certified Construction Risk Managers, a specialty firm created to address the challenges posed in Construction Risk, especially Construction Defect and Mold Liability, Contractual Issues, Wrap Policy Dangers, as well as our proprietary Certified HomeBuilder© Risk Management Program.
He has been retained as a consultant for some of the nation's premier builders, manufacturers, carriers, brokers, consultants, attorneys, municipalities, industry associations, and educational organizations.
Mr. Marshburn holds the professional designations of Associate in Risk Management (ARM) from the Insurance Institute of America as well as the Certified Risk Manager (CRM) designation as awarded by Certified Risk Managers International. He also holds the professional designation of Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) as awarded by The Society of Certified Insurance Counselors.
To better understand the Risk Management programs designed and implemented by Mr. Marshburn, see the "What we do" and "Consulting Services" sections.
They include information on the process of identification and evaluation of potential loss exposures, safety and loss control techniques, contractual transfer and indemnification programs, and risk financing models that result in sophisticated protection of company assets with significant reduction in overall costs.
Mr. Marshburn is an appealing, frequent speaker before various groups on risk management and insurance topics. He was an original, designated member of the National Faculty for the Certified Risk Manager Program teaching advanced Risk Management courses leading to qualification for the CRM professional designation. He also served as a consultant to the CRM program on the Curricula Advisory Committee and the Insurance Education Association Instructor Advisory Council and teaches Graduate courses in Construction Defect & Mold Liability, Contracts as a Tool in Managing Risk, and Wrap Policy Gaps.
Professional Education:
The Society of Certified Insurance Counselors - CIC
Certified Risk Managers International - CRM
Insurance Institute of America - ARM
American Hardware Mutual - Commercial Insurance Specialist
Professional Experience:
National Faculty Instructor CRMI
Certified Risk Manager
Industry Conference Speaker
Certified Insurance Counselor
Licensed Insurance Broker
National Faculty Instructor SCIC
Workshop Instructor Insurance Educational Association