The SIR Team
Kim Young
Kim Young, a COO who thrives on change, challenge and breeding show dogs.Kim Young
As SIR’s chief operating officer, Kim ensures the best solutions are being found for SIR clients, and is responsible for overall project management and client relations… read more
Rick Denning
SIR founder and president Rick Denning, the Renaissance man of risk management.Rick Denning
A man of varied interests, Rick is a painter, photographer, long-distance runner, lawyer and statistician, talents that are employed in his work every day… read more
Ira Skop
Amateur thespian and expert troubleshooter, partner Ira Skop.Ira Skop
Ira is SIR’s chief troubleshooter and problem-solver, making information and technology accessible and intelligible to SIR customers, crafting creative solutions…. read more
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Featured posts from SIR
Finding Value in Your Data
Good decisions require good analysis. Shelter Island Risk Services works with Risk Managers to translate their ideas into actionable, cost-reducing reality.
RMIS: a Practical Definition – the ‘music’ is not in the piano
While many refer to RMIS as a system, that choice is not complete, and may be misleading. Recognizing it as an interconnected service is more complete. A system implies ‘automatic’ whereas a service requires conscious [...]
The Flaw of Averages
Pitfalls of Averages in Risk Management and Claims Applications We all know the big three: counts, total incurred and average. The first two come directly from your claim data and the average is simply computed [...]