Background
Since 1982 for IRMI and 2011 for WebCE,
when it was acquired by IRMI, Jack Gibson has led the executive teams in
determining the strategic directions of the companies along with high-level
tactics. Until 2016, he also led the editorial and training and education teams
at IRMI.
Jack Gibson is the coauthor of 11 reference works on insurance and risk
management, all published by IRMI, including Contractual Risk Transfer, Construction Risk Management, and The Additional Insured
Book. In addition to his executive role, he continues to serve as
product manager for Captive.com, managing
editor of IRMI
Update, and executive editor The Risk Report.
During his career, Mr. Gibson has been a presenter at the annual conferences
or meetings of virtually every major industry trade association serving the
risk management and insurance communities as well as many construction industry
and lawyer seminars and meetings. He co-chairs the annual IRMI Construction Risk
Conference and has presented at most of them, receiving high ratings.
Mr. Gibson earned a BBA degree, cum laude, in risk management and
an MBA degree, both from the University of Georgia. He is a Chartered Property
and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), is a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), and
holds the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) and Construction Risk and
Insurance Specialist (CRIS) designations. Mr. Gibson is a member of the CPCU
Society, having held many committee and officer positions, including president
of the Dallas Chapter, and serving on the International CPCU Society’s board of
directors.
In 1996, he was honored as University of Georgia’s Outstanding Insurance
Alumnus of the year. In 2009, the Society of Risk Management Consultants
designated Mr. Gibson as an honorary member in recognition of his outstanding
contributions to the practice of risk management. In 2016, the Tort Trial and
Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) of the American Bar Association presented him
with a Certificate of Appreciation recognizing the 20-year collaboration
between IRMI and TIPS with respect to the TIPS Scholarship Program and the IRMI
CGL Reporter. In 2019,
he was honored by the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) Society
with the Gottheimer Malecki Memorial Award. This prestigious award is presented
annually to a CPCU Society member who has made an outstanding contribution to
the field of insurance, risk management consulting or education, insurance
litigation, or expert witness service and also recognizes involvement in and
support of the CPCU Society and the CPCU designation.
He serves on the board of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation
(IICF), Texas—Southeast Division. He is also chairman of the Texas Risk &
Insurance Professionals Society (TRIPS), which supports university risk
management and insurance academic programs in Texas through scholarships and in
other ways.
Prior to joining IRMI in 1982, Mr. Gibson was a consultant with a leading
national risk management firm. His consulting practice focused on financial
institutions, public entities, and contractors.
IRMI Publications
Awards
Mr. Gibson was a 1999 recipient of the IRMI Words
of Wisdom (WOW) Award, presented at the 19th IRMI Construction Risk
Conference.