Adventist Risk Management’s South American office has relocated into the South American Division offices in Brasilia, Brazil. On October 28, 2011, Bob Kyte, President of ARM joined with Division officers, General Conference representatives and representatives of the Seventh-day Adventist Church from across South America to officially re-open the Division headquarters after completion of a major remodeling aimed at providing better service for the Church in South America. At the same time, ARM inaugurated its new offices conveniently located just inside the main entrance of the Division building. Jabson da Silva, General Manager for ARM in South American indicates that “ARM is in a better strategic location to serve the needs of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in South America and to expand protection of the Church’s ministries through new risk management programs and insurance products.”
ARM South America was formerly located in Sao Paulo, Brazil before moving to Brasilia in early 2010 into temporary offices awaiting completion of the Division office remodeling. ARM South America is prepared to begin administration of several new programs in 2012 in cooperation with the South American Division and church organizations through South America. Accordingly to Kyte, the expansion of programs and the new office in Brasilia are in line with ARM’s mission of serving the worldwide program of the Seventh-day Adventist Church with risk prevention, loss control and risk financing options.