Tuesday, 2/8/2011

By the end of this session participants will be able to…

Look at their site inspection checklists from a new perspective to help identify and address risk in their organization.

 

Public Entities today face risk from all directions - reputation, financial, physical, employment related, and the list goes on and on. To help identify risks and develop a strategy to address them, it is necessary to prioritize risks. Using a risk scorecard can assist in doing prioritizing risks to enable them to be controlled or mitigated. This presentation will help participants recognize the importance of obtaining as much information from different areas as possible, then analyzing this information and using a scoring mechanism to formulate a risk strategy. Participants will be asked to complete an electronic survey prior to the session and submit to the presenter for scoring. During the session, the process of establishing the risk scorecard and the scoring mechanism will be discussed in detail so attendees will have the tools to implement for their public entity. The electronic scorecards submitted will be reviewed and discussed by attendees, providing a hands-on learning experience.

 

Cindy M. Wilkerson, ARM, CRM, CIC, Director - Risk Management, California Charter Schools Association JPA

Dave Morris, ARM, Senior Regional Risk Manager, California Charter Schools Association JPA

By the end of this session participants will be able to…

·         Understand the connection between wellness and risk management.

·         Understand why focusing on the negative doesn't work i.e. disease management.

·         Make educated decisions on whether they want to begin and/or expand their wellness program.

·         Assess the benefits & drawbacks of the various wellness programming options.

·         Have strategies for implementing a stretching program for reducing musculoskeletal injuries.

·         Utilize tools for keeping a wellness/injury prevention program alive & vibrant.

·         Convince senior management of the financial benefits of prevention.

·         Facilitate collaboration between internal safety and wellness teams.

 

Wellness programs are a bit of a buzz today, but many companies are unsure how and where to start. Judi Ulrey has been coordinating corporate wellness programs since 1985, well before most got in the game. Learn from her 25 years experience what works, what doesn't, and how to lay a solid foundation for success. Her style is light, her stories true, and her insights deep. She will also provide all attendees a Wellness Resource Directory categorized by service.

 

By the end of this session participants will be able to…

·         Understand and appreciate the role that Black Swans have held in the evolution and growth of risk management

·         Analyze how the response to a significant event can have both positive and negative outcomes

·         Develop tools that will help them confront unpredictable events and effectively deal with them.

 

In this seminar, we will explore emerging issues in risk management. Black swans are unpredictable events with massive impact. Black swans can have both a positive and a negative impact on us, our clients and our world. We will analyze significant events in the past that re-shaped the world of risk management and look at emerging issues that appear poised to change the way we evaluate risk, accept risk, and handle risk. This will be an interactive presentation in which the attendees will be fully engaged through group activities and class discussion.

 

Elise M. Farnham, CPCU, ARM, AIM, CPIW, President, Illumine Consulting

 

 

By the end of this session participants will be able to…

·         Understand the unique differences between the 3 primary ways for protecting against liability claims. Even those already very familiar with such concepts will learn new things.

·         It will benefit those who are designing risk protection plans and those who are dealing with a claim under an existing plan.

·         It will help risk managers, claims handlers, JPAs and their members avoid potential coverage disputes or effectively and efficiently resolve such disputes as they arise. This will not be a typical boring recitation of technicalities of insurance coverage. It will impart useful and insightful information that can be applied to everyday matters as they arise.

 

The session will begin by discussing in general terms the concepts of risk sharing coverage under a MOC (memorandum of coverage), self-insurance (such as a risk retention layer) and traditional insurance coverage. In some cases these forms of coverage are integrated in an over-all risk protection plan. There are layers of coverage, which could include primary and excess coverage. The differences are significant for several reasons. The relationship between a member of a JPA and the JPA, for example, is very different than the relationship of insured and insurer. It is important to understand these differences for internal political reasons as well as for purposes of avoiding or resolving a coverage dispute. The session will address not only legal implications (discussing pertinent cases and laws), but practical concerns that are often overlooked by coverage counsel. The presenters have over 50 years of combined experience advising and representing clients on insurance coverage, self-insurance and JPA memoranda of coverage. They have represented public entities, JPAs, claim management companies, businesses and persons in all types of liability coverage matters. There will be well-prepared written materials and possible visual displays.

 

George E. Murphy, Murphy, Campbell, Guthrie & Alliston

Douglas R. Alliston, Murphy, Campbell, Guthrie & Alliston