2004 AGRIP Spring Conferece

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Renting-A-Risk ManagerA Five-Year Retrospective

• 2004 AGRIP Spring Conferece
• Santa Barbara, California
• March 23, 2004
• Donna Abersman, Chuck Clemente,
• Robin Flint, Bob Marinelli
• Alliance of Schools for Cooperative Insurance
  Programs (ASCIP)
• Poms Associates

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Part IRARM Program Overview
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Guess What Has.

• 10 Arms
• 5 Bright Minds
• 9 College degrees, including 2 Masters Degrees
• Certificates/Designations in ARM, CPSI, Haz Mat
• Expertise in Property, Liability, Health Care,
  Workers Compensation, Benefits, etc, etc
• 5 Can-Do Attitudes and the ability to deal with
  all types of personnel including Board Members,
  MO, CBOs
• 74 Years of Professional Risk Management
  Experience, including 38 years of school
  experience

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You Guessed It.The ASCIP/Poms RARM Team!

• Which RARM and what expertise would you choose?

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Need for RARMS JPA Point of View

• JPA Point of View
• Meeting member needs
• Controlling costs
• Using RARM districts as focus or test groups,
  e.g. VIPS

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Need for RARMS JPA Point of View

• Developing new products services for entire JPA
• Keeping internal staff small
• Flexibility in staffing
• Expanding specialized expertise

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Need for RARMsDistrict Point of View

• Augmenting permanent staff
• Replacing permanent RMs
• Justifying hire of permanent RM
• Avoiding liability and negative press
• Reducing costs

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Need for RARMS District Point of View

• Inclusion in special programs
• Discounted premiums
• Enhancing image and visibility of business, MO,
  risk management operations

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Program Design

• Campus based
• Dedicated person
• District ownership of RARM
• and designation of duties
• Prix Fixe menu
• A la carte menu
• Work Comp
• Benefits
• In-house trainer
• Use of Facilities

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Program Design

• Cost sharing of RARM services between RARM and
  non-RARM districts
• Cooperation among RARM user districts
• Flexibility (hours)
• Sharing of expertise
• Training Strengths
• Consulting
• Use of RARM expertise by JPA as needed

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Hiring Considerations

• Competency level for hiring based on most
  difficult function to be performed
• Retention considerations
• Salary considerations
• JPA Subsidy
• Skill sets
• Personal
• Technical

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Part IITales from the Trenches
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Managing Risks Within the District

• District Programs
• District Facilities
• District Losses and History

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Compliance Plans

• Responding to Standards Mandates
• Cost Savings
• Disseminating information to JPA and other RARM
  districts

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Special Projects

• Playground Grants
• Safety Incentive Program
• Health Wellness

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Mandated Cost Reimbursement

• Technical assistance with cost recovery
• Comparison of RARM with
• district employee or outside consultant
• Case study - cost recovery

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Bridging the GapAdministration vs.
Faculty/Non-Managerial

• Training
• Communication
• Inspections
• The Risk Manager as a Facilitator Helper

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Importance of Liaison Role

• Accessing internal resources coordination
• Accessing community resources
• Accessing JPA resources

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Getting Money(aka Grant Funding)

• Governmental grant funding
• JPA Funding
• ASCIP LCAF
• grants
• Premium discounts
• Taking advantage of (or using resources of)
  vendors

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Part IVThe Good, the Bad and the Not-So-Good

• The RARMs Point of View
• The Administrators Point of View
• The JPAs Point of View

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Part V - ConclusionWhy We Would Do It Again

• The Bottom Line
• District Savings
• Ex-Mods Premiums
• Cost Avoidance Fines, etc.

• Benefits to the JPA
• Marketing
• Member Loyalty
• Fiscal Considerations
• Contribution to RM Community

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The Bottom Line, Cont.

• Difficulty in quantifying however.
• Cost Avoidance
• Revenue Enhancement
• Loss Reductions
• Tales from the Trenches

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The ASCIP/Poms RARM TeamSo Many Good
Parts!Which part would you like to rent?