TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Teresia Zadroga-Haase, Human Resources Director
Gregory Borboa, Risk Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Risk Pooling Analysis and Options (Human Resources Director Zadroga-Haase).
RECEIVE REPORT AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive this report on the status of the City's current risk pooling membership and provide direction to seek membership in the California State Association of Counties-Excess Insurance Authority (the EIA).
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City of Manhattan Beach has operated self-insured general liability and workers' compensation programs since the early 1970's. The City has accessed pooled excess coverage for these programs through membership in the Independent Cities Risk Management Authority (ICRMA). Other fully insured programs have also been added through this membership over time.
Within the last two years the financial reserves for the excess general liability program with ICRMA have become stressed and assessments have been levied against members for prior claims years. Further funding concerns developed in the excess workers' compensation program and recapitalization plans have been put in place for both the excess workers' compensation and the excess general liability programs which are set to begin in fiscal year 2017-18. Negative claims experience and the assessment amount for the current fiscal year resulted in a 50% increase in contributions in the general liability program over the 2015-16 fiscal year contributions. Workers' compensation experience was also negative and this caused a premium increase of 33% over the 2015-16 premium contribution requirements. The dollar increase for contributions to these two programs was $517,882. An improvement in claims development in the near term is not expected. Due to...
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