REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 10, 2025
FROM
VICTOR TORDESILLAS, Deputy Executive Officer, Department of Risk Management
SUBJECT
Title
Renewal of Excess Workers' Compensation Insurance Program Through Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve the renewal of the County's Excess Workers' Compensation Insurance Program through Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management, including non-standard terms, with statuary coverage limits in excess of a $2,000,000 self-insurance retention and $3,000,000 employer's liability coverage, for a total premium cost of approximately $6,664,000, for the one-year period of July 1, 2025, through July 1, 2026, automatically binding for successive one-year terms until terminated by either party.
(Presenter: Victor Tordesillas, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-4717)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total premium, which is estimated to be $6,664,000, is due in July 2025 and to be paid from the following Department of Risk Management (DRM) workers' compensation self-insurance funds: County Workers' Compensation (4082) and JPA Workers' Compensation (4101). The cost of this premium will be recovered through the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved rates charged to County departments and Board-Governed Special Districts. Sufficient appropriation and revenue will be included in DRM's 2025-26 Recommended Budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DRM administers the County's self-insurance programs for public liability and workers' compensation claims and procures excess insurance policies for additional protection. On May 21, 2024 (Item No. 87), the Board approved the renewal of the Excess Worke...
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