REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 23, 2020
FROM
LEANNA WILLIAMS, Director, Department of Risk Management
SUBJECT
Title
Renewal of Pollution Liability Insurance Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve the renewal of the County's pollution liability insurance program, as recommended by Willis Towers Watson Insurance Services West, Inc., formerly known as Willis Insurance Services of California, Inc., to provide $50 million in coverage limits for each pollution condition and aggregated limits, in excess of a $500,000 self-insurance retention, for a total premium not to exceed $1.5 million, for the period of July 1, 2020 through July 1, 2023 as follows:
a. $25 million limit in excess of $500,000 self-insurance retention, for a premium not to exceed $1 million with Chubb Insurance.
b. $25 million limit in excess of $25 million primary layer, for a premium not to exceed $500,000 with Philadelphia Insurance Co.
2. Authorize the Director of the Department of Risk Management to execute the binding order on behalf of the County.
(Presenter: LeAnna Williams, Director, 386-8621)
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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 additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total premium, not to exceed $1.5 million, will be paid from the Department of Risk Management's (DRM) pollution liability insurance funds (4110 and 4124), and will be recovered through Board approved rates charged to County departments and Special Districts. Sufficient appropriation is included in the DRM's 2020-21 recommended budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The recommended renewal of the pollution liability insurance program will maintain the same coverage limits of $50 million and a self-insurance retention (SIR) of $500,000 as the...
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