REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 23, 2023
FROM
VICTOR TORDESILLAS, Director, Department of Risk Management
SUBJECT
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Renewal of Excess Workers' Compensation Insurance Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve the renewal of the County's Excess Workers' Compensation Insurance Program through Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management, with statutory coverage limits in excess of $2,000,000 self-insurance retention and $5,000,000 employer's liability coverage, for a total premium cost of approximately $6,053,000, for the one-year period of July 1, 2023, through July 1, 2024.
2. Authorize the Director of Risk Management to execute the binding order on behalf of the County.
(Presenter: Victor Tordesillas, Director, 386-8621)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total premium of approximately $6,053,000 will be paid from the Department of Risk Management's (DRM) workers' compensation self-insurance funds (4082 and 4104) and will be recovered through Board of Supervisors (Board) approved rates charged to County departments and Special Districts. Sufficient appropriation and revenue will be included in DRM's 2023-24 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 24, 2022 (Item No. 93), the Board approved the renewal of the Excess Workers' Compensation Insurance Program (Program), for a total premium of approximately $4,758,000, for the one-year period of July 1, 2022, through July 1, ...
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