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From: JOHN C. KIRWAN, Director
Dept: RISK MANAGEMENT
D8~: MARCH 28, 1988
Subject: PRIMA CONFERENCE
MAY 17-20, 1988
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISANA
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Synopsis of Previous Council action:
None.
Recommended motion:
That the Mayor and Common Council approve out of state travel and
expenses for the Director of Risk Management to attend the annual
PRIMA Conference in New Orleans, Louisana, May 17-21, 1988.
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Contact person:
John C. Kirwan
Phone:
384-5308
Supporting data attached: Staff Report
Ward:
Not Applicable
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
Amount: $1,200.00
Source: < Acct. )001-451-53310
Finance: ;')(1_ C r~_
Council Notes:
75.0262
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"The Next Decade...
Risk Management Goes Marching On"
"Oh, how you want to be in that number" when
PRIMA's annual conference marches into New
Orleans, May 17-20,1988, and into our second
decade of service to public sector risk manag-
ers,
PRIMA has planned an extensive program,
our biggest ever, with more than 60 sessions
and roundtables covering nearly every aspect of
public entity risk management, There will be
special extended sessions of particular interest
to beginning risk managers and school risk
managers, as well as a number of workshops
targeted to more experienced conference par-
ticipants. Sessions will run concurrently so you
can attend programs that best apply to your or.
ganization,
Our many planned activities, such as a
Cajun festival, give you a chance to meet infor-
mally with speakers and other participants, In
addition, we've arranged special day tours for
spouses and guests,
Come to the conference in New Orleans
this May and join us as we "blow our horn" in
honor of our 10th year and march fOlWard to
the next decade,
New Orleans:
America's European Masterpiece
From cool blues to hot jazz, what better place to
"go marching on" to the future than the music-
oriented city of New Orleans? With the influ-
ence of the Indians, Spanish, French and
Cajuns, it's no wonder visitors and residents
alike consider New Orleans an exotic, multifac-
eted city, Nicknamed "America's European
Masterpiece," New Orleans does indeed prove
that variety is the spice of life-oat least in this
waterfront town,
Conference Registration:
Government Attendees
To save money, take advantage of PRIMA's
advance discount rate and register by April 15,
Registration fees received by April 15 are $300
for government members and $370 for non-
member governments. The non-member gov-
ernment registration fee includes membership
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in PRIMA for the 1988 calendar year, After
April 15, the member fee increases to $350 and
the non-member fee to $420,
Again this year, we are offering a special
rate to governments that wish to send more
than one representative to the conference; the
cost is $260 for each additional registrant.
Governments that join PRIMA as part of the
registration fee may take advantage of the
additional person rate,
Conference Registraticll:
Private Sector Attendees
The registration fee for PRIMA industrial af-
filiate members is $520 per person and $495 for
additional registrants from the same organiza-
tion, For non-members from the private sector,
the fee is $570 per person; additional regis-
trants from the same organization are $520
each. To find out how you can become an indus-
trial affiliate, contact PRIMA's national office
at (202) 626-4650,
PRIMA's conference offers one of the
best buys available. Practically all your
costs are included in the registration
fee, The price covers these meals and
special events:
. Opening Reception
Tuesday, May 17
. Louisiana Cajun Dinner Festival
Wednesday, May 18
. Paddlewheel Boat Ride/Dinner
Friday, May 20
. Continental breakfasts, lunches,
coffee breaks, session materials
Wednesday-Friday
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New Orleans: An F.ntertaining City
Wednesday, May 18
Louisiana Cajun Dinner Festival
One of the most popular Cajun tunes, "Let the
Good Times Roll," sets the mood for this festi.
val, There is action everywhere, Oyster shuck-
ers fill baskets with oysters faster than you can
eat them; jambalaya simmers in big iron
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kettles, Crafts are displayed throughout the
fest; watch people weave baskets, carve decoys,
knot crayfish nets and make corn husk dolls,
Authentic Cajun music will entertain you as
you enjoy the food, crafts and lifestyle of one of
Louisiana's most exciting cultures, Free to
registrants, $30 for guests,
Friday, May 20
Paddlewheel Boat Ride/Dinner
New Orleans is a city known for its outstanding
Creole delicacies, Old World elegance and ex-
citing and innovative music, What better way to
experience the essence of New Orleans than on
a two-hour paddlewheel boat ride up the
Mighty Mississippi? The evening features a
buffet dinner and a live Dixieland jazz band
aboard the luxurious Creole Queen, one of the
largest paddlewheelers around, Join us for an
evening of New Orleans' pleasures, Free to
registrants, $30 for guests,
Spouse Tours
Wednesday, May IS
Whirl-a-Round Tour/New Orleans School of
Cooking
Your Whirl-a-Round tour introduces you to
some of the unique sites of New Orleans, such
as the Garden District, a New Orleans ceme-
tery, the Louisiana Superdome and Canal
Street, one of the largest boulevards in the
world, Your tour ends where New Orleans
began: the French Quarter, Here, you'll go to
the New Orleans School of Cooking for a dem-
onstration by a local chef and a sumptuous
Creole lunch, Cost: $30
Thursday, May 19
Plantation Tour
Step into historical Louisiana with a plantation
tour, Travel was difficult for early Louisiana
planters, so their plantations were self-suffi-
cient communities, This tour takes you to two
of these magnificent mansions and includes a
special plantation lunch. Cost: $32.
Exhibit Hall Information
During the conference, we will have an Exhibit
Hall where attendees can learn more about risk
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management-related services and products,
Again this year, we have planned a special
RMIS Hall for attendees who are interested in
exploring the world of risk management infor-
mation systems for microcomputers, Software
specialists will be available to answer your
questions and explain the capabilities of their
programs on a one-to-one basis, This activity
will differ from the Exhibit Hall and will be
open at special times throughout the confer-
ence. If you are interested in taking advantage
of this opportunity, please sign up in the space
provided on the registrl'. don form, Space will be
limited; you must register in advance,
Special Air Travel Discounts
PRIMA is working in conjuncion with Delta
Airlines to provide competitive fares to the
national conference, Delta is offering a 40 per-
cent discount to attendees traveling on Delta to
the conference, To reserve and purchase your
airline ticket, follow these easy steps:
1. Call1-S00-241-6760from Sa,m, toS p,m,
Eastern Standard Time, seven days a week,
2, Identify yourself as a PRIMA conference
attendee and refer to account number P0607,
3. Indicate your arrival and departure dates,
The discount applies to round-trip flights be-
tween May 12-25, 1988,
4, You will receive a 40 percent discount on
the normal coach fare, Tickets must be pur-
chased seven days in advance,
5, Your travel agency may place your reser-
vations through the toll-free number, using the
special account number, to obtain the same
benefits,
Session Levels
The conference sessions are designed to bene-
fit risk managers of all experience levels. They
are marked basic (8), intermediate (I), ad-
vanced (A) or of interest to all (All),
Smoking Policy
There will be no smoking during any of the
conference sessions. Smoking will be permitted
in the corridors and during meal functions,
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Tuesday, May 17
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Registration, opens at noon
Opening Reception, 6:30 p,m" Marriott Hotel
Wednesday, May 18
7:30-8:45 a,m,
Breakfast/Regional Meetings
Meet with your regional vice president to discuss your
ideasforwhatPRIMA can dofor you and what you can
do for PRIMA, Chapter issues will also be discussed,
9-10:15 a,m,
Opening Session
"1a:1,,~-ing in [he \\' arid of Tomorrow
The opening session's speaker, Dr, William Boast,
president, SYN COM Ltd" has been a director and
designer of management, communication and moti-
vation workshops since 1965, He has conducted pro-
grams for more than 1,600 companies, professional
organizations, federal, state and local government
agencies and numerous colleges and universities, Dr,
Boast talks about the source of all human opportuni-
ties and problem solving: the thinking mind, He
motivates managers and staffalike in today's stressful
and ever-changing work environment,
10:30-11:45 a,m, Concurrent Sessions
1. SHling-up a Risk ~ranagement Program IE)
This session for the new risk manager will examine
howto begin your risk management program and will
detail the various steps to take for its continued
development,
Moderator:
Speaker:
Bruce Birdwell
Risk Manager
Irving, Texas
Peter Potemkin
Manager, Safety Services
Texas Municipal League
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This session will discuss developing a training pro-
gram, securing supervisory and management sup-
port, determining the return on training investment
and coaching your instructors, Additional timewill be
spent on advertising, training aids, handouts and
course critiques,
Moderator: Jack Vaeth
Risk Manager
EI Paso County, Colo,
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Speaker:
Greg Hidden
Risk Manager
St, V rain Valley School District
Longmont, Colo,
3. Sifting Through the Environmental "[aze i I)
What legislation affects environmental decisions to-
day? What do you as a risk manager need to know to
comply with environmental regulations? This session
will review proposed and passed legislation and other
federal requirements regarding solid waste disposal,
hazardous materials clean up and disposal, emer-
gency response to chemical spills, underground stor-
age tanks and other exposures facing public agencies,
Focus will be on CERCLA, SARA, community right-
to-know and EP A's regulations for underground stor-
age tanks,
Moderator:
Speaker:
Rodyne Roach
Risk Manager
Adams County, Colo,
Rena Steinzer
Attorney
Spiegel & McDiarmid
Washington, D,C,
-4 Cost Allocation: Dividing Up the Pie (I)
Charging user departments for the costs of risk
management services and losses can be a p<?Werful
tool for the risk manager, Learn about the deSIgn and
mechanics of cost allocation systems in this session,
which will present examples of both prospective and
retrospective rating plans and address cost allocation
among pool members,
Moderator: Carol Childers
Mgr, of Risk and Insurance
Mayor's Officer of Operations
New York, N,Y,
Speakers: Thomas 1. Vance, ARM
Risk Manager
Anaheim, Calif,
Margaret W. Tiller
President
Tiller Consulting Group
St, Louis, Mo,
:') Fielrii:H?: thf:~ !):{l,i'_'c~ L~qhl!ity Team i;\)
Design error liability problems could come back to
haunt you long after your architects and engineers
have completed their work, How do you make sure
, that their errors and omissions coverage will still be
I there if you need it? This session will desc.ribe a new
concept, similar to a wrap-up, for developmg a team
approach to design liability,
Moderator: LaRue Williamson
Asst. Dir, of Finance and Risk
Management
Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport Board
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Panelists:
James Gresham
Risk Manager
Austin, Texas
Robert Jansen
Vice President
DPIC Company
Atlanta, Ga,
Marshall Ames
Senior Vice President
Victor 0, Schinnerer & Co. Inc,
Washington, D,C,
6, Pools: To Join '}r '\oc to ')olin' ,,\11,
This session will examine the numerous issues an
entity should consider and evaluate when thinking
about joining a pool.
Moderator: Terry Bone
Risk Manager
Puget Sound Schools Risk
Management Pool
Seattle, Wash,
Speakers: Kathleen Maurer
Washington Cities Ins, Auth,
Michael Burch
Risk Manager
Larimer County, Colo.
12-1:15 p,m, Lunch and Presentation of Risk Man-
agement Achievement Awards
1:30-4:30 p,m, Extended Sessions
Advanced Risk :..lanagement Workshops
These workshops will give experienced risk managers
an opportunity to exchange ideas and get advice from
peers, The workshops began atIast year's conference,
and participants found them to be a great success,
Each workshop is limited to 20 participants, One
session will focus on employee benefits; the others will
cover general topics,
To participate, you must be a public entity risk
manager with at least three years of experience in
charge of government risk management. Participants
must make a brief (5-6 min,) presentation on some
policy, program, or innovative idea from their entity,
You are also required to bring 25 copies of written
material related to the program (Le" write-up of your
presentation, forms, manuals, policies), Ample time is
allowed for open discussion and questions following
presentations,
Indicate your interest in these sessions on the
registration form, Space will be assigned on a first-
come, first-served basis, You will receive confirmation
and additional information in the spring,
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1:30-2:45 p,m, Concurrent Sessions
7. Safety First, Last and Always I B)
Safety and loss prevention programs are vital to an
effective risk management program, This session will
present a systematic approach to developing a safety
program for your public entity,
Moderator: Howard Taylor
Risk Manager
South Florida Water
Management District
Speaker: Pierrette E. Ray
Risk Man,cgement Officer
Westminster, Colo,
~, Right-to-Know: How to Cornpiy (II
This session will review federal, state and local hazard
communication or "right-to-know"laws and explain
how they affect public agencies, The components of a
successful in-house right-to-know compliance plan,
including a chemical substance inventory, MSDSs,
right-to-know manuals, labeling and employee train-
ing, will also be discussed,
Moderator: Ai Hatten
Risk Manager
Kitsap County, Wash,
Speaker: ThoTTUUI I. Zera
Director
Safety Mgmt, Services Co,
Kenmore, N,Y,
9. Litlgation '.lanagernent: Who's in Charge')
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We all try to avoid litigation, but when it occurs, who's
in control? This session will outline techniques em-
ployed by risk or claims managers in monitoring and/
or directing ongoing defense work.
Moderator: Debbie eallio
Risk Manager
Arvada, Colo,
Speaker: Larry Wallace
Claims Manager
Texas Municipal League
~O, Risk :.LL~._~__ " ;.,'~' '-,; ~
This session will focus on how you as a risk manager
can evaluate your properties for environmental im-
pairment liability (EIL) risks, Participants will learn
how to establish an action/priority response plan.
Moderator: Anthony F, Raduazo
City Attorney/Corporation Counsel
Jackson, Mich,
Speaker: Ken Bechely
Senior Environmental Consultant
Clayton Environmental Consultants
Atlants, Ga,
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11. Pooling Guidelines: How Do You ~easure
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This session will discuss the Pooling Section's guide-
lines, what they are, how to implement them and how
to correct deficiencies they may point out, Also cov-
ered will be the California Joint Powers Association's
accreditation program for intergovernmental pools.
Moderator: Allen Hyman
Director of Insurance Services
Texas Municipal League
Speakers: Elizabeth Puddington
Executive Director
New Hampshire School Board
Insurance Trust
Jeffrey Pettegrew
Risk Manager
Contra Costa Municipal Risk
Management Authority, Calif,
12. Health Care: \'il1at Will the Future Bring?
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This session will discuss the administrative and finan-
cial impacts of the proposed Kennedy bill, COBRA,
state pooled programs and Medicare changes, Also
included will be methods of redesigning benefit pro-
grams to comply with mandates while continuing to
control costs and provide health care services to meet
future needs,
Moderator:
Speakers:
William Herrington
Director of Risk Management
Ft. Worth, Texas
Mary Lou Emmert
Risk Manager
Monterey County, Calif,
Additional speaker to be announced
3-4:30 p,m, Concurrent Sessions
1:3. Workers' Corr:pensation--The Basics (B)
This basic session is designed to give the beginning
risk manager an overview of workers' compensation.
It will include a brief history of the development of
workers' compensation, emphasizing that it is not an
employee benefit, Subjects to be covered include defi-
nitions and explanations of experience modification
factors, manual rating, retrospective rating plans and
monopolistic states.
Moderator: Bob Tieman
Risk Manager
Dane County, Wis,
Speaker: William English, CSP, PE
Risk Management Consultant
Oakton, Va.
14. Going Self-insured (B-1I
This presentation will deal with the step-by. step
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process of becoming self-insured and will study both
entities that chose to self-insure and entities that were
forced into self-insurance.
Moderator: Scott Wyatt
Risk Manager
San Antonio, Texas
Speakers: Don Childre
Risk Management Officer
Opp, Ala,
Janet Folta
Risk Manager
Poudre School District R-I, Colo,
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15, Are Your Public Offic;als Running Scared?
(I-A)
This session will cover what the risk manager can do
to educate public officials in preventing liability claims
and how the risk manager can aid the defense counsel
in public official liability cases,
Moderator: Anthony Arena
Assistant Budget Director
Westchester County, N,Y,
Speaker: William Ready Sr,
Ready & Associates
Meridian, Miss.
16. The Great GASB (All)
Attendees will receive an update on the Governmen-
tal Accounting Standards Board's development of ac-
counting and financial reporting standards for risk
management activities, This session is designed for
risk managers and finance personnel from individual
public agencies and will address how these new stan-
dards will affect your entity's bottom line,
Moderator: Kathleen E, Howe
Risk Manager/Human
Resource Administrator
Villa Park, ll!,
Speaker: To be announced
17, Managing Health Care Costs iAm
Various techniques and plan designs that are being
used inan effort to contain rising health care costs will
be covered in this session. Included "ill be a discussion
of the basic components of plan modification tech-
niques (caps on specific loss lines), catastrophic case
review, second surgical opinions, HMOs, PPOs and
"managed care."
Moderator: Stan Fayne
Risk Manager
Oakland County, ~fich,
Speaker: Kathleen Howard
Senior Consultant
Johnson & Higgins of Florida
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Thursday, May 19
9 a,m,-Noon Extended Session
18, Limiting Police Liability (All)
This session will show "liability in action" and give
specific examples of police activities that were actually
or potentially the cause for liability, The importance of
policy development, dissemination and implementa-
tion will be discussed in relation to current supervi-
sory and management practices, Finally, the session
will offer specific steps risk managers and public
officials can take to limit police liability problems,
Moderator: Gary Kuckel
City Manager
Coldwater, Mich,
Speaker: G, Patrick Gallagher
Director
Institute for Liability Mgmt.
Vienna, Va.
19, Schools Days, Schools Days
This full-day program (9 a,m.-4:15 p,m.) is aimed at
school risk managers and administrators,
Moderator: Rita T. Costantino
Assistant Executive Director for
Finance and Administration
Connecticut Association of
Boards of Education
9-10:15 a,m,..Loss Control (or Schools
School district risk managers have unique concerns,
How do you develop and maintain a uniform risk
control program among a number of schools? This
program will cover methods of dealing with numer-
ous, autonomous administrators within a school dis-
trict.
Speaker: To be announced
10:30-11:10 a,m.--School Playgrounds
Playground injuries are an all-too-common problem
for schools. This program will focus on defining the
exposure and developing methods of treatment,
Speaker: Frank James
General Manager
Redwood Empire Municipal
Insurance Fund
Sonoma, Calif,
11:10-11:50 a,m,--R,sk J[anagement (or Sports
This session will focus on liability exposures of school
athletic programs,
Speaker: Ronald L, Baron, Esq.
Executive Director
The Center for Sports Law and
Risk Management
New York
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1:30-2:10 p,m,--Pricing the Priceless
A library loss can lead to huge expenses, How does a
school risk manager value a library for insurance
purposes or achieve an equitable settlement in the
event of a loss? This session will provide answers to
these and other questions,
Speaker: Dennis G, Tweedale, CPCU, ARM
Partner
Devine and Tweedale
Madison, Wis,
2:10-2:45 p.m,--Risk Financing Case Study
This session will be a case study of a school districtthat
had established healthy reserves before the last insur-
ance crisis and was therdore able to establish a risk
financing program with high deductibles, The sehool
district now has a self-insured retention of $100,000
and processes claims in-house.
Speaker: Dwight Collier
Risk Manager
Caddo Parish (La.) School Board
3-4:15 p,m,--Roundtable
Attendees will have a chance to discuss ideas, view-
points, successes and failures with other school risk
managers in an informal setting. Participants should
bring copies of policies and procedures, forms and/or
manuals theyusein their school districts, This session
will emphasize field trips/permission slips, seat belts
in sehool buses, community use of facilities and school
security,
9-10:15 a.m, Concurrent Sessions
20, C nderstanding Commercial Insurance Cov-
erage, Comprehensive General Liability iB)
Although many public entities use alternatives to
commercial insurance, commercial insurance will al-
most always play some part in an entity's risk financ-
ing program, In addition, risk managers need to be
familiar with the coverage provisions and exclusions
in the commercial insurance coverages required of
and supplied by contractors, Commercial insurance
will be covered in three independent sessions; you
may elect to attend any or all of them, The first one is
designed to aquaint the risk manager with the stan-
dard policy forms, coverages, exclusions and intended
uses of comprehensive general liability insurance.
Moderator: William J, Fisher
Risk ~Ianager
Longmont, Cola,
Speaker: Cathy Pooler
Vice President
Marsh & McLennan
Sacramento, Calif.
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21. Match the Employee to the Job (I-A)
Public entities must use good judgment in selecting
new employees who meet the physical requirements
ofthejob, This session will present techniques to help
an employer determine the physical abilities and/or
limitations of the job applicant and thejob. Topics will
include conducting pre-employment and post-em-
ployment physicals and determining physical job re-
quirements,
Moderator: Ron Guil(oile
Risk Manager
St, Paul, Minn.
Speaker: Charles K Anderson, Ph.D,
Vice President of Engineering
Back Systems Inc,
Dallas, Texas
~2. Assessing Your Insurer's Solvency and Sta-
bility (A)
This session will provide a step-by-step guide to help
insureds identify key warning signs of financial insta-
bility of a primary or excess insurer, Participants will
learn how to apply the IRIS test and the test's signifi-
cance,
Moderator:
Speaker:
Robert Healey
Risk Manager
Pima County, Ariz,
David Warren
President
Practical Risk Management
Orinda, Calif.
23, Sampling the Cafeteria Plan (All)
This session will discuss the basic structure of mul-
tiple option/cafeteria benefit programs, reasons for
offering them and major implementation concerns,
including program design, communication, employee
education, administrative needs and concerns and
cost-effectiveness,
Moderator: Patrick Hanrahan
Director of Risk Management
Hampton, Va,
Speaker: Frank DiBernardino
Vice President and Principal
Johnson & Higgins
Princeton, N.J,
10:30-11:45 a,m, Concurrent Sessions
24, (J nderstanding Commercial Insurance Cov-
erage, Property (B)
This is the second of three sessions covering commer-
cial insurance coverage and will discuss what risk
managers need to know about property coverage,
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Moderator:
Ron Milligan
Risk Manager
Washtenaw County, Mich,
Cathy Pooler
Vice President
Marsh & McLennan
Sacramento, Calif,
Speaker:
25, Let the Buyer Beware (I)
The goods and services procured through an entity's
purchasing department are often overlooked from a
risk management standpoint. This session will dis-
cuss the exposures to loss that arise out of the pur-
chasing process and some methods for minimizingthe
risks,
Moderator:
Speaker:
Larry Vana
County Attorney
Arapahoe County, Colo,
Thamas 1.. Vance, ARM
Risk Manager
Anaheim, Calif,
26. Make Good Use of Your Loss Data iI-A)
There are various techniques that can be used to
develop expected loss data for subsequent years, This
session will discuss developing historical data into
current dollars and applying this developed data to
projected future years,
Moderator: John Happy Jr" CPCU
Risk Manager
Spokane, Wash.
Speaker: Stephen Finley
Risk Manager
Lakewood, Colo,
27, Claims Management (A)
This session will focus on how to manage claims,
whether in-house or contracted out, to maximize
efficiency and effectiveness,
Moderator: Charlie Downie
Risk Manager
Hillsborough County
Tampa, Fla,
Panelists: Larry Wal/tree
Claims Manager
Texas Municipal League
David North
Vice President
Gallagher Bassett Services
Rolling Meadows, DJ,
Jerry Johnson
Claims/Insurance Manager
San Diego, Calif.
28, Fitness, Wellness [All:
Work place fitness and wellness programs and their
effects on controlling workers' compensation and
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health insurance costs will be discussed, A1sofeatured
will be a presentation on an innovative, cost-effective
program for using community volunteer resources to
promote employee health and well-being awareness.
This program was the honorable mention winner in
last year's Risk Management Achievement Awards,
Moderator: Beth Jordan
Risk Management Officer
A1achua County, PIa,
Speakers: Martin J, Flynn
Risk Manager
Clark County Sanitation Dist,
Las Vegas, Nev,
Abigail S, Hudgens
Risk/Benetits Manager
Knoxville, Tenn,
Noon-l:15 p,m, Lunch and PRIMA Business
Meeting
1:30-4:15 p,m, Concurrent Extended Sessions
29. Get it in Writing (B-Il
Public agencies require suppliers, contractors and
tenants to maintain insurance covering them against
claims or judgments arising from their products or
activities for the agency, This session will explain how
to establish insurance requirements for contracts and
how to monitor compliance with those requirements,
It will be conducted by the author of PRIMA's Out-
reach publication, "Procedure Manual for Contract
Insurance Requirements."
Moderator: Russell A Priddy, CSP
Risk Manager
Ft, Myers, PIa,
Speaker: Erin A Oberly, CPCU, ARM
President
Warren, McVeigh & Griffin
San Francisco, Calif,
Advanced Risk Management Workshops
See Wednesday session, 1:30-4:30 for details,
1:30-2:45 p,m, Concurrent Sessions
30, Understanding Commercial In:;urance Cov-
erage, Boiler and ~lachinery (Bi
This is the third of three independent sessions dealing
with commercial insurance coverage and focuses on
boiler and machinery coverage,
Speaker: Cathy Pooler
Vice President
Marsh & McLennan
Sacramento, Calif,
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31. Part.time Risk ~tanagemem I B-I!
Being a part-time risk manager can be a double
challenge, Smaller public entities, however, fre-
quently cannot justify a full-time position, Tech-
niques discussed in this session will address how part
timers can build support and commitment for risk
management issues and program development, Audi-
ence participation and discussion will be a major part
of this session,
Moderator:
Panelists:
June Hassinger
Executive Secretary
Laramie County Government
Cheyenne, Wyo,
James G, &harret
Director
Office of Management and Budget
Southfield, Mich,
Kenneth A Klein
Finance Director
Winnetka, Ill.
Carl Sturgill
Director of Administration
Athens, Tenn,
32. Fire Prevention and Control:.\:: .
Publicjurisdictions have valuable resources invested
in their libraries, jails, schools, gyms, courthouses and
administration buildings, This session will provide
several overviews of fire prevention and control in-
cludingcritical management policies, regulations and
the Life Safety Code. Fire prevention techniques will
be reviewed, including portable extinguishers and
sprinkler systems, Criteria for effective detection
systems will be analyzed to give the risk manager a
means of assessing tire prevention efforts,
Moderator: Fred Haacker
Risk and Insurance Manager
Broome County, N,Y,
I Speaker: Charles D. Langlois
Instructor, Department of
Agriculture Engineering
Louisiana State University
3.3. Dellvenn( T n'::~!-!)\''-~,_: :<"l~-\.;-;~:-:; to pnnl \Ien1-
bership
As the insurance market begins to soften, pools will
find themselves facing increased competition from
traditional insurance carriers, Therefore, providing
services to members is more important than ever,
This session will explore various aspects of service
delivery including marketing, the types of services
that can be effectively delivered and the best way to
deliver them,
Moderator: James Robey
Deputy Executive Director
Municipal Association of South
Carolina
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Speakers:
Tim Greer
Executive Director
CIRSA
Denver, Colo,
Jcu:kson B. Floyd
Executive Vice President
Tennessee Municipal League
Insurance Pool
34, Climbing the Lldder of Success IAlI)
Career options, networking, educational opportuni-
ties for risk managers (ARM, CPCU, CSP, CEBS),
self-esteem and motivation will be discussed in this
program designed to benefit risk managers as they
grow in the profession, Speakers will tell you how to
keepyourjob, enhance your resume and move onward
and upward in the profession,
Moderator: David M, Randall, ARM
Risk Manager
Wilmington, Del.
Speakers: Dr, George Head, CPCU,
ARM, CSP, CLU
Vice President
Insurance Institute of America
Malvern, Pa,
Dr. Joyce S, Louden
Mgmt, Development Associate
Governmental Services
Institute
Louisiana State University
3-4:15 p,m Concurrent Sessions
35, Well-Adjusted Claims [B)
Often risk managers are given responsibility for ad-
justingsmallliability claims or monitoring and evalu-
ating the claims-handling performance of a third-
party administrator, This session will teach risk man-
agers without claims backgrounds the basics ofliabil-
ity claims adjusting,
Moderator: Rabert Marginot
Risk Manager
Loudoun County, Va,
Speaker: Paula Chu Tanguay, ARM
Risk Manager
Fullerton, Calif.
36, ~lay the Force Be With You' B-1)
This presentation will develop several perspectives on
appropriate working relationships between risk
managers and their chiefs of police/sheriffs, It will
explore how to help law enforcement departments
reach the risk management goals important to them,
Moderator: Richard Johnston
Risk Manager
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Manatee County, Fla,
Speakers: Jimmy Glisson
Risk and Insurance Officer
Tallahassee, Fla,
Mel Tucker
Chief of Police
Tallahassee, Fla.
37, Communicating Benefits m
It's important for employees to know and understand
all aspects of their benefit package. Communicating
benefits is an integral part of your health care cost-
containment program, This session will cover how to
make employees aware of what ;s being offered and get
them to buy into new cash-saving options,
Moderator: Judy Deutsch
Risk Manager
Tamarac, Fla,
Speaker: To be announced
38, It's a Jungle Gym Out There (All)
, While the basics of sound risk management principles
also apply to parks and recreation, this particular field
involves a number of unique aspects, This session will
assist risk managers in dealing with their agencies'
park and/or recreation exposures,
Moderator: AI Dagon
Risk Manager
Orlando, Fla,
Speakers: Julian A Johnson, ARM
Insurance and Claims Manager
San Diego, Calif,
Ronald 1.. Baron, Esq,
Executive Director
The Center for Sports Law and Risk
Management
39. Pooling Secti"n ,\nnLlal \leeting
This meeting is open to all who are interested in the
activities of the Pooling Section, However, non-
members may be asked to leave during certain por-
tions of the meeting,
4:30-5:30 p.m, Concurrent Sessions
40. Pool Inform:ni'll-: E:~l'!1:1r,ge
This session will consist of an informal "give and take"
on pool issues,
Coordinator: Bryce McEuen
Executive Director
Utah Risk Management Assn,
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A valuable part of any conference is the "free ad\;ce"
obtained from one's peers, If you have a question
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about your risk management or insurance program,
this panel of experienced professionals will help you
out. This session is devoted solely to answering your
questions,
Panelists: To be announced
Friday, :-'lay 20
9-10:15 a.m, Concurrent Sessions
42. Reinsurance I lEI
This program is in three parts, beginning, intermedi-
ate and advanced. Participants will learn about the
function of reinsurance, how to evaluate reinsurance
companies and how to solve a reinsurance pricing
model/case study.
Moderator: Craig Gibons
Risk Manager
Springfield, Ore,
Speaker: To be announced
43, Managing Consultants i Ii
Following a brief review of the processes for determin-
ing when you need a consultant, selecting one and
writing a contract, this session will discuss setting
goals you want the consultant to meet, communicat-
ing those goals and monitoring and controlling the
activities of the consultant.
Moderator: Gary Avants
Risk Manager
Clark County, Ga,
Speakers: Frank Gardner
Risk Manager
Natrona County, Wyo,
Michael M, Kaddatz
Principal
ARM-TECH
Laguna Hills, Calif,
44, Public Works Safety (All)
Public works employees have their own unique haz-
ards, Work area traffic control, heavy equipment
operation, excessive work area noise levels, and
trenching and excavation hazards are primary ex-
amples. This session ....ill explore methods to reduce or
control these and other public works exposures.
Moderator: Maureen Freaney
Risk/Safety Officer
Dunedin, Fla,
Speaker: Michael Burch
Risk Manager
Larimer County, Colo,
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45, Substance Abuse, Employee Assistance
Programs (All)
Employee absenteeism, turnover,loss of productivity
and lack of motivation cost public agencies money.
These problems are often caused by alcohol, drug,
family, psychological or behavioral problems. This
session will discuss how to target and deal with trou-
bled employees and assist them before accidents and
injuries occur and before personal problems affect job
performance,
Moderator:
Speakers:
Frank F. StrothLr
Assistant Director
Deep East Texas Self-insurance
Fund
David L, Amason
Risk Manager
Deerfield Beach, Fla,
Larry Frierson
Partner
Liebert, Cassidy & Frierson
Los Angeles, Calif.
46, Workers' CompensationnThe T,'ends (AlIi
This session will identify current trends in workers'
compensation claims due to VDT exposure, AIDS,
asbestos, stress and other such areas, This nuts-and-
bolts session will be designed to assist managers in
preventing these claims or defending them after they
occur.
Moderator:
Speaker:
Nancy Sylvester
Risk Manager
Lake Charles, La,
To be announced
4/. Risk Financing Alternatives (I)
Techniques available today for financing retained
losses will be described. Details will be presented on
products available from insurance companies that are
designed for loss spreading, not risk transfer, The
seminar will emphasize economic and non-economic
analyses that can be used to compare and evaluate the
various methods for loss funding,
Moderator: Peter J, Boss
Insurance Administrator
Brown County, Wis,
Speaker: Gregory H. Berg
Consultant
Tillinghast, a Towers Perrin Co.
Simsbury, Conn,
10:30-11:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
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Risk managers are mo\ing quickly into the world of
computers, Don't be left behind. This session is de-
signed to help those with little or no pre\ious expeli-
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nology, The program will discuss computer terminol-
ogy, hardware features and various applications for
risk management departments, There will also be
ample opportunity for your questions,
Moderator: Lewis Leigh
Executive Director, Washington
Cities Insurance Authority
Tukwila, Wash,
Speaker: Robert Gallagher Jr,
Asst, to the President-Product
Research and Development
Gallagher Risk Data Inc,
Rolling Meadows, llJ,
..9, On the Road A;;;:un , B-I )
This session will present a total system for developing
and maintaining a fleet safety program, It will demon-
strate the need for and value of fleet safety and will
look at management policies and procedures, driver
qualifications and training, vehicle maintenance re-
quirements, incident investigation/evaluation, appli-
cation of corrective discipline and techniques of moti-
vation and reward,
Moderator: Truett E, Pertuis
Director of Risk Management
Slidell, La,
Speaker: Kermit Venable
Director, Bureau of Risk
Analysis and Loss Prevention
Louisiana Risk Mgmt, Office
.50, Pre-'lualiticatlOn of Brokers and Bidding
Insuranc(> :B.I)
The basics of broker selection and bidding of insur-
ancewill be covered. What is best for your entity? This
session will discuss how each could affect the availabil-
ity of coverage or how to use both effectively depend-
ing on coverage and market situations,
Moderator: Fred Adams
Safety Coordinator
Brooklyn Park, Minn,
Speaker: Robert Bieber
President
EBASCO Risk Management
Consultants Inc,
New York, N.Y,
.51. Reinsuranre II 1,
This is the intermediate course in a day-long program
on reinsurance.
Moderator: Annese Ashton, ARM
Coordinator, Risk Management
Program
Oakland County (Mich.l Road
Commission
Speaker: To be announced
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52.Effective :\'egotiatmg;Communicating I All I
Whether it be with an undelWriter, broker, consult-
ant or our own boss, everydaywearefaced with issues
to negotiate, This session will discuss the skills and
strategies required of a good negotiator, It will also
focus on techniques for effectively comunicating the
risk management function, programs and objectives
to upper management and other organizational
members,
Moderator:
Speaker:
Lewana Shearer
Risk Manager
Lafayette, La,
Dr, Donald J, Ragsdale
Professor of Speech Comm,
Louisiana Stste University
Noon-l:15 p,m, Lunch
1:30-4:30 p,m, Extended Session
.53. Take a Byte Out of Paperwork I [)
The key to a risk manager's control oflosses is infor-
mation, Providing accurate and timely information is
the function of a risk management information sys-
tem (RMIS), This session will examine RMISalterna-
tives and feature the actual development of an RMIS
using off-the-shelf software on a personal computer,
Moderator: Bill Satterfield
Risk Manager
Albany, Ga,
Speaker: IAny Muench
Program Director
Dothan, Ala,
1:30-2:45 p,m, Concurrent Sessions
54. AIDS, .\2[;
This session will feature a presentation on how to
implement a successful work place AIDS program,
including discussion of AIDS employment policies,
liability issues, case management and employee edu-
cation. Participants will also receive updates on regu-
lations designed to protect employees from AIDS ex-
posure. State and federal work place guidelines for
protecting health care workers, police, emergency
medical technicians and firefighters will be discussed,
Moderator: SOrUa Alexander
Risk Manager
Bellevue, Wash,
Speakers: Nancy Bellard
Risk Manager
Alameda County, Calif,
Additional speaker to be
announced
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This session will brief pool administrators on the
specifics of the GASB Accounting Standards and
PRIMA's Pooling Section's Reporting Guidelines, It
will discuss the actuarial and financial data that will be
requested, the need for the information, what pools
will have to do to implement the standards and guide-
lines and how to inform governing boards,
Moderator: Elizabeth Puddington
Executive Director
New Hampshire School Board
Insurance Trust
Panelists: Lisa G, Chanzit
Consultant
Ti\1inghast, A Towers Perrin Co,
Celia Scott
Risk Manager
San Jose, Calif,
John MacDonald
Partner
Coopers & Lybrand
Kansas City, Mo,
,'i6, E.-aiuar!!':" ~'>~ \!alOagen:ent Programs 'II
Risk managers must be able to monitor, assess and
evaluate their efforts. This session will provide an
overview of the basic elements of program evaluation
from a clear statement of a program's mission, goals
and priorities, indicators of performance and measur-
able objectives, Assessing results will be emphasized,
Moderator: Mary L. DeCampli
Risk Manager
Metropolitan Washington
Airports Authority
Washington, D,C,
Speaker: John C, Pine, Ed,D,
Public Management Associate
Public Administration Institute
Louisiana State University
3;. F. \ I
This is the advanced level of a day-long program on re-
insurance.
Moderator:
Speaker:
Robert Grist
Risk Manager
Atlantic County, N.J,
To be announced
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Risk managers constantly face pressures from the
office, the community and at home, This session
clarifies what stress is, how it develops and its psycho-
logical signals. Positive ways of coping and relaxing
will be identified so that the stress of everyday life can
be reduced to a manageable level.
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Moderator:
Terence P. Sullivan
Asst, to the Town Manager
Farmington, Calif,
Robert Pearce, Ph,D.
Asst. Vice President for
Education and Community
Resources
Southern Baptist Hospital
New Orleans, La,
Speaker:
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3: 15-4:30 p,m, Final Session
)~. ROlindtabie DlSclssions IAlI)
Come and meet with speakers and other attendees to
discuss important risk management issues in an in-
formal setting,
Poolinll Section Activities, Sessions
PRIMA's Pooling Section Board of Di-
rectors has planned the following pro-
gram for pool administrators and at-
tendees who are interested in setting
up pools:
Wednesday, 10:30-11:45 a,m.--
Pools: To Join or Not to Join
Wednesday, 1:30-2:45 p,m,--Pool-
ing Guidelines: How Do You Measure
Up?
Thursday, 1:30-2:45 p,m.--Deliver-
ing Improved Services to Pool Mem-
bership
Thursday, 3-4:15 p,m,--Pooling
Section Annual Meeting
Thursday, 4:30-5:30 p,m.--Pool In-
formation Exchange
Friday, 1:30-2:45 p.m,--Account-
ability
Check listings within the brochure
for details on each session.
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