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Tennessee Sports Concussion Law
With spring and summer sports underway, now is the time for a refresher on the Tennessee Sports Concussion Law. If your organization sponsors youth athletic activities, you should familiarize yourself with the Tennessee Sports Concussion Law and the requirements under that law. These requirements include annual training and how to respond when a youth athlete appears to have suffered a concussion during a game or at practice.
Read more...Message From the President - March 2020
Last week, the Public Entity Partners Board of Directors met to deliberate on rate changes for FY 2022, as well as consideration of a dividend declaration. We are happy to share with you that our Board of Directors declared a $7,500,000 dividend to be returned to eligible members on renewal invoices.
Read more...March Partnering for Success Webinar
If your organization operates a water or wastewater collection system, having a sewer backup prevention and response plan is critical to your risk management efforts. Please take time to register for the upcoming webinar, “Managing Sewer Backup and Overflow Claims,” on March 31 at 1:30 p.m. CST / 2:30 EST.
Read more...Four Steps for Creating an Effective Sewer Backup and Overflow Prevention Program
It’s an unfortunate reality that, from time to time, entities that operate sewer systems will experience a backup or overflow event. When this happens, do your employees and elected officials know how to respond? Do you know who is responsible for property damage? And do you understand what liability coverage is in place to protect your entity from lawsuits or claims? Four key steps can help you create an effective backup and overflow prevention program, and manage the liability associated with your sewer system.
Read more...Member Benefit: Property Valuations
One of the member services Public Entity Partners provides is a comprehensive property valuation on a rotating four-year schedule. This service includes a description, a detail on building construction type, flood plain information, and a replacement cost and actual cash value for each location. Whether you are insuring water treatment plants, traffic signals, ball field lighting, or a library — we want to help ensure you have sufficient property coverage in place to rebuild important services that make a difference in your community.
Read more...Water & Wastewater Cyberattacks: A Case Study
On Feb. 5, 2021, unidentified cyber actors obtained unauthorized access, on two separate occasions, approximately five hours apart, to the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system used at a municipal water treatment plant in Florida. The unidentified actors accessed the SCADA system’s software and raised the amount of sodium hydroxide, a caustic chemical, being used as part of the water treatment process.
Read more...Preparing for Winter Weather
Are you prepared for cold weather? Here are a few common risks that you can help your organization and employees overcome.
Read more...Message From the President - February 2021
I had the privilege of co-presenting a session at the January training meeting of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police (TACP), along with Chief Steve Isbell of the Dyersburg Police Department. The session was titled “Decision-Making: A Risk Management Case Study.” Law enforcement education, awareness of reasonable actions, sound decision-making, de-escalation and officer wellness are initiatives that Public Entity Partners strongly supports.
Read more...Coverage Corner – Renewal Applications
Each year, your organization is sent a set of renewal applications that details the coverages offered for your entity and provides information on limits, deductibles, schedules and endorsements. Making the right choices during renewal can feel like a challenging task, but securing the right coverage for your operations is a critical piece of your risk management program. Because of this, it’s important to take time to thoroughly review and understand this material – and to keep in mind that your local agent of record is available to help guide you as you evaluate your exposures. Your underwriter or member services representative can also assist you as you review the elements of Public Entity Partners’ coverage and understand how the services we provide set us apart from others.
Read more...Employment Practices Liability
Properly handling employment issues and related claims are key factors in reducing your entity’s employment practices liability exposure. As simple as it may sound, there are right and wrong ways to discipline or terminate an employee. Unfortunately, increasing numbers of employment claims, court awards and settlements all seem to indicate that the wrong way may be gaining ground. The workplace and the laws that govern it have changed in multiple ways, which has increased the number of exposures governmental employers face regarding employment practices.
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