Loss Control

Public Entity Partners Introduces PEP Talks

2/6/2025 10:00 am

Public Entity Partners is pleased to introduce a new initiative: PEP Talks — a series of short risk management videos that discuss loss control best practices and guidelines.

Liability Exposure with Holiday Parades

11/7/2024 10:00 am

Holiday parades are a time-honored tradition and provide an event that allows your community to come together and celebrate. A successful parade takes planning and preparation and should include a clear evaluation of liability exposures.

Mitigating Winter Weather Risks: Best Practices for Property Loss Prevention

11/7/2024 10:00 am

As winter approaches, the risk of ice damage to your properties increases. While Tennessee’s weather can be unpredictable, we consistently experience ice and snow. Now is the time to take proactive measures to prevent ice dams and other potential hazards from damaging your properties.

Things to Remember When Assisting in Clean-Up and Recovery Efforts

10/10/2024 10:00 am

Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction in upper East Tennessee, communities in the impacted areas are beginning clean-up and recovery efforts. And as you all so often do when friends and neighbors are in need, staff in many of your municipalities and agencies are preparing to provide aid and assistance in those communities.

Heat-Related Injuries

7/11/2024 10:00 am

Summer is here and so are the high temperatures that often accompany it. This is the ideal time to remind your employees of the safety precautions they can take to avoid heat-related illnesses.

Evaluating Your Entity's Properties for Potential Flood Events

7/11/2024 10:00 am

Almost every property is vulnerable to flooding from lakes, rivers or significant rain events. Regardless of where the water comes from, damage to your facilities can impact your ability to serve the public.

April Showers Bring May... Stormwater Property Claims?

By Casey Clopton | 5/2/2024 10:00 am

Learn how to work with water, not against it. Property Conservation Consultant Casey Clopton expands on ways you can mitigate losses when spring showers arrive, as well as throughout the year.

Liability for Poorly Maintained Municipal Sidewalks

By Paul Chambliss | 4/4/2024 10:00 am

Sidewalks play a vital role in the total transportation needs of a municipality and they deserve our adequate attention. Many municipal officials face the recurring question of what to do about the poor condition of the sidewalks in their municipalities.

PEP's Extensive Training Program for Members

2/8/2024 7:10 am

Public Entity Partners strongly invests in providing our members with numerous training opportunities throughout the year to help improve employee safety, reduce liability and preserve public resources. These opportunities include in-person training, webinars, our annual Risk & Insurance Symposium, online training and scholarships for various risk management educational opportunities.

Register for the Police Risk Management Conference

2/8/2024 7:05 am

There is still time to register for the 2024 Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute’s Police Risk Management Conference, to be held April 29 - May 1 at the Drury Plaza Hotel in Franklin. Public Entity Partners is proud to be co-sponsoring this event and encourages all who can attend to register early. This year’s theme is “Putting a Vest on Claims – Litigation – Losses.”

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