Risk management has a higher profile today than ever before. Some banks and insurance companies have made the news because of their ineffective risk management. The good news is that all businesses and service organizations, including municipalities and school districts, have many successful, effective best practices available to prevent or reduce loss. Important tools for risk management include contracts, insurance, loss prevention programs, strong pre- and post-loss audits, in-place policies, and more. This lecture series, presented by people with significant experience in risk management, concentrates on five risk management area topics: employee health & safety, environmental & construction, science & technology, government, and education.
The following are our currently scheduled lectures.
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Government and Community Risk Management - April 16th
Presenter: Dan Ross, Independent Consultant, Supervisor, Town of Marcellus
Got buildings? Got parks? Got water & sewer lines? Got snowplows? Then you got risk! Risk can be avoided, reduced, and transferred. Insurance has always been a part of the municipal risk management as it transfers risk to the insurance company, but insurance premiums can get out of hand. There are ways to reduce risk exposure for the village, town, county, etc. This lecture examines ways to reduce or avoid typical risks. Also, once a loss or claim has happened, the impact can often be reduced. We hope this lecture will help your government unit avoid losses but if they do occur, they will be fewer and smaller.
Educational Administration Risk Management - April 23rd
Presenter: Christopher Hoch, Syracuse City School District
Statewide, millions of young people travel to school and back home; they play in contact sports, they interact with each other and teachers and administrators, not always in a positive way. Most work in science labs at some point. Then there are the physical structures and assets of the school district. Accidents happen. How can the school and school district reduce the risk of injury, property loss, and liability? This lecture will provide some best practices to do that.
Employee Health & Safety Risk Management – April 30th
Presenter: Charles Kline, Delta Consultants
Workers Compensation payments are a large part of total employee benefit payouts. The cost of workers compensation insurance is significant to all businesses required to have it. There are many ways to reduce the organization’s costs and this lecture examines programs to do that. These programs include safety programs, accident prevention programs, disaster preparedness programs and more. If you have employees and purchase workers compensation insurance or administer it, this lecture is probably something you want to hear!
