2015 AGRiP Fall Educational Forum

This session will give practical and real examples of how the new world of big data is impacting and improving pooling risk management processes. We will discuss how to access data, how to make it an advantage for you, and give some powerful case studies where analytics is having a profound impact in many areas of the pooling and public entity risk management function. The focus is risk management, but we’ll also identify claims, safety and some new fraud detection techniques made more meaningful by analytics.

From understanding and utilizing big data in safety and risk management efforts, to weighing considerations for body worn cameras in law enforcement and implementing online training to meet members’ evolving needs, loss control and risk management professionals have a lot to manage! And, in addition to all this you have member relationships to maintain, staff resources to consider, and a fast paced work environment that might take a personal toll. In this interactive breakout session, Second City facilitators will build on the concepts and tools presented in the keynote session and focus more pointedly on these particular challenges. Learn how to use improv to improve managerial skills and remain nimble and dynamic in the face of uncertainty.

Where the Rubber Meets the Road was developed by VML Insurance Programs in 2010 as a way to address losses related to vehicle crashes. At that time, vehicle crashes accounted for nearly half the cost of all claims for VMLIP. The campaign helps their public sector members with training, policy development and implementation, driver evaluation, and management accountability. Since implementation, Where the Rubber Meets the Road has cut the costs of auto liability coverage nearly in half. Hear how this member pool, who was awarded the 2015 AGRiP Award for Excellence in Performance, developed, implemented, manages and continues to evolve their dedicated fleet safety
campaign, resulting in lower loss ratios and safer roadways for Virginians.

Network with your colleagues from across the pooling community in these facilitated discussion groups, with specific topics designed for each of the content tracks.

One of the country’s leading consultants in the area of on-site health clinics for self-insured employers shares his unique and objective insights into specific approaches that are producing the greatest cost efficiencies and plan participant satisfaction. Common pitfalls will also be identified along with a preview of anticipated future trends.

Join this interactive session to learn from your pooling industry colleagues about the innovative tools pools are using to manage loss control. Come prepared with a tool to share, a question to ask, or to take notes on loss control tools you can implement in your own pool.

In this session, we will discuss common questions, objectives and outcomes of a typical online risk management training program. Hear from a pool that has been through an online training implementation and learn about both anticipated and unexpected cost savings, efficiencies, and added value to the pool’s loss control and risk management initiatives – and lessons learned to help other pools that might be planning a similar undertaking.

Recording police activity through body cameras is an increasingly common practice in law enforcement. Proponents say cameras are a useful risk management tool offering protection, accountability, and limiting liability. Others argue that body worn cameras pose a significant threat to personal privacy, with limited public utility and high hidden costs. This session will offer attendees different perspectives and insight into the use of body cameras in law enforcement activities, sensible and workable policy guidance, and related considerations for public officials, risk managers and public safety executives.