GSRMA member agencies are afforded pollution coverage through Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management’s (PRISM) Pollution Program. For the coverage years of 18/19 – 20/21, the Pollution and Remediation Legal Liability policy was placed with Illinois Union (Chubb). Chubb elected to non-renew this coverage effective 7/1/2021. The coverage that replaced [...]
We wanted to notify you that your agency’s coverage documents for the 2023-24 coverage year have been posted to GSRMA’s Member Portal. These coverage documents include: Memorandum of Coverage (MOC) – Description of coverage provided by GSRMA excess carriers. Certificate of Coverage (COC) – Description of coverage provided by the GSRMA risk pool. [...]
Our 23-24 Risk Management Accreditation Program (RMAP) application is now available. The RMAP is a best-practices program developed to assist our members achieve excellence through proactive risk management and risk mitigation strategies. By participating in the program GSRMA member agencies can earn an award of up to 10% of their [...]
We are excited to invite all our members to our 17th Annual Conference. Hosted at Rolling Hills Resort in Corning, CA on October 19th & 20th, the days will be filled with valuable information, entertaining speakers, good food and the opportunity for our members to share ideas with their peers. Click [...]
At the May GSRMA board meeting, the board voted to amend the current JPA bylaws. These changes were made in efforts of maintaining pool flexibility while also adding needed areas for accreditation compliance. An overview of the changes include: Confirms that the Board can make an exception to the requirement [...]
After over 40 years of acting as GSRMA’s General Counsel, L. “Gary” Krup, Esq. has announced his retirement. Gary began acting as both Defense Counsel and General Counsel for GSRMA (at the time Glenn County JPA) upon its formation in 7/1/79. Gary acted as Defense Counsel until 2015, successfully defending and [...]
After holding elections for the GSRMA Board of Directors, GSRMA is excited to announce that we will have two new board members joining our board. Angela Spease, Director with Cosumnes Community Services District, will join our board for the fire member vacancy. Angela operates a cyber security business with her [...]
At their May board meeting the GSRMA Board analyzed GSRMA’s 23/24 Actuarial studies for both the General Liability and Workers' Compensation programs. They then applied the current funding levels of the pool against the Capitol Target Reserve policy to determine if there were funds available for a dividend. Based on [...]
After a long hiatus due to focusing on the COVID-19 Pandemic, Cal/OSHA is again revisiting an Indoor Heat Illness Standard. The standard is currently under a 45-day Public Comment Period, with the Cal/OSHA Standards Board having a public hearing May 18th, 2023. Barring changes from the public hearing, the standard has [...]
GSRMA is proud to announce that our Underwriter, Elizabeth "Liz" Smith, has recently achieved her Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation. The CPCU is a prestigious designation that requires 8 classes as well as an ethics component. Liz, already having her Associate in Risk Management (ARM), was able to use her [...]