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 [...]
Payroll audits and premium “true-ups” are standard in the insurance and risk pool arena – especially when it comes to workers’ compensation insurance. While this is just a small part of a carrier’s or risk pool’s process to charge adequate but competitive premiums to their clients or members, it may be [...]
Protecting your agency against ransomware attacks is of utmost importance in today's digital landscape. This article will provide you with key information on safeguarding your organization through the use of backups and best practices. We will explore the critical role of backups in preventing ransomware attacks, how threat actors attempt [...]
During the May meeting of the GSRMA Board of Directors, the Board gave its approval for the 22-23 Risk Management Accreditation Program (RMAP) awards. This program, which is voluntary, was created to assist our member agencies in adopting best practices and ensuring regulatory compliance. GSRMA members who actively engage in [...]
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 [...]
Cal/OSHA has recently released their permanent COVID-19 Non-Emergency Regulation. This regulation has been several years in the making, and has some changes moving forward including: The Non-Emergency Regulation will be in effect for a minimum of 2 years from the effective date of 02/03/23 Records must be maintained for a [...]
Per OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting requirements, Wednesday, February 1, is the deadline to tabulate your annual OSHA Log Summary (OSHA Form 300A) and post it in a common area where notices to employees are usually posted. This is the summary only (300A), not the OSHA 300 Form. [...]
We understand that circumstances often require employees to use their privately owned vehicles (POV) for business purposes. It is important for employees, managers, supervisors at all levels to understand an employee’s personal automobile policy is the primary coverage for liability and/or damages when involved in an accident while on district [...]
Many public entity risk pools are specialized to a certain sector, such as school districts or local governments. This niche focus is often why those organizations choose to work with a homogeneous risk pool — a pool consisting of only one type of entity. On the surface, it seems like the [...]
The 16th Annual GSRMA Training Conference is a wrap, and after a 2 year hiatus due to COVID-19, we have to say it went off without a hitch! All of the GSRMA Staff were so grateful to get to see and interact with our members again in person, and it [...]