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Risk management office outlines claims profile; committee asks for detailed claims breakdown and prevention recommendations
Summary
The Bureau of Risk Management presented an overview of liability and workers’ compensation claims, forecasting cost increases; the committee asked for department-level claim counts, paid-claim breakdowns and recommendations to reduce exposures, especially firefighter cancer-related claims.
Donnell Stewart, chief of risk management, briefed the finance committee on the Bureau of Risk Management’s function, claim volumes and projected costs. Stewart said the bureau purchases insurance, administers self-insurance, manages workers’ compensation and oversees subrogation for the city.
Stewart told the committee the city receives roughly 700 liability claims annually and displayed department-level claim…
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