Inquiry Overview by topics

New 1099 filing requirements for bodily injury/indemnity payments to claimants, in addition to the long-standing requirement to file 1099’s with claimant attorneys – 9 responses

Accounting Software -After talking to several people I found that most pools using QuickBooks for accounting have some kind of procedure for importing data into QB using excel and IIF file import or simply manual entry – 2 responses

Are audits of public entity risk pools subject to the “Yellow Book” audit requirements? – 1 response

RFP for actuarial services, would you have any samples – 4 responses

Pool is considering providing claims administration services to one of its members – 3 responses

Member pool asks regarding defense coverage for professional disciplinary proceedings. In addition to the current professional malpractice coverage, the pool is consider adding defense coverage for professional disciplinary proceedings involving member-employed attorneys, teachers,nurses, social workers, EMT’s, engineersand perhaps others. – 2 responses

Pool that require independent insurance agents for our members to gain access to services - looking for agreements between a pool and their agents. – 3 responses

Annual Reports – 10 responses

An AGRiP member pool with a fairly long history now finds itself in a position that mandates previously unanticipated member assessments for both its WC and PC programs. I have been asked to identify people with assessment experience with whom the pool administrator can converse for guidance and solace. – 5 responses

SAS 70 is short for Statement on Auditing Standards Number 70 – 1 response

Contingency plan to deal with an “Avian Flu” pandemic–1 response

Target surplus related policies –

School Pool Benchmarking project – 8 pools

Spreadsheet showing school pools with an employee benefits fund, to include name of pool, state, primary contact name, email and phone – 33 pools

Trust agreements provisions limiting the liability of the trustees – 9 pools

Pool board member and/or staff orientation programs– 10+ pools

Governance Models and Practices - 10+ pools

Board Self Evaluation process – 2 pools

Reimbursement policy for Board Members – 10+ pools

Coverage for Bond Defaults – 1 response

Branding– 1 response

Sample broker agreements– 10+ pools

Broker evaluation checklist 2 responses

Occupational safety and health legislation – California – 1 response

CEO employment contracts – 80+ pools

CEO Incentive Pay – 10+ pools

Claim Adjuster settlement authority – 10+ pools

Claims File Storage and Destruction Procedure – 1 response

Claims In-house vs. TPA–10+pools

Claims Manuals – 6 pools

Claims Non Monetary Coverage – 2 responses

Claims Open and Litigated – 10+ pools

COBRA 2009 – 2 responses

Compensation Employee Rewards and Recognition – 8pools

Conflict of Interest Contract Language – 3 responses

Cyber liability – 10+ responses

Deductable Issues – 1 response

Disaster Recovery for IT Operations – 5+ pools

Drivers License Check – 1 response

Drug and Alcohol Testing – 1 response

Email Retention – 2 responses

Employee Confidentiality Issues – 10+ pools

Enterprise Risk Management – 1 response

Ergonomics – 1 response

Excited Delirium – 1 response

Expense Ratios – 10+ pools

FACTA – 1 response

Failure to Supply – 10+ pools

Farmers Market Coverage – 1 response

Financial Institution Data Match – 9 responses

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration – 1 response

Flood Zone Determination – 1 response

GASB 45 – 8 pools

Healthcare Exchange – 9 responses

Health Reimbursement Account – 10+ pools

Insurance products and services direct to employees of member entities – 6 pools

Investment Policies – 10+ pools

IRS 115 & 1120 Forms – 2 responses

ISO Services – 5+ responses

IT In-house IT budget ratios - 4 responses

IT Outsourcing and or Service Contracts – 10 + pools

Land Use – 10 pools

Lead Based Paint Removal – response

Legal Defense Contract – 1 response

LegalLiabilityState Tort Cap – 10+ pools

Loss Control – 10+pools

Medicare Secondary Payer – 10+ responses

Motor Vehicle Reports – 10+ pools

MSDS – 2 responses

Newly Elected Officials Pool Material – 5 responses

Online Training – 3 pools

Pharmacy benefits management program – 5 responses

Pool Buildings Physical Plants – Shared facilities – 1 response

Pool Cooperative Services Agreements – 2 responses

Pool In-house counsel that handles litigation – 2 responses

Pool Formed Captives – 1 response

Pool Funds Investment – 10+ responses

Pool Marketing – 10 pools

Pool Pricing Information – 10+ responses

Pool Ratios Tillinghast Touchstone – 1 response

Pool Regulatory Info – WA – 3 responses

Pool Surplus Uses of and Targets – 5+ responses

Property Valuation – 10+ pools

Record Retention Policy – 2 responses

Reinsurance survey – 10+ responses

SChip – 2 responses

Sewage is classified as a pollutant email survey – 8 responses

Sewer Backup Customer Info – 1 response

Sponsored Pools Agreement or Contracts – 7 responses

School Employees in State Health Plans – 5+ pools

Succession Plans – 10 responses

Interstate Transit – 1 response

Underwriters letter of authority – 5 responses

W/C average time claims are open – 10 responses

W/C high experience mod factors – 4 responses

W/C Presumptions for FF – 3+ responses

W/C ratings reporting to NCCI – 5 responses

W/C In-house bill review – 10 pools

1063 complementary MSP – conditional payment recovery in general

The bill their working on is WC only energy and commerce -