The Risk Management Department is responsible for fleet liability investigation and claims adjusting. Therefore, the Risk Management Department seeks to engage a Professional Claims Service to manage the Board’s fleet incident liability claims. The Board has a self-insured retention of $1,000,000 each occurrence for fleet liability claims and carries a total of $5,000,000 in commercial automobile liability coverage. The Board employs a Risk Manager, Claims Manager, and a Claims Investigator who, under the supervision of the Risk Manager, manage the day-to-day claims handling and will work closely with the Professional Claims Service managing the processing, settling, and litigation on all claims. The Board assigns fleet liability cases in litigation to attorneys that are currently contracted with the Board. The Board will advise the Professional Claims Service of the attorney that has been selected to handle each case. The Professional Claims Service will be required to coordinate activities between the Risk Management Office and the selected outside legal counsel.
