• The Role of the Risk Management Consultant is to provide Professional Risk Management services to the city as follows: • The Consultant shall assist the City in identifying its insurable exposures and shall recommend professional methods to reduce, assume or transfer the risk of loss. • The Consultant shall assist the City in understanding and selecting the various types of coverage available from the ACM JIF. • The Consultant shall review with the City any additional types of coverage that the Consultant believes the City should purchase that are not available from the ACMJIF. The Consultant shall purchase and bind any additional types of coverage authorized by the City. • The Consultant shall assist the City in the preparation of applications, statements of values and other documents requested by the ACMJIF. However, this Agreement does not include any appraisal work by the Consultant. • The Consultant shall review the City’s annual assessment as prepared by the ACM JIF, and shall assist the City in the preparation of its annual insurance budget. • The Consultant shall review the loss and engineering reports for the City, and shall assist the Safety Committee in its loss containment objectives within the City. • The Consultant shall attend and actively participate in the City’s Safety Committee activities and meetings, and shall present information to the Safety Committee on Safety related topics. • The Consultant shall attend the City’s Member Accident Review Panel meetings and assist the City in determining the cause of accidents. The Consultant shall suggest any remedial actions necessary to avoid future accidents. • The Consultant shall assist the City in determining the necessary training for each employee in each Municipal Department based upon the employee’s job description and in accordance with OSHA and other governmental regulations. • The Consultant shall assist the City in scheduling employee training, both internal and external, including the tracking of course attendance and completion of course requirements. • The Consultant shall assist the City with the timely and accurate reporting of all claims, which shall include the establishment and implementation of claims reporting procedures. • The Consultant shall assist, when requested by the City and/or the Claims TPA, with the investigation of claims filed against the City. • The Consultant shall review the City’s loss data on a regular basis and prepare reports to the City on recent losses, open claims, and loss trends. • The Consultant shall review the performance of the City’s Claims TPA on a quarterly basis including reserving practices, adjuster claim counts, and supervisor file review. • The Consultant shall assist the City by reporting to the ACM JIF through ORIGAMI changes in exposures including the deletion and addition of vehicles, equipment, and properties and the contracting of Municipal services to third parties. • The Consultant shall assist the City and ACMJIF professionals in the annual renewal process including the gathering and verification of exposure data. • The Consultant shall order Certificates of Insurance from the ACMJIF. • The Consultant shall review Certificates of Insurance received by the City.
