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Public Risk Management

Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA)

Delve into the public sector risk management domain with PRIMA"s Risk Management Podcast Series. This innovative, time-efficient, educational resource is designed to afford risk management professionals the opportunity to learn-on-the-go! Listen to PRIMA podcasts to remain cognizant of important issues affecting the public risk management community!

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00:25:11

Next Level Claims Strategy

Public Risk Management ·

2018/01/23

Christopher Mandel is the Director at Sedgwick Institute and a former President of the Risk and Insurance Management Society. 2004 Risk Manager of the Year, Christopher has a commanding experience in the field and a resume too long to list out. He is here to put claims management into a new perspective, describing the new claim strategies that have emerged recently. Claims management processes took a significant directional shift in recent times. Rather than unduly generating bad blood between the

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00:20:44

Using Data to Mitigate Risks in Schools

Public Risk Management ·

2018/01/10

Charlie Wund is the founder and President of Agency for Student Health Research. Maintaining close contact with every strata of pediatrics, he believes that controlling the injury risk in schools lies in the more effective utilization of data. Numbers of repeated injuries show that the injury report process in schools is often slow and inefficient. This has very little to do with the amount of care applied, but to what protocols are in place to mitigate the risks of injury. The biggest issue lies in

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00:19:02

School Laboratory Safety With Kevin O'Sadnick

Public Risk Management ·

2017/12/19

Kevin O’Sadnick is a notable Risk Control Manager with keen interest in controlling the risk in laboratory environment. Understanding the specifics of school labs, he breaks down the safety precautions and procedures necessary for minimizing or neutralizing the risks inside it. To keep everybody free from harm, specific environments rest upon safety measures designed with the specifics of that environment in mind. School Laboratory is the case in point; an academic setting where even the slightest

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00:28:59

The Ins And Outs Of Wrongful Prosecution Lawsuits

Public Risk Management ·

2017/12/06

Wrongful Claims By The Numbers Since 1990s, there has been a fairly consistent demographic and gender pattern to wrongful prosecution and conviction claims. 47% of these are black, 40% white, 12% Hispanic while 2% accounts for the rest. As for gender, 91% of the claimants are men and 9% are women. Homicides and sexual assaults are the most prominent of crimes that receive claims, 43% and 27% respectively. The average time a claimant served in prison is 14 years. Witness misidentification is the

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00:15:15

Managing Liabilities Created By Third Parties

Public Risk Management ·

2017/11/06

Our guest is Mollie Werwas, a partner at the Kopon Airdo law firm and a non-for-profit nursing homes litigation representative. She has successfully managed complex insurance coverage issues for both state and national level clients. Having more than an extensive background in public risk management, Werwas unwraps the complex public entities-private contractor relationship and explains the steps public entities should take in order to protect themselves from liability created by the third-party

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00:33:21

Workers’ Compensation Fraud Trends

Public Risk Management ·

2017/10/25

Dalene Bartholomew is the Vice President of Probe Information Services Inc. and an Anti-fraud training expert. Having multiple certifications in fraud investigation, she offers the sweeping view of the current workers’ compensation frauds condition while explaining the role of Special Investigation Units. Despite the best efforts, workers’ compensation frauds cannot be eradicated. Unfortunately, both employers and workers sometimes try to take advantage of the system, but the encouraging thing is

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00:14:49

Leveraging the School-Police Partnership with John More

Public Risk Management ·

2017/10/02

Widely acclaimed speaker, John L. More is the Director and CEO of Response Law LLC. Having a legal background in defending school and public agencies, he also serves as a senior legal instructor at the company. Sharing his vast experience in the field, John L. More offers insight into school safety network. In controlled environment of schools, it is paramount that everyone know their roles and play in accordance with the rules overseeing them. As far as school-police partnership, each of the two

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00:26:26

The Keys To Managing Water Loss with Jeff Taxler

Public Risk Management ·

2017/09/12

Jeff Taxier is the education and training manager at American Technologies Inc. Prior to joining ATI, Jeff accumulated 35 years of experience holding a variety of positions at Allstate. He shares some of his expertise with us today, breaking down the water loss process.

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00:19:37

Applying Ethical & Sustainable Design To Public Risk...

Public Risk Management ·

2017/08/29

Thomas Johnson is the National Director of IME sales at Genex Services with commanding experience in the Independent Medical Examination industry. With a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Johnson acquired an MBA at Oxford University, only to found Generations IME Consulting. Business sustainability expert, he shares his knowledge on the role of IME testing within the scope of Permaculture, and how it benefits risk managers.

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00:22:03

Fundamentals Of Strategic Physical Security Planning

Public Risk Management ·

2017/08/15

With over 30 years of experience in Risk Assessment and Emergency Planning at every level, Chris Wise has a unique perspective on Physical Security Planning and technology implementation. He is the co-founder of Invictus Consulting, LCC and has served in several security-related advisory committees. From simple locked doors to elaborate military bases, each security system is preceded by detailed plan of its construction. As for organizations, protecting them and their stakeholders means identifying

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00:12:20

Injury Exaggeration among Public Entity Employees

Public Risk Management ·

2017/07/26

Tara Marchand is the director and owner at Providian Therapy with years of experience in public entity healthcare. A graduate of Dalhousie University, she devoted much of her career to the field of Industrial Rehabilitation, along with conducting Functional Capacity Evaluation and Impairment Rating analysis. She explains the role FCE plays in cases of public entity workers symptom exaggeration. For public entities, symptom exaggeration is often an avoidable problem. About 10% of injury cases

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00:20:09

The Sphere of Influence in Claim Settlement

Public Risk Management ·

2017/07/11

With nearly 4 decades of experience in the insurance field, Richard Spiers has dealt with a myriad of claims nationwide. Northern Illinois University graduate, Richard Spiers is the Vice President at Genesis Management and Insurance Services, as well as a member of the CPCU society. The question of whether to settle every claim or take some of them to court is an interesting one. According to Spiers, there is a reasonable incentive to, if the claimant demands are unreasonable or the facts support

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00:35:30

Cybersecurity: Trends & Threats

Public Risk Management ·

2017/06/27

On this week’s PRIMA episode Eugene Kipniss and Ben Spear will discuss 2017 cybersecurity trends and threats public risk professionals should be aware of to protect their entities. Eugene is a program specialist for the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) for their internet security and Ben Spear is a senior intelligence analyst at MS-ISAC. What to expect in 2017? Internet Security with common household items and every day items connected to the internet seemed to be a

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00:13:06

PRIMA Institute 2017

Public Risk Management ·

2017/05/29

The director of risk and safety for the city of Saratoga Springs, Marilyn is responsible for establishing the city’s first professional risk, insurance, and safety program. Recognized as the PRIMA Institute’s 2007 public risk manager of the year, she served as a member of PRIMA director’s board for four years and is here to talk to us about the new PI 17 educational program. PRIMA Institute 2017 is a week-long, intensive educational program serving as a confluence for practicing professionals and

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00:18:13

Save Your Employees: Putting an End to Driver...

Public Risk Management ·

2017/05/09

Tim McCarty is the Associate Vice President of Trident Public Risk Solutions with 25 years of experience serving public entity clients. Obtaining several certifications specific to risk consults listen in as he discusses ways to put an end to driver distractions. In the last year driving fatalities have increased by 8% which is the highest level it has been in 12 years – originally safer roads and safety features within car structures helped decrease driving accidents and fatalities. Poor

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00:27:22

Addiction Issues And Narcotic Tapering In Chronic...

Public Risk Management ·

2017/04/25

Addiction Issues and Narcotic Tapering in Chronic Pain Patients with Dr. Branco On this week’s episode we will hear from Dr. Fernando Branco on narcotic tapering in chronic pain patients and addiction issues. He is the medical director at Midwest Employers Casualty Company where he leads a team of medical professionals who working with claims administrators to improve medical care while controlling losses in entities.

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00:21:40

Resiliency as a Risk Management Priority with Chris...

Public Risk Management ·

2017/04/04

This week’s guest Chris Mandel is the director of the Sedgwick Institute and is the Vice President for Sedgwick’s strategic solutions. Chris has more than 25 years of leadership experience in large global corporate management.

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00:31:58

Managing 1 (On Average) Career Arrest-Related Death...

Public Risk Management ·

2017/03/14

This week’s guest is Michael Brave, President of LAAW International, Inc., and the former President of the International Force Institute, Inc. Michael is also the National Litigation Counsel for TASER International, Inc. (as well as a certified Master TASER® Instructor and Legal Advisor to the TASER Training Board). His experience includes involvement in a wide-range of comprehensive law enforcement and private security risk/liability and litigation management services including: training

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00:27:51

Budgeting Your Time for Maximum Productivity

Public Risk Management ·

2017/02/28

Our guest today is Randy Anderson, he is the founder of E-Three Professional Trainers where they provide customized training to help individuals become more engaged and better equipped to excel in their jobs. Learn a new perspective on time – how it applies in your day to day work schedule but also how to think about it in regards to your life. Time Budgeting What is the difference between time budgeting and time management? If time is money and most businesses and entities budget their money why

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00:13:25

The Transformation of Workers’ Comp Transportation...

Public Risk Management ·

2017/02/14

Today's guest is Joseph McCullough who is the Senior Vice President of Transportation and Translation at One Call Management. Having years of experience in this field he has built the transportation business from 20 million dollars to 135 million dollars in revenue and has successfully integrated other acquisitions to a highly driven business model. Ride Share Technology Has brought a fluidity to transportation due to scheduling ease, better patient experience as they know the name of the person

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