§ 2.34.040. Claims manager—Authority and duties.

The claims manager shall have authority, responsibility and duties for:

A.

Identification and prevention, to the extent possible, of all risks of accidental losses and/or claims;

B.

Selection of the appropriate risk management techniques, subject to approval of the risk management committee, for offsetting exposures to losses and/or claims through:

1.

risk reduction

2.

risk transfer

3.

risk retention

4.

risk assumption

5.

other appropriate methods, including the purchase of insurance.

C.

Further development and maintaining of an information system, in coordination with existing systems, for timely and accurate recording of losses and claims, insurance premiums and other risk related costs and information;

D.

Allocation of loss and claim payments and related costs within the deductible and self-insured retention levels, and all other risk management related costs and insurance premiums to the various budgetary units of the Kenai Peninsula Borough and School District;

E.

Prepare the agenda and chair the monthly meeting of the risk management committee.

(Ord. No. 2018-30 , § 2, 9-4-18; Ord. No. 89-9, § 1, 1989)