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File #: RES 19-344    Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 11/18/2019 Final action: 11/18/2019
Title: A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Excess Public Entity Liability Insurance, Excess Workers' Compensation Insurance, Property Insurance, Crime Coverage and Cyber Liability for the Village of Oak Park for Fiscal Year 2020 in an Amount Not to Exceed $363,000.00
Attachments: 1. Insurance Purchase Resolution, 2. 2020 Master Premium Comparision, 3. Cyber Insurance - Frequently Asked Questions
Submitted By
Paul L. Stephanides, Village Attorney

Reviewed By
LKS

Agenda Item Title
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A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Excess Public Entity Liability Insurance, Excess Workers' Compensation Insurance, Property Insurance, Crime Coverage and Cyber Liability for the Village of Oak Park for Fiscal Year 2020 in an Amount Not to Exceed $363,000.00

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Overview
Overview
The Resolution authorizes the purchase of excess insurance for amounts over the Village's self-insured retention amounts for coverage for public entity liability insurance, excess workers' compensation insurance, property insurance, crime coverage and cyber liability for fiscal year 2020.

Body
Staff Recommendation
Adopt the Resolution.

Fiscal Impact
The total cost to purchase the insurance coverage for fiscal year 2020 is the not to exceed amount of $360,000, which amount is included in the 2020 Self Insured Retention Fund budget.

Background
The Village has been self-insured for liability, workers' compensation, and property claims and crime coverage since 1977 up to the Village's retention amounts. The Village supplements its self-insurance program by purchasing insurance for amounts above its retention for these categories. The coverage amounts and deductibles for the Village's insurance remain the same in 2020 as they were in 2019 with an additional policy for cyber liability. A frequently asked questions document is attached which provides information on cyber liability insurance. In 2015, the Village decreased its self-insuranced retention amount for liability coverage from $2,000,000 to $750,000.

The total premium cost for 2020 is the not to exceed amount of $363,000. This amount includes the following premiums as solicited by the Village's insurance broker, Alliant/Mesirow Insurance Services: (1) public liability insurance - $148,610; (2) excess workers' compensation insurance - $100,302; (3) property and casualty - $86,000; (4) crime coverage - $5,632; and (...

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