March 11, 2020

Board Approves JPA Amendments

On Friday, March 6th, the Board of Directors approved amendments to the JPA Agreement effective June 30, 2020. The most significant amendment is that the name of the EIA will change to Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management (PRISM). The updated Agreement will become effective upon the EIA’s receipt of signatures on the amended Agreement from at least two-thirds (42) of the voting EIA Board Members. An email was sent to the voting board members this morning from EIA’s Chief Legal Counsel, Michael Pott, with copies of the Agreement and information on the approval process and timeline. Further updates on our name change will be coming soon!

EIA Events Status 

As part of our precautionary response to the Coronavirus, the EIA has decided to postpone or cancel some of our upcoming events.

Medical Malpractice Seminar: as of this mailing, this event is still being held. Staff is evaluating this event, and should anything change regarding the Seminar, we will let you know.

Healthcare Symposiums: at this time the Symposiums have been postponed until further notice. Staff is working on a possible reschedule. Information will be sent if/when new dates are decided.

Encounter EIA: it was decided to cancel this event for 2020. Staff is exploring different ways to provide the Encounter content—be that recorded webinars, written content, or possibly smaller regional sessions. More information will be sent as it becomes available.

We thank everyone for their patience as we all adjust to the changing scenario around Coronavirus. If you have questions about events, please contact Alicia Smith.

Employment Practices Coronavirus Webinar

This webcast on March 24th will focus on what public entities and school districts must know about the Coronavirus outbreak, including strategies to prepare for workplace disruption, illness and quarantines, leaves, accommodations and compliance with federal and state regulations and emergency declarations. Sign up today.

Cyber Security Webinar and Security Health Check

Cybersecurity and defense is one of the rising threats to many organizations, including public entities, as bad actors become bolder and more sophisticated in their attacks. Join Synoptek, one of our business partners, for a discussion on EIAtv of the types of threats that organizations might face and what you can do right now—without committing numerous resources—to harden your cyber security and reduce your risk. As an additional promotional offer, Synoptek is giving a 2 hour assessment to establish a Security Health Check for the first 5 attendees of the webinar. In the Security Health Check, Synoptek analysts will perform an interview based on a set of industry standard items, score the results, and present a security score and how you can improve your cyber security posture. Contact Ian Chadwick for more information.

March Premium Estimates

March Premium Estimates and Premium Impact Summary reports have been posted to My Entity Documents on the EIA website for all County members. Feel free to reach out to the Underwriting Team with any questions.

AlliantConnect Extended Maintenance

AlliantConnect and AlliantConnect Property Schedules continue to be in an extended maintenance window. Alliant IT Services is diligently working through the process, and will notify members when the systems are back online. If you have any questions, property schedule updates, or concerns, please contact Sara Carlisle.