After three summers of working with VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) employees and staff, interns Camryn Green and Thomia Brown of Partnership for the Future have graduated from high school and will soon be concluding their internship with the pool. Green …
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This year, the Town of Ashland was presented the prestigious Margaret A. Nichols Risk Management Leadership Award at the 2018 VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) Annual Meeting held Friday, May 11 at The Place at Innsbrook. Additionally, VMLIP presented Poquoson City …
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On Friday, April 13, VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) launched CompCare On-Call in partnership with S1 Medical. CompCare On-Call replaces the previous Nurse Triage 24 (NT24) program provided by Coventry. “The services we were receiving from NT24 were no longer meeting …
Registration is now online for the 2018 VMLIP Annual Meeting. This year’s meeting will be held at The Place at Innsbrook on Friday, May 11. Topics will include: Program Enhancements Provided by CompCare On-Call, Matthew (Matt) Pitts, Executive Vice President, …
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Peter Stephenson, longtime VMLIP Member’s Supervisory Board member, will retire this June. Stephenson joined the board in 2007. Throughout his 10+ years with VMLIP, he has seen a lot of growth and change in the pool. Stephenson has served as …
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While nearly 62 percent of VMLIP employees have more than 10 years experience with the pool and 40 percent have more than 15 years, some claims staff are still relatively new. Greg Washington, senior claims representative, came to VMLIP in …
Read More › “Staff spotlight: Greg Washington and Pam Jones”
Each quarter, VML Insurance Programs publishes the Gold Star List. The list recognizes members that have had workers’ compensation claims during the previous quarter and reported them within three days of injury. Late reporting is a major cost driver in …
Coming soon – a new update to the VMLIP website will provide members with a customized listing of their personal services team! The listing will be available on your member home page, and on various pages throughout the site, including …
This March VMLIP hosted two Water and Wastewater Risk Forums in Glen Allen and Roanoke. The agenda included an update on water and wastewater legislation, crisis communications, updated VOSH and OSHA requirements, benchmarking risk management results, and how Virginia Water …
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Why choose VMLIP? In addition to the services and resources that come as part of your membership, VMLIP’s responsive and professional claims handling is a hallmark of the pool. Boiler and machinery loss Recently, a check for more than $200,000 …
The following courses ranked as the top ten VMLIP Online University courses utilized from January 1 to March 31, 2018: The top ten members utilizing online training for the same period were: 1. Alexandria City Schools 2. City of …
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57,175. That’s the number of Virginia local government employees trained on defensive driving techniques through the VMLIP Where the Rubber Meets the Road (WTRMTR) campaign since 2010. That’s 57,175 safer drivers on Virginia’s roadways, and less frequent and severe losses …
The Western Virginia Water Authority recently received VMLIP grant funding to assist with the costs of utilizing Slip Simulator™ Training from Industrial BioDynamics. Throughout the day, six groups of eight to 15 employees attended a training class, which lasted about …
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Throughout February and March, VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) partnered with Jack Ryan from the Legal and Liability Risk Management Institute to provide Demonstrations, Protest and Civil Unrest training at locations around the state. The sessions were designed to provide attendees …
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Spotsylvania County Schools take preventing slips, trips, and falls seriously. Several years ago, the school system partnered with VMLIP to produce a Slips, Trips and Falls for Schools training video, available in the VMLIP Multimedia Library. Recently, the Spotsylvania County …
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Complying with the basic requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is essential for ensuring your employees are paid correctly. If you have employees under the age of 18, there are restrictions on the jobs they can hold and …
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From The Balance: Employers should never place particular items in your general personnel records. The contents of your personnel files and records are generally accessible to Human Resources staff, the employee, and the employee’s manager and supervisor, in some companies. …
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According to the National Bullying Prevention Center, more than one out of every five students has reported being bullied. Most often, bullying behavior includes being made fun of or called names; however, 12 percent of those reporting indicated being the …
Read More › “VMLIP partners with STOPit to prevent and reduce bullying in schools”
Each quarter, VML Insurance Programs publishes the Gold Star List. The list recognizes members that have had workers’ compensation claims during the previous quarter and reported them within three days of injury. Late reporting is a major cost driver in …
The VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) Online University dashboard has been updated with a more modern look and easy-to-read dashboard style. The university continues to make the self-paced learning process efficient and simple, and students can still access a wide variety …
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Additional enhancements went live on the VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) website in time for the New Year. These include a new online Risk Management Grant application form, self-service Certificate of Insurance management capability, and additional features in the online claim …
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VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) will be hosting six Demonstrations, Protests, and Crowd Control training sessions throughout the state beginning in February. Jack Ryan with the Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute will be presenting at all six sessions. Ryan was …
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2017 was another great year to be a member of VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP)! Throughout 2017, VMLIP added and expanded coverages, resources and services for members; redesigned an entirely new, agile and powerful website; closed several significant claims; and …
This fall, Assistant Chief Information Officer Misheck Mundia with the City of Fredericksburg attended the Public Technology Institute (PTI) Chief Information Officer Summit in Austin, TX. VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) covered Mundia’s costs for the trip as he has brought …
In 2017, in the US there were more than 1,800 publicly disclosed data breaches at public entities. These breaches accounted for more than 361 million compromised records, with an average number of records lost coming in at more than 100,000. …
Read More › “VMLIP members are assessing cyber risks with YourCISO”