Home Pooling Matters: 2016 Winter Issue
1/08/2016
On April 14, Mac McCutchan, plant superintendent with Pepper’s Ferry Wastewater Treatment Authority, was preparing to deliver a meeting on safety to staff when he was asked to check on a problem with a vehicle at the plant. Quick to …
Read More › “Pepper’s Ferry Wastewater Authority’s Mac McCutchan recovers after severe slip, trip and fall”
1/08/2016
The Richmond Chapter of the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) Society awarded the 2015 CPCU Company of the Year recognition to VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP). VMLIP was awarded for the pool’s continuous support and commitment to the CPCU Society …
Read More › “VML Insurance Programs named Company of the Year, 2015, by the Richmond CPCU Society”
1/08/2016
Last July, the 2015 – 2016 Risk Management Grant (RMG) program opened under updated guidelines. Previously, grant funding was awarded each year on a first-come, first-served basis. Often, all funding was quickly allocated within weeks of its availability. Under the …
Read More › “Updated grant program completes first cycle”
1/08/2016
VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) Managing Director Steve Craig has been elected to serve as chair of the board of the NLC Mutual Insurance Company (NLC-Mutual). NLC Mutual is a member-owned captive reinsurance company founded in 1986 by six state municipal …
Read More › “VMLIP Managing Director Steve Craig elected NLC Mutual Insurance Company Chair”
1/08/2016
This renewal season members may receive requests for electronic signatures from VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) via a new application called DocuSign. DocuSign is an application that allows the secure transmission of digital signatures. VMLIP will be using DocuSign this year …
Read More › “DocuSign now utilized for electronic signatures”
1/08/2016
The member renewal application will be available on the VMLIP Member Portal in mid-January. Members will receive an e-mail when the application is online. If for any reason you do not receive the notification before January 30, please let your …
Read More › “Renewal applications online mid-January”
1/08/2016
The VMLIP Online University has added 36 new courses!! Each course will be featured in a monthly e-mail to targeted members; however a listing of the new courses can be found below Avoiding Collisions While Backing and Parking Below …
Read More › “New courses added to the VMLIP Online University”
1/08/2016
Each year, the Central Shenandoah Criminal Justice Training Academy (CSCJTA) re-certifies approximately 850 law-enforcement and jail officers through in-service training at their facility in Weyers Cave, Virginia. Virginia’s law-enforcement officers must complete 40-hours of continuing education every two years, including …
Read More › “Central Shenandoah Criminal Justice Training Academy utilizes VMLIP staff”
1/08/2016
The award-winning Where the Rubber Meets the Road (WTRMTR) campaign is adding driving simulators to its arsenal of training tools. The simulators, manufactured by Drive Square to allow trainees to practice various driving scenarios using the controls of their actual …
Read More › “Driving simulators add new component to WTRMTR campaign”
1/08/2016
This November VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) Director of Member Services Jeff Cole delivered a property damage claim check to the Washington County Service Authority for $463,252. Last February the 2.5 million gallon per day Mill Creek Membrane water treatment plant, …
Read More › “VMLIP delivers $463,000 check for filter replacement”
1/08/2016
Icy conditions and frigid temperatures require some special precautions. Here are some tips from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to utilize this winter: Car Safety Never warm up the vehicle in an enclosed area, such as …
Read More › “Winter safety tips from NIOSH”
1/08/2016
This winter Loren Kato, Safety and Risk Management Coordinator with the City of Fredericksburg, is hoping for snow. At least, a little bit of snow. In early November, Kato organized three days of snowplow training for the city’s snow patrol …
Read More › “City of Fredericksburg prepares for winter weather with snowplow training”
1/08/2016
VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) was recently re-certified through the Approved Provider Program of the HR Certification Institute. The Approved Provider Program allows organizations such as VMLIP to offer multiple HR-related continuing education opportunities each year for members, while allowing members …
Read More › “VMLIP re-certified through the HR Certification Institute”
1/08/2016
Members of VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) purchasing Public Officials’ Liability coverage have access to EPLAssist, an online resource for employers to use in navigating employment law. EPLAssist has just added a video on workplace harassment prevention complete with a certificate …
Read More › “EPLAssist offers video on preventing workplace harassment”