Bullying today no longer stops in the classroom. Properly identifying and intervening in bullying incidents can go a long way toward creating a safer space for children to learn – and toward mitigating potential claims. VMLIP offers a number of …
Slips, trips and falls account for 25 percent of all school workers’ compensation claims, and 35 percent of all costs. VMLIP has a number of resources designed to help members educate staff on preventing slips, trips and falls in schools. …
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Courtesy FirstNet Learning Pay a ransom or no? Even though the question seems dramatic and ripped from the script of a 70’s spy movie, according to Joseph Bonavolonta, assistant special agent for the Cyber & Counterintelligence Program for the FBI, you …
This winter, Safety and Risk Management Coordinator Loren Kato 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 …
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On Saturday, April 16, 2011, at 7:05 p.m., an F3 tornado touched down in Gloucester County, leveling much of Page Middle School and destroying many of the school system’s buses parked nearby. While the building was a total loss, the …
This year the Hampton Roads Regional Jail Authority was awarded the Margaret A. Nichols Risk Management Leadership Awards at the 2015 Annual Meeting held Friday, May 15 at The Place at Innsbrook. Additionally, VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) awarded the Town …
The Where the Rubber Meets the Road (WTRMTR) campaign was awarded the 2015 Award for Excellence in Performance from the Association of Governmental Risk Pools (AGRiP) at AGRiP’s Governance and Leadership Conference held March 9. The award was presented for …
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Kathy Foulk joined VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) alongside Greg Dickie, Cathie Moreland-Hasty, and Cat Cunningham. After a combined 22 years working with VMLIP members, first with Hastings/Tapley and then with VML/VMLIP, our first patient advocate is retiring and heading back …
This month’s staff spotlight features two VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) employees – Rose Mayo and Lora Robinson. Why? Because at VMLIP we can’t talk about Rose without talking about Lora, and vice-versa. They both started with VMLIP within two years …
It’s been a great year to be a member of VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP)! VMLIP continues to be the first, largest and strongest group self-insurance pool in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As your partners in risk management, we are ending …
Each spring, VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) presents awards to members who have demonstrated a proactive risk management attitude and commitment, excellent loss experience and reporting time, or a significant improvement in their loss ratios. This year, awards were presented at …
Every day we make thousands of decisions. As government employees, the decisions made may seem simple – but in fact they may pose an ethical dilemma. A keen understanding of ethical principles, ongoing training, and a code of ethics are …
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– Where the Rubber Meets the Road campaign provides defensive driving training for public entity drivers, reduces incidents, injuries and losses – Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of occupational fatalities and the leading cause of death for …
According to the Pew Research Center, 56 percent of all adults have smartphones and 34 percent have a tablet. Many of these devices are employer-provided and offer an opportunity to put safety tools, quite literally, in the pocket of your …
The VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) 2013-2014 Risk Management Grants will be available once again July 1. Again this year, $250,000 will be available for distribution and no changes to the process or application have been made. Last year VMLIP distributed …
Effective interviewing is the cornerstone of successful recruitment, and developing effective interview questions is crucial to that process. The goal of the interview is to gain verification of the applicant’s background and work history, and find evidence that the applicant …
For four years the City of Williamsburg Safety Committee has been providing an annual report to the city manager. The report lists the number of meetings the committee held, as well as highlights and major achievements. For Fiscal Year 2012, …
Read More › “Williamsburg safety committee going strong after five years”
Congratulations to all of the winners of 2013 risk management awards! Each year VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) presents these awards to members with a proactive risk management attitude and commitment, excellent loss experience and reporting time, or a significant improvement …
Read More › “Spring workshop honors 2013 risk management award winners”
Operator error is a leading cause of driving and equipment related claims and injuries. To address this issue and promote safety, the City of Petersburg held it’s first vehicle safety rodeo at the city sports complex late last year. Safety …
Press Release, February 21, 2013 – At banquet VML Insurance Programs provides 33 award plaques and discusses success of the campaign on reducing claims, injuries and creating safer roadways – Richmond, VA – In 2009 VML Insurance Programs (VMLIP) started …
Boiler and Machinery coverage isn’t on the forefront of most people’s minds. It is the type of coverage that we only think about when something goes wrong. To lessen the chance of something going wrong, the Commonwealth of Virginia has …
Spiritual celebrations. Holiday light tours. Black Friday. Parties. Mall parking lots. Riding over the river and through the woods to grandma’s house … At no time are we more likely to be distracted than during the hectic holiday season, which …
The 2012 Virginia General Assembly has passed a law that impacts the issuance of certificates of insurance. The law will be effective on July 1, 2012. The law was advocated by the insurance industry and addresses an issue that insurance …