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Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management
Services
(Gallagher) is one of the
top boosters of new risk management
initiatives in public education. School
districts have long benefited from Gallagher's
focus on creating innovative risk-financing
solutions. Gallagher serves many of the
most
successful self-insurance pools controlled by
schools and a high percentage of the top 100
U.S. school districts. The company is now
ranked as one of the largest insurance
brokers in
the world. It can trace its service to school
districts back to the 1970's.
Gallagher's Executive Director for Public
Entity and Scholastic practice is Dorothy
Gjerdrum. She works with their local
brokers and their clients to deliver national
perspectives and resources. She became
the champion for the Public School Risk
Institute within the Gallagher organization and
garnered support from her colleagues,
resulting in a $9,000 grant to help with start-
up research and development for the
Institute. From the outset,
Dorothy reflected Gallagher's desire for
openness and fresh thinking. Her efforts
encouraged suggestions for research and
made important introductions that helped
propel the Institute forward from concept to
reality. Schools will continue to benefit as
she
balances her service on the Institute board
with other far reaching responsibilities,
including chairmanship of the International
Office of Standards (ISO), which is in the
midst of producing new standards for risk
management. In addition to having a deep
commitment to schools in their operating
culture, Gallagher is a strong proponent of
collaboration and best practices. Gallagher's
support of the Public Risk Management
Association is just one of many examples of
its work with other representatives of the
insurance industry, including competing
brokers. The company is a frontrunner in
providing internships to college students and
in contributing to education initiatives in the
local communities where it has offices. At
this
time, Gallagher counts 250 people in 28
offices across the US that work with public
sector and school clients.
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Would you like to try out the Fast Answer
Network? The Institute has "rapid
responders" who can provide qualified
opinions about many issues. One risk
manager from a very large district recently
commented about the report
he received saying, "This morning I got a
chance to take a look at the document and
found the shared opinions excellent and a
good start to the new institute!! This is
exactly what I envisioned from my first
discussion with you on the forming of the
institute." To try this service, or receive an
outline of risk management topics, a
list of interest groups that are forming, or
discuss your interests, please contact
Executive
Director Lee Gaby.
Please call or send us a note with your
comments and suggestions about this
newsletter and any projects you would like to
see us undertake. We also want to receive
school contact names, contacts with
organizations you believe may want to be
involved, and material for the new website
resources.
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Founding member subscriptions and corporate sponsorships are helping the Institute move forward. Your support will ensure that programs are implemented and projects continue. Please encourage potential sponsors. Let us know about any school contacts you feel we should make. The Public School Risk Institute is dedicated to helping all school districts reduce their cost of risk. Please let us know how we can help you.
Thank You.
Lee Gaby, Executive Director
Public School Risk Institute
email:
[email protected]
phone:
706 353-0055
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