{"id":32,"date":"2015-03-20T02:55:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T21:55:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2015-03-24T03:38:04","modified_gmt":"2015-03-23T22:38:04","slug":"our-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/armriskmanagement.com\/?page_id=32","title":{"rendered":"Our Services"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Specializing in property and liability risk management services<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Associated Risk Management, Inc. (ARM) \u00a0will serve as your institution\u2019s Risk Management Department.\u00a0 Because institutional risks are inherent to all activities, we are available to your entire staff to assist in all of your principle areas of risk.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ARM is available on a daily basis to its customers\u2019 for their risk management needs including contract and policy\/procedure reviews and assistance with most any other risk management issue.\u00a0 For our higher education customers, ARM visits each campus at least annually for a comprehensive physical inspection.\u00a0 The purpose of these visits is to identify and recommend actions to reduce fire and life-safety exposures.\u00a0 The scope of these visits typically include boiler and mechanical rooms, physical education, food preparation, labs, shops, storage, residential and office exposures.\u00a0 The recommendations are intended to alert the member college to actions that will reduce these exposures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more details about our services HERE<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Personnel-related claims and litigation represent a significant percentage of all claims paid for many organizations.\u00a0\u00a0Recognizing these costs, ARM offers a comprehensive audit of existing HR-related policies, procedures, and practices.\u00a0\u00a0 The scope of this examination covers every aspect of HR from how positions are advertised to how employees are terminated and everything in between.\u00a0 The process begins with an interview with the HR director to gather information about existing practices.\u00a0 Detailed written recommendations are prepared and personally reviewed with the HR director.\u00a0 ARM can further assist clients by offering model policies, assist in creation of employee handbooks and job descriptions.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For its higher education clients, ARM has visited campuses and interviewed individual instructors and department heads.\u00a0 For example, we have met with science and technology instructors to discuss how they teach, enforce, and document safety-related instruction.\u00a0 We offered on-the-spot feedback and suggestions followed up with a written report.\u00a0 During this round of visits we are also engaged in the most comprehensive risk manage survey we\u2019ve done- examining for certain occupancies exposures related to auto liability, general liability, property, workers compensation, business interruption, professional liability and fire.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We also offer a comprehensive risk management review of allied health programs.\u00a0 This review is similar in scope to the other surveys mentioned.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Contracts with contractors, vendors, clinical facilities etc. also can pose problems.\u00a0 ARM reviews contracts, including insurance, indemnity and other provisions to assure reasonable and appropriate risk allocation.\u00a0 \u00a0We will respond with specific recommendations including suggested language.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In the wake of Virginia Tech and other school\/campus shootings, ARM has been presenting on-campus programs as part of its Campus Safety Initiative.\u00a0 These sessions cover crisis response basics; individual response in a crisis; awareness and warning signs; and threat assessment.\u00a0 Most recently we have begun offering VAWA\/Clery Act compliance training to help members avoid Department of Education fines that are growing in number and size (some in the $100\u2019s of thousands of dollars!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ARM offers on-site training on a wide variety of current risk management topics involving colleges. We have provided training to entire staffs and smaller groups on topics such as sexual harassment, emergency response, safety teams, laboratory safety training, HR-related procedures and many more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Currently, ARM is spearheading MCCRMA\u2019s CyberTech Risk Control Committee.\u00a0 This committee, formed recently, includes all Member college CIO\u2019s and is dedicated to working together to identify opportunities to reduce risk and costs associated with data breach liability claims and other costs associated with cyber attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0All of the services described above, and more, are available to all higher education institutions.\u00a0 Find out how your institution can take advantage.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0The breadth of risk management services, and commitment to helping its customers proactively manage their risks is a major hallmark of the services offered by Associated Risk Management, Inc.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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