Issue 116 - October 2021
RISK SOLUTIONS

ReClaim Wrap-Up
To help members identify and reduce the cost of claims involving cases where the application of governmental immunities may be a potential dispositive defense, the California JPIA has launched ReClaim, a new awareness campaign. This important, data-driven initiative will help members understand and address high-impact claims so that they can redirect critical funding toward important programs and services.
To receive an alert when new materials are available, please contact Management Analyst Courtney Morrison.
This summer, the ReClaim campaign focused on a series of three specific governmental immunities—Hazardous Recreational Activity Immunity, Design Immunity, and Trail Immunity—chosen because claims in these areas represent the greatest impact to members, including cost, reputation, and organizational disruption.
“Although these claims impact members differently, depending on each agency’s size and history, there is one common data point,” said Assistant Executive Officer Norm Lefmann during a focused session at the Authority’s 26th Annual Risk Management Educational Forum. “For the liability program—the one program in which all members participate—the top five claims have cost $85M over the last five years, or $17M shared annually by all members.”
Supported by California JPIA staff with expertise in member services, training, liability, and programs, the ReClaim campaign targets employees at all levels of the Authority’s member organizations with new and existing resources including a dedicated set of web pages, videos, white papers, infographics, social media posts, newsletter articles, and other materials that leverage the full range of the Authority’s communications channels to help members develop a deep understanding of immunity-related claims.
“One of the gold standards of the California JPIA is that they’re always ahead of the game, being very proactive rather than being reactive,” said Capstone Award winner Arabo Parseghian, division manager at the City of La Cañada Flintridge. “ReClaim is a testament to the California JPIA anticipating and addressing potential future liabilities.”
Over the next several months, the ReClaim campaign will continue to educate members through a dedicated series of emails, digital media assets, and printed materials.
“The Authority and its members are like a family; we share a purpose and we share responsibility for each other,” said Lefmann. “Carrying out the ReClaim initiative will take effort, but facing the undertaking as a family will make it achievable.
For more information, please visit cjpia.org/reclaim.
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