General Liability Claims Administration

The City of Monterey (“City”) is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide third party administrator (TPA) services for the City’s general liability claims. First incorporated in 1850 and with its present charter adopted in 1925, Monterey is a charter city and operates under the Council-Manager form of government. The Mayor and City Council are responsible for establishing policy and providing direction to the City Manager. The Mayor and City Council appoint the City Manager, who serves as the city government’s Chief Executive Officer, as well as the City Attorney, who serves as the City’s legal counsel. The City employs a full-time Risk Manager who is supervised by the Finance Director. The City is self-insured up to $1M and is a member of the Authority for California Cities Excess Liability (ACCEL) pool for claims that exceed the self-insured amount. The City owns, maintains and offers a variety of community amenities and services, including the Monterey Bay Coastal Recreational trail, two miles of public beaches, a harbor and marina, two wharves, the Monterey Sports Center with two indoor pools, the Monterey Conference Center, the Monterey Public Library, four community centers, 36 dedicated parks and open spaces, three fire stations, one police station, multiple parking facilities and garages, over 100 miles of public streets, the Veterans Park Campground, and El Encinal Cemetery. It also provides contract municipal services to other local agencies including the provision of fire services to the cities of Pacific Grove and Carmel, ambulance services to the City of Carmel, and general municipal and fire services to the Presidio of Monterey under a federal IGSA agreement with the U.S. Army. The City’s history of claims experienced in the past 10 years is as follows: Fiscal Year No. of Claims Closed Total Incurred of Closed Claims 2012-2013 37 $120,637.14 2013-2014 26 $63,122.54 2014-2015 37 $539,120.33 2015-2016 37 $438,662.47 2016-2017 49 $295,277.08 2017-2018 40 $131,278.54 2018-2019 30 $3,677,097.66 2019-2020 36 $137,902.51 2020-2021 29 $39,335.85 2021-2022 45 $571,184.43 Total for 10 Years 366 $6,013,618.55