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Public Entity/Education

A Leader in the Public Entity Insurance Marketplace

Our Public Entity practice provides risk management solutions to tax-supported institutions, city and state governments, educational and transportation districts, and nonprofit agencies. We understand the exposures faced by the public sector as well as the usual constraints related to budgets and staffing.

We provide risk management solutions to tax-supported institutions, city, state, county, parish and town governments, K-12, Colleges, Universities, and special districts and non-profit agencies. Serving more than 2,000 Public Entities including Colleges and Universities nationally, we are intimately familiar with the exposures faced by the public sector as well as the usual constraints related to budgets and staffing. Because every public entity has unique needs all their own, we search the globe to find just the right fit.

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Alternative Risk Transfer Solutions for Public Entities

  • Governmental Risk Pools
  • Self-Insurance
  • Offshore Captives
  • Low to Large Deductible Programs
  • Loss Portfolio Transfers
  • OCIP, CCIP, and ROCIP Programs
  • Reinsurance Placement
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Strong Relationships with Public Sector Underwriters

Our associations include long-standing, senior-level relationships with underwriters serving the public sector, self-insured pools, third-party administrators, and public entity legal defense firms. Our familiarity with these companies and knowledge of their performance for other public sector clients will enhance your access to all properly credentialed carriers and vendors. We have developed very strong relationships with:

  • All qualified insurance carriers and self-insured pools
  • Public Entity legal defense firms
  • All qualified third-party administrators, appraisal, accounting, actuarial, and public adjusting firms

Specializing in the Following Classes of Business

  • City governments
  • Colleges and universities
  • Appraisal districts
  • School districts
  • County or parish governments
  • Public housing authorities
  • State & Federal Government
  • Educational
  • Service centers
  • Municipal utilities
  • Charity organizations
  • Social service organizations
  • Transportation districts

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Service Teams Who Know Public Entities

The key to a highly successful and effective team is experience. We focus on specific public entity issues including but not limited to: Tort Immunity, Public Officials Liability, Law Enforcement Liability, Title IX issues, and Disaster Recovery. Both senior officers and account service staff work to develop partnerships with our clients and maintain in-depth understanding of the unique business environment. Our Public Entity team members have worked as risk managers for cities and educational institutions and serve as an extension of your risk management team.

Let’s Connect

Our approach begins with understanding your needs and goals, so please contact us to get started.

Johnny Fontenot

National Public Entity Practice Leader

214-244-1631 JFon@McGriff.com

Tom Keel

National Public Entity Practice, Account Executive

469-203-7759 Tom.Keel@McGriff.com

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