Sec. 4a-19. (Formerly Sec. 4-37a). State Insurance and Risk Management Board.
Sec. 4a-20. (Formerly Sec. 4-37b). Duties.
Sec. 4a-20a. Compensation of agents. Negotiations with an insurance company.
Sec. 4a-21. (Formerly Sec. 4-37c). Annual report.
Secs. 4a-22 to 4a-24. Reserved
Sec. 4a-19. (Formerly Sec. 4-37a). State Insurance and Risk Management Board. There shall be a State Insurance and Risk Management Board consisting of nine persons whom the Governor shall appoint subject to the provisions of section 4-9a. Three of such appointees shall be public members and six shall be qualified by training and experience to carry out their duties under the provisions of sections 4a-20 and 4a-21. The Comptroller shall be an ex-officio voting member of said board and may designate another person to act in his or her place. Not more than five appointed members of said board shall, at any time, be members of the same political party. Said appointed members shall receive no compensation for the performance of their duties as such but shall be reimbursed for their necessary expenses. The board shall meet at least once during each calendar quarter and at such other times as the chairperson deems necessary. Special meetings shall be held on the request of a majority of the board after notice in accordance with the provisions of section 1-225. Five of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum. Any member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings or who fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings held during any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned from office. Said board shall be within the Department of Administrative Services, provided the board shall have independent decision-making authority. Said department shall provide staff support for the board.
(1963, P.A. 348, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 313, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 656, S. 67; P.A. 77-614, S. 84, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 3, 85, 136; P.A. 79-560, S. 2, 39; P.A. 83-570, S. 4, 17; P.A. 98-74, S. 1, 4; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 24; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 491; P.A. 21-76, S. 16.)
History: 1965 act changed name of board, formerly commission; 1967 act made provision for filling vacancy on board; P.A. 77-614 deleted language concerning gubernatorial appointments to fill expired terms and providing for election of chairman and placed board within department of administrative services for administrative purposes; P.A. 78-303 changed number of members from seven to eleven to be appointed by governor and required that four be public members, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-560 changed number of members permitted to be of same political party from four to six; P.A. 83-570 amended section by adding reference to Sec. 4-9a, clarifying that comptroller is a voting member of the board and may designate another person to act in his place, adding procedural and attendance requirements for board meetings and limiting members' terms; Sec. 4-37a transferred to Sec. 4a-19 in 1989; P.A. 98-74 changed name of board from “State Insurance Purchasing Board” to “State Insurance and Risk Management Board” and placed Board within the Office of the State Comptroller rather than within the Department of Administrative Services, effective July 1, 1998; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 moved board from Office of the State Comptroller to Department of Administrative Services and required department to provide staff support, effective October 5, 2009; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 changed number of gubernatorial appointments from 11 to 12, number of such appointees qualified by training and experience from 7 to 8 and number of members permitted to be of same political party from 6 to 8, deleted provision authorizing Governor to fill any vacancy for unexpired portion of the term, deleted provision prohibiting member from serving more than 2 full consecutive terms which commence on or after July 1, 1983, and made a technical change, effective June 30, 2015; P.A. 21-76 changed number of gubernatorial appointments from 12 to 9, number of such appointees who are public members from 4 to 3, who are qualified by training and experience from 8 to 6 and number of members permitted to be of same political party from 8 to 5, and changed quorum requirement from a majority to 5, effective July 1, 2021.
See Sec. 4-9a for definition of “public member”.
Annotation to former section 4-37a:
Cited. 24 CS 423.
Annotation to present section:
Cited. 34 CA 863.
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Sec. 4a-20. (Formerly Sec. 4-37b). Duties. The State Insurance and Risk Management Board shall determine the method by which the state shall insure itself against losses by the purchase of insurance governed by the provisions of title 38a to obtain the broadest coverage at the most reasonable cost. It shall direct the negotiations for purchase of such insurance and determine whether deductible or other risk retention provisions should be included in the insurance contract. Wherever appropriate it shall determine that the state shall act as a self-insurer and may request funds from the contingency fund to establish reserves and carry out such practices as are necessary to safeguard the self-insurance activity. Said board may develop and implement risk management and loss prevention programs related to insurance plans established pursuant to the provisions of sections 4a-19 to 4a-21, inclusive, and may recommend to the Governor and the General Assembly the enactment of policies designed to reduce risks and hazards that may result in state liability for tortious conduct. It shall designate the agent or agents of record and shall select the companies from whom insurance coverage and surety bonds shall be purchased. Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, including without limitation sections 38a-707 and 38a-825, it shall have full authority to negotiate either a commission or fee structure to compensate the agent or agents of record for services performed. It shall also have full authority to retain consulting firms and to negotiate their fee compensation for services performed. Any refund, dividend or other payment from any insurance company in connection with insurance for the state shall be returned to the Department of Administrative Services for deposit in the General Fund. The board shall establish specifications for each contract of insurance and shall request bids for each such contract through the agent of record. Each such contract shall be for a specified period of time.
(1963, P.A. 348, S. 2; February, 1965, P.A. 313, S. 2; P.A. 77-563, S. 2, 5; P.A. 83-570, S. 5, 17; P.A. 84-346, S. 3, 4; P.A. 90-243, S. 173; P.A. 93-163, S. 1; P.A. 98-74, S. 2, 4; P.A. 05-170, S. 6; P.A. 15-123, S. 2.)
History: 1965 act changed “board” to “commission”; P.A. 77-563 included surety bonds under provisions of section; P.A. 83-570 amended section to require board to establish specifications for insurance contracts and request bids through the agent of record for each contract which shall be for a specified period of time; P.A. 84-346 changed the reference to chapter 682 to chapter 682a, correcting an outdated reference; Sec. 4-37b transferred to Sec. 4a-20 in 1989; P.A. 90-243 made technical changes for statutory consistency; P.A. 93-163 replaced provision relating to the board as authority to negotiate all elements of insurance and surety bond premiums and agent's commissions with provision authorizing agents' compensation on a commission or a structured fee basis and also empowering board to retain and negotiate fees with any consulting firm it employs; P.A. 98-74 substituted “The State Insurance and Risk Management Board” for “Said board”, inserted “or other risk retention” re provisions the board determines should be included in insurance contract, and authorized the board to develop and implement risk management and loss prevention programs, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 05-170 authorized the board to recommend to the Governor and the General Assembly the enactment of policies designed to reduce risks and hazards that may result in state liability for tortious conduct; P.A. 15-123 changed “Comptroller” to “Department of Administrative Services” re return of refund, dividend or other payment from insurance company for deposit in General Fund, effective June 23, 2015.
Annotation to former section 4-37b:
Cited. 26 CS 423.
Annotation to present section:
Cited. 34 CA 863.
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Sec. 4a-20a. Compensation of agents. Negotiations with an insurance company. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4a-20, the State Insurance and Risk Management Board may negotiate directly with an insurance company to avoid any commission or fee associated with the compensation of an agent or agents of record for any services performed.
(P.A. 93-163, S. 3; P.A. 98-74, S. 3, 4.)
History: P.A. 98-74 replaced “State Insurance Purchasing Board” with “State Insurance and Risk Management Board”, effective July 1, 1998.
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Sec. 4a-21. (Formerly Sec. 4-37c). Annual report. The State Insurance and Risk Management Board shall, on or before September first, annually, make a report to the Governor and, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly on the judiciary of its activities during the year ending the preceding June thirtieth. Such report shall include (1) an evaluation of the state insurance program in terms of adequacy and reasonableness of cost, (2) a complete statement of the costs of said program enumerating lines of coverage, (3) an evaluation of the effectiveness of each portion of the program involving deductibles or partial self-insurance, (4) a statement of the agent or agents of record, or consultants, if any, (5) an evaluation of the agent or agents of record, or consultants, if any, (6) a breakdown of the actual commissions or fees paid, (7) any recommendations adopted by the board for the enactment of policies designed to reduce risks and hazards that may result in state liability for tortious conduct, (8) the status and disposition of claims administered through the state insurance program, and (9) such other matters as the board determines to be appropriate and necessary. The portion of the report concerning the status and disposition of claims shall include (A) the number of claims pending under the state insurance program, categorized by the alleged ground for the claim, (B) the number of new claims brought under the state insurance program in the preceding year, categorized by the alleged ground for the claim, (C) the number of claims disposed of in the preceding year, categorized by the ground for the claim that was disposed of and whether the claim was disposed of by settlement or litigation to final judgment, and the amount paid for claims within the respective categories, and (D) such other information within the cognizance of the board as may be requested, from time to time, by the joint standing committee of the General Assembly on the judiciary. The report shall identify each claim disposed of by payment of an amount exceeding one hundred thousand dollars. Each such report shall become a public record.
(1963, P.A. 348, S. 3; February, 1965, P.A. 313, S. 3; P.A. 83-570, S. 6, 17; P.A. 93-163, S. 2; P.A. 05-170, S. 7.)
History: 1965 act changed “board” to “commission”; P.A. 83-570 replaced alphabetic Subdiv. indicators with numeric indicators and required that evaluation of agent of record be included in annual report; Sec. 4-37c transferred to Sec. 4a-21 in 1989; P.A. 93-163 amended the section to require reporting re consultants to substitute breakdown of the actual fees or commissions paid for breakdown of commissions paid as “percentage of the total premium and in terms of dollars of commissions”; P.A. 05-170 replaced “Said board” with “The State Insurance and Risk Management Board”, required the board to make the report in accordance with Sec. 11-4a to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly on the judiciary, added new Subdiv. (7) re recommendations for the enactment of policies designed to reduce risks and hazards that may result in state liability for tortious conduct, added new Subdiv. (8) re status and disposition of claims administered through the state insurance program, redesignated existing Subdiv. (7) as Subdiv. (9), added provision requiring the portion of the report concerning the status and disposition of claims to include information re the number of pending claims, the number of new claims brought in the preceding year, the number of claims disposed of in the preceding year and the amount paid for those claims, and such other information as requested by the judiciary committee of the General Assembly, and added provision requiring the report to identify each claim disposed of by payment of an amount exceeding $100,000.
Annotation to former section 4-37c:
Cited. 26 CS 423.
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Secs. 4a-22 to 4a-24. Reserved for future use.
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