Risk Management Manual for the Public Transit Industry – Vol. 3

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  MacDorman & Associates
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Insurance Law Liability Loss And Damage Claims Operations And Traffic Management Public Transit Public Transportation Risk Management
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-T-88-23
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1527399
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Washington (District of Columbia);United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The purpose of this 3-volumed Risk Management Manual is to acquaint transit systems with risk management and to explain how to develop, implement, and administer a risk management program. This final Volume (3) consists of Chapters 5-8. Chapter 5 addresses the transfer of risk through commercial insurance and non-insurance contracts. It reviews the evolution of the commercial insurance industry and discusses the more recent concept of risk transfer within a risk management program. It also reviews the general content and structure of a liability insurance policy and provides suggestions on how to review your policies. Chapter 6, Claims and Crisis management, describes the requirements for maintaining information to support risk management, and discusses the requirements for preparing for and responding to a crisis. Chapter 7 addresses the important issues involved in hiring a risk management consultant. It discusses when a consultant should be hired, and outlines the basic steps that should be performed when hiring a consultant. Chapter 8 provides a list of Risk Management Resources such as associations, organizations, publications, and educational materials. The Appendices in this volume are titled: Key Exposures and Types of Insurance Coverage; Occurrence and Claims-Made Liability Insurance; Insurance Policy Operations; and Sample Request for Proposal and Interview Guidelines for Prospective Consultants.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  FTA 50th Anniversary Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6c746e938b4083593e5b71f1e21b24b78b6ff969b66464f9e009f424fa568765
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/603/dot_603_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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