Risk Management Programs & Services

NCSBA continues to offer superior risk management protection to its members through the NCSBT Errors and Omissions/General Liability Fund, Automobile/Inland Marine Fund, and Workers’ Compensation Fund.  NCSBA’s claims staff works diligently to ensure timely processing of claims, open and continuous communication, and fair resolutions.  See descriptions of each fund below, and please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns—or if your district would like a free quote!

 

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION*

The NCSBT Workers’ Compensation Fund provides North Carolina school districts with statutory workers’ compensation coverage for their locally and federally funded workers’ compensation exposures.  This Fund includes coverage for school districts’ proportionate share of their local workers’ compensation exposures on split-fund claims.  The Fund also provides employers’ liability coverage for claims against school districts for employee injury or illness allegedly caused by the school district’s negligence.  NCSBT has partnered with PMA Management Corp. (PMA) to serve as TPA in handling claims through this Fund.  PMA has expertise in the area of workers’ compensation and has worked with NCSBT and North Carolina school districts for a number of years in handling school workers’ compensation claims, including split-fund claims. 

 

ERRORS & OMISSIONS/GENERAL LIABILITY*

Through its Errors & Omissions/General Liability Fund, NCSBT provides the majority of North Carolina school districts with the risk management protection they need when faced with lawsuits filed against their districts, boards of education, or board of education members.  Errors & Omissions coverage primarily covers liabilities arising out of alleged violations of employee or student rights, and General Liability coverage provides coverage for bodily injury and property damage liability arising out of the operation and maintenance of school premises and/or school programs.  This Fund automatically includes no-fault coverage (“med-pay”) for reasonable medical and dental expenses arising out of accidental injuries to students and school guests on school campuses during regular school hours or school-sponsored student events. The med-pay coverage is offered at no additional charge to members of this fund.

 

AUTOMOBILE/INLAND MARINE*

NCSBT’s Automobile/Inland Marine Fund provides coverage for claims arising out of the operation of non-yellow buses and vehicles owned and used by the school district, including vehicles borrowed, rented, and leased by the district.  Coverage is also provided for authorized yellow school bus uses that are not subject to the North Carolina State Tort Claims Act.  School district employees have excess coverage while using their own vehicles for school district business.  Inland Marine coverage is also available for members wishing to have coverage for certain miscellaneous property.

 

*Coverage provided through the NCSBT Funds does not duplicate the Excess Educators Professional Liability Insurance Policy issued to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction by Chartis Specialty Insurance Company or any other state-funded liability coverage for North Carolina public school employees.