Rural Special Districts

Glatfelter Public Practice Integrates Water and Municipal Programs

Glatfelter Public Practice, a division of Glatfelter Insurance Group, is pleased to announce that beginning January 1, 2010, the company will integrate its existing water program (formerly known as RSDIS) and its existing municipal program (formerly known as PRIME) into one cohesive program. According to Stephanie Dew, Regional Vice President, Glatfelter Public Practice West, “The integration of two highly recognized programs into one is very exciting! Brokers and agents can now provide broader coverage, increased flexibility, and an enhanced platform to better serve their water, irrigation, special district, and municipal niche customers throughout the country.” Mark McCrary, Regional Vice President, Glatfelter Public Practice East adds, “Without question, the expansion of our program platform brings flexibility to the types of public entity and special district risks that agents can submit to us. At the same time, our program expansion provides them and their insureds with new options in the marketplace at a difficult time.”

On January 1, 2010, the integrated water and municipal program will be available in 15 states (AZ, ID, UT, NM, CO, MT, AL, GA, TN, NC, VA, OH, PA, ME) and by the end of 2010 offered nationwide. For additional information on the integration of the water and municipal programs, or any of the public entity programs, contact a representative at 888-855-4782 or go to GlatfelterPublicPractice.com.

RSDIS / PRIME Offers Disaster Recovery and Continuity Planning Resource

The best way for a special district, water and sewer authority, irrigation district, or agency to handle a major disaster is to have a fully functional and implemented disaster recovery/business continuity plan in place.With that in mind, RSDIS / PRIME has developed a CD resource entitled “Disaster Recovery and Continuity Planning for Sewer, Water and Special Districts and Authorities.” Pre-planning enables management to quickly get control of the disaster and mitigate its impact. The rapid return of critical service functions to communities and customers is the goal, so defining the proper plan for business continuation is a critical step in pre-disaster planning. This plan includes consideration for the restoration of services, production, operations, and manpower to return to pre-disaster functions as soon as reasonably possible.

Click here for an order form to request this resource. RSDIS / PRIME clients receive one complimentary copy of the program.

Glatfelter Public Practice News Vol. 09 No. 01

The Glatfelter Public Practice News is a semi-annual publication designed to provide valued RSDIS agents with a general overview of RSDIS’ products and services and to introduce the various departments that support RSDIS. We will gradually expand the scope of this newsletter to incorporate insured-related articles that can be shared and of interest to our collective customers. To view the newsletter online, Click Here.

Glatfelter Insurance Group Profiled in Rough Notes

Click here to view the article “Serving Public Entities Large And Small”, featured in the May 2009 issue of Rough Notes.

RSDIS Announces Distribution Partnership with VFIS of North Carolina

RSDIS is pleased to announce a distribution partnership with VFIS of North Carolina (NC) in order to better serve the State’s vast broker network and to streamline our efforts to provide local water and sewer communities needed proprietary coverage.

VFIS of NC has been a devoted Regional Director with Glatfelter Insurance Group since 1984 and continues to play an essential role in serving and developing the VFIS program for volunteer fire and emergency services organizations.

With over 1500 clients, RSDIS is confident that VFIS of NC will continue to add value to both existing and new brokers and will be in a position to aggressively captivate a larger water and sewer audience.

Rural Special Districts Insurance Services, a division of Glatfelter Insurance Group, is one of the largest insurance programs in the United States for entities that treat, distribute, or store water. With over 3,500 clients and 48 states, we are recognized as the innovator and leader in this field.

For more information, please contact VFIS of North Carolina at:

VFIS of North Carolina, Regional Director
412 St. Mary’s Street – P.O. Box 12825
Raleigh, NC 27605
Cloyce Anders, canders@vfisnc.com
Jackie Ireland, jireland@vfisnc.com
(919) 755-1401 – Fax: (919) 755-1125
www.vfisnc.com

Drive Safe! DVD Training Program Now Available

Every year, there are a significant number of vehicle accidents involving water, sewer, conservation, and irrigation district vehicles. These accidents typically occur as a result of vehicle equipment failure, lack of driver awareness, speed, and driver distraction. RSDIS recently produced a driver safety video program that helps to raise driver awareness, and promotes and demonstrates safe driving and daily inspection practices. Click here for more information and to order the program.

RSDIS Nears Completion of its Countrywide Re-Filing

We are pleased to announce that RSDIS is close to completing its countrywide rate and form refiling. The purpose of this refiling is as follows:

Offer Customers Increased Coverage Options
Improve Policy Language
Coordinate Coverage Forms, Rates and Rules Filings
Improve Internal Data Collection
Support Internal Automation Strategy

Minimum Premiums* for the new filing are as follows:

$250 Property/Boiler & Machinery
$250 Inland Marine
$500 General Liability
$250 Automobile including Non-Owned & Hired Auto
$500 Management Liability [Wrongful Act] without EPLI [must be supported by GL]
$1,000 Management Liability with EPLI [must be supported by GL]

A CD-ROM containing a complete specimen policy, Power Point comparison, and coverage analysis is available for your review. Please contact your respective RSDIS Marketing Director to order your CD-ROM and to confirm the filing date for your state. Alternatively, you can contact Paul Fuller @ (888) 477-3007 or pfuller@rsdis.com with any questions. We are excited about our new filing and are confident that it will substantively improve our collective competitiveness on both coverage breadth and rate equity.

*Specific state minimum premiums may vary. Contact your Marketing Director for additional details.