Chief Executive Officer
Schools Excess Liability Fund (SELF)
Dave George has provided leadership of SELF for six years, the largest excess liability joint powers authority (JPA) in California protecting over half of California's public-school students.
Mr. George has over 33 years of experience in risk management, risk financing, and claims administration. Mr. George holds a Bachelor of Arts from Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Mr. George also holds Associate in Risk Management (ARM) and Certified Chief Business Official (CASBO) certifications.
This session will explain how public agencies have insured against their liability claims through risk-pools – pooling funds and sharing risk across many agencies. California’s risk-pools did not anticipate the costs of retroactive claims associated with the change in the statute of limitations for childhood assaults. This has led to a huge liquidity gap for the onslaught of new claims, among other coverage limitations. Panelists will address the state of the risk-pool landscape, specific limitations of risk pools to settle claims individually and collectively, and their expectations for a massive cost gap that will be absorbed by the general funds of all pool participants.