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Phone:
602-506-2298
Fax: 602-506-5939
| About
Risk Management - Claims Division |
The
Claims Division of Risk Management handles all property and liability
claims filed against Maricopa County and its employees. The Division is
staffed with five full time adjusters, a manager, and support staff. In
addition to handling the claims described above, the Division oversees
the adjustment of workers' compensation and unemployment claims by third
party administrators. These claims are handled by Pinnacle Risk Services
and Talx Employer Service.
Claims are investigated and evaluated, then either paid or denied on their
merits. Litigated claims are assigned to either the County Attorney's
Office or outside counsel. The Division works with assigned attorneys
to obtain the most favorable result possible for the County. We are committed
to settling claims owed at a fair and reasonable amount while defending
claims without merit.
The
Claims Division handled 1,483 new claims in FY06-07, a very slight decrease
over the previous fiscal year. This decrease in new claims is the first
since FY01-02, a year in which the Division handled 742 new claims. The
County has otherwise experienced a significant upward trend since then.
Due to the efforts of the Claims Division, the County continues to realize
substantial savings from its property and liability exposures. The Division
is committed to work to further improve in these areas and help reduce
the cost of risk to the taxpayers of Maricopa County.
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Subrogation,
restitution, and deductible recovery. In FY06-07, the Division collected
$321,352.70.
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Consultation
services. We report to and consult with County departments on coverage
issues, pending claims, and litigation. This is done as both an informational
tool and as a means to find ways to reduce claims or exposures.
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Review
and management of the third party administrator providing adjustment
of workers' compensation claims for County employees. For FY06-07,
1,377 workers' compensation claims were filed by County employees.
In addition to adjustment of these claims, Pinnacle Risk Services
and its affiliated vendors also conduct bill reviews and monitor discounts
available to the County for use of a PPO network. As a result, the
County has realized significant savings in its workers' compensation
exposure. The most rescent data available indicated that the County
paid $124 per employee in compensation benefits for FY06, far less
than other Counties comparable by size of workforce. Further, the
County realized a savings of $2,526,604.55 in medical expense as a
result of bill review.
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Review
of indemnity and insurance language in County contracts.
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Oversee
outside contractors providing automobile and property appraisal services,
vehicle repair services, and structured settlement services to the
County.
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Coordinate
recovery for County agencies from our excess property and liability
insurance policies.
| Links
to Maricopa County's Claim Forms |
We
have and continue to develop new claim forms on reporting of claims and
continue to provide training and education to departments.
To
obtain a notice of claim form*, available as either an Adobe PDF file
or a Word Document, click on one of the following:
Claims Form
- PDF (requires Acrobat Reader, click on the link below to be directed
to Adobe)
Claims Form
- Word
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This form must be printed and delivered to the address listed on the form
If
you claim is in regard to a road condition, complete the Road Condition
Supplement and mail it in with your Notice of Claim form.
Road Condition
Supplement - PDF
Road Condition
Supplement - Word
Click
Here if your claim involves the Maricopa Special Health Care District
or call 602-344-5011.
For an 'on-the-job'
injury, please click on the following link:
Click
here for Industrial Injury Forms
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This form is only for Maricopa County Employee's
For information regarding Workers' Compensation, please click "HERE"
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Some
documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here
to get it.
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Last
updated: 18 July 2008, mdb |