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Dan Garrick
Assistant Finance Director
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Address:
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155 Deer Hill Avenue
Danbury, CT 06810
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Telephone:
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203-797-4650
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FAX:
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203-796-1535
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Additional Links:
About Us:
The mission for Risk Management is to promote the
safety and health of City employees and those who use city facilities,
equipment, and infrastructure. Risk
Management will strive to minimize damage, injury and other liability claims
while administering quality yet cost effective employee benefits.
The Risk Management Division’s responsibilities have
grown to include more than just administering and providing the most affordable
comprehensive insurance coverage for claims associated with general liability, workers
compensation, health, life, dental, and disability. Risk Management also promotes safety and
health programs for City Employees which helps minimize injury claims and
ensure public safety by regularly conducting safety inspections, safety
committee meetings, and training sessions.
Our Accomplishments:
Cost savings measures that do not impact the quality
of programs are reviewed every year. The
City’s Health Insurance was converted this year from a fully-insured to a
self-insured basis which resulted in approximately $700,000 savings in
administrative costs. Being self-insured
should help the City minimize the potentially large spikes in annual health
care premium renewals. The City also increased
the use of modified duty – a program that transitions injured employees back to
work, decreasing time away from work and the associated costs with the
injury. Risk Management coordinates
numerous safety training workshops throughout the City Departments to help reduce
potential future claims.