The vendor required to provide workers' compensation claims and litigation management and is currently accepting proposals for third-party claims administration for workers' compensation claims effective June 1, 2026.
- Requirement:
• Review all claims and loss reports filed against the city, and provide a copy of your best practices for claim handling.
• Thoroughly investigate all claims made against city of through appropriate claim procedures as necessitated by the severity of the injury and ensures correct payment of medical and time loss claims.
• Provide cost containment services, including medical fee reductions and a preferred provider network, provide quarterly report of cost containment services.
• Integrate the current medical provider network into the claims management process.
• Prepare claim files for submission to a defense attorney.
• Attend trials, mediations and settlement conferences as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain an investigative file on each claim in accordance with an approved format by the city.
• Files are to be readily available for the city to review and shall be well documented and up-to-date.
• Notify excess insurance carriers of claims and or occurrences at predetermined levels required by excess insurers within 30 days of recognition.
• Provide information and status of claims as requested by the excess insurance carrier.
• Obtain reimbursements from excess carrier and maintain accurate refund records on the claim file.
• Develop and maintain a claims database to be used in the administration of the claims and to generate reports to the city.
• Provide the city with a monthly report of account for individual claims and aggregate loss experience analysis.
• This report shall show the status of each open claim and experience year-to-date of all claims.
• Have the capability of providing data necessary to prepare financial and statistical reports on losses or claims
• Within 24 hours contact employees and injured parties regarding the status of their claim.
• Return calls or inquiries from employees and injured parties within 24 hours of receipt of inquiry.
- Contract Period/Term: 5 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: January 21, 2026