This is a program authorized by the Florida Legislature which allows the community colleges in the state of Florida to join together, to develop and implement a statewide cooperative system of risk management under one comprehensive plan. This is accomplished using the Florida Community Colleges Risk Management Consortium.

The term "Florida College System Risk Management Consortium" includes all participating colleges and is hereinafter referred to as the "Consortium".  

The Consortium is created by mutual agreement of the Boards of Trustees of the Florida community colleges. As a participating member, the colleges agree to comply with the policies and procedures and other directives as may be issued by the Risk Management Council (Council of Presidents), which is the Consortium supervising authority.

A college must be a full participating member in the Property/Casualty Program in order to participate in any of the Optional Programs of coverage including Health/Life.

The Florida Legislature has provided authority for community colleges to participate in programs of self-insurance.

Specifically:  

F.S. 440.38 provides authority for self-insuring workers' compensation

F.S. 111.072 provides authority for self-insuring liability issues

F.S. 1001.64(27) provides authority for self-insuring property

F.S. 112.08 provides authority to self-insure health and life programs

 
The benefits of the self-insured program for general liability center around F.S. 768.28, which addresses the issue of limited waiver of sovereign immunity.

Funds collected from participating colleges by the Consortium, will be utilized to provide the necessary loss funds, administrative services, and purchase of excess insurance to cover a catastrophe or series of catastrophes.

Protection is provided against civil actions, loss or damage to property owned or controlled, casualty losses, workers' compensation and such other protection as mutually agreed upon.

The benefits provided by the Consortium are for the continued well being and safety of consortium members, the protection of property and to minimize the cost of the program to each college.

Consortium Services Include:  

-  Management of self-insurance, specific insurance and excess insurance for 27 community colleges (Property/Casualty programs) and 22 community colleges (Health/Life Programs)

-  The Consortium coordinates the marketing and purchasing and administration of all excess insurance, specific insurance, self-insurance and TPA requirement for both Property/Casualty and Health/Life programs

-  Providing SREF inspection services for 22 community colleges including publication of a Safety Manual and Safety Strategy Plans for all colleges

-  Recommend actions for new and renewal coverage's to colleges as needed using the Consortium Operations Committee and the Risk Management Councils for approval process

-  Issuing specific subject risk management memorandums to colleges

-  Providing coverage and claims information for participating colleges as needed

-  Coordinating with fiscal agent all Consortium accounting and HR needs