The South Carolina Municipal Insurance Trust and South Carolina Municipal Insurance and Risk Financing Fund recognized 13 graduates of the Risk Management Institute.
The institute is a continuing education program for municipal staff who have risk management responsibilities and work for cities and towns that are SCMIT and SCMIRF members. Some of the topics covered in the institute include: employment liability, driving safety, public works risk management, fire policies, special events liability and public safety. To complete the institute, individuals must participate in eight classes over a two-year period.
SCMIT provides self-funded workers' compensation coverage to its member cities. SCMIRF provides all lines of property and casualty coverage including tort liability and automobile coverage for its members. The Municipal Association sponsors both programs.
The graduates are Jamie Caggiano, City of Gaffney(opens in a new tab); Suzanne Cottingham, Town of Cheraw(opens in a new tab); Clementine Ellis, Town of Cheraw(opens in a new tab); Elizabeth Ficik, City of Marion(opens in a new tab); Le Hendrick, City of Conway(opens in a new tab); Bill Hughes, City of Laurens(opens in a new tab); Cecil Kimrey, Town of Pageland; Leonard Lowery, Town of Kingstree(opens in a new tab); Terry Strange, City of Greenwood(opens in a new tab); Sam White, City of Union(opens in a new tab); Julie Wilkie, City of Greenwood(opens in a new tab); and Jeffery Young, Town of Moncks Corner(opens in a new tab).