Insurance Services

Insurance Services2023-06-12T09:45:51-07:00

Insurance Programs:
Your trusted partner.

Who We Are

Who We Are

Insurance Programs at ESD 112 provides safety consultations, claims handling and administrative services to school districts who have come together to form the Worker’s Compensation Trust, Unemployment Compensation Pool and the Risk Management Insurance Cooperative. Educational Service District 112 acts as the fiscal agent for these entities as well as being a participating member in the three programs.

Assistant Superintendent’s Message

Here in southwest Washington, the Southwest Washington Unemployment Insurance Pool was formed in 1978, the Southwest Washington Worker’s Compensation Trust started in 1983, and the Southwest Washington Risk Management Insurance Cooperative was formed in 1985. These cooperatives have been going strong since they began decades ago, at serving their member districts’ needs.

We are grateful for the opportunity to proudly serve our members in Southwest Washington and value the highly technical and skilled work we provide. Our teams are nationally recognized for meeting best practices put forth by the Association of Governmental Risk Pools (AGRiP), and consistently receive 94-99% scores in both risk and workers’ compensation from outside independent auditors every year.

Should you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out. We prioritize putting our member district’s first and protecting them guides everything we do.

Marnie Allen
Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, Legal Services and Insurance Programs

Our Mission

The Insurance Programs mission is to support its member districts by providing stable, long-term protection from financial loss through high quality, cost-effective risk management programs, and through partnering with member districts to self-insure, self-administer, and group purchase excess insurance coverage.

Insurance Pooling

The History of Insurance Pooling

In the mid-1980s, the insurance marketplace was in the midst of financial crisis, and the insurance industry largely abandoned by the public sector. Schools experienced non-renewal or cancellation of their insurance policies, or large increases in premiums. Out of this crisis, public entity pooling was born. As public entities faced funding their own losses, these agencies placed tremendous emphasis on safety, risk control, and risk reduction.

Intergovernmental pooling is a risk financing mechanism based on cooperative agreements among public entities to provide for many of their risk financing needs through a jointly owned program. Pooling involves group self-insurance and/or group insurance purchasing. Now public entity pools account for almost 40 percent of the insurance market.

The Washington State Legislature, under RCW 48.62, 50.44 and 51.14 has provided authority for local governmental entities to individually or jointly self-insure risks, jointly purchase insurance or reinsurance, and to contract for risk management, claims, and administrative services. In accordance with these laws, and other regulating Washington State Revised Codes and Administrative Codes the school districts in Southwest Washington have come together to self-insure, self-administer and group purchase insurance coverages to meet their insurance needs.

Members

Insurance Cooperative Members

Member District Risk Cooperative (SWRMIC) Workers’ Comp Trust (SWWCT) Unemployment Pool (SWUCP)
Battle Ground x
Bickleton x
Camas x x x
Castle Rock x x x
Centerville x x x
East Valley x
ESD 105 x
ESD 112 x x x
Evergreen x x
Glenwood x x x
Goldendale
Green Mountain x x x
Hockinson x x
KWRL Coop x
Kalama x x x
Kelso x x x
Klickitat x x x
La Center x x x
Longview x x
Lyle x x x
Mabton x
Mill A x x x
Mount Pleasant x x x
Naselle-Grays River Valley x x x
Ocean Beach x x x
Ridgefield x x
Roosevelt x x x
Skamania x x x
Stevenson-Carson x x x
Southwest Washington Unemployment Compensation Pool (SWUCP) x
Southwest Washington Workers’ Compensation Trust (SWWCT) x
Toutle Lake x x x
Trout Lake x x x
Wahkiakum x x x
Washougal x x x
White Salmon Valley x x x
Wishram x x x
WSIPC x
Woodland x x x
Total Participating Districts 33 30 29

Executive Committees

Executive Committees

Southwest Washington Risk Management Insurance Cooperative

Membership:

  • 27 School Districts in Central and Southwest Washington
  • 1 Transportation Cooperative
  • 2 Insurance Interlocal Cooperatives
  • Educational Service District 105
  • Educational Service District 112
  • Washington Schools Information Processing Cooperative (WSIPC)
Executive Committee District Term
Michael Green Woodland 2021-2023
Scott Westlund Kelso 2022-2024
Dr. Joey Castilleja Mabton 2022-2024
Dr. Ann Varkados Lyle and Centerville 2021-2023
Mary Templeton Washougal 2021-2023

Southwest Washington Worker’s Compensation Trust

Membership:

  • 29 School Districts in SW Washington State
  • Educational Service District 112
Executive Committee District Term
Dr. Dan Zorn Longview 2021-2023
Dr. Jerry Lewis Trout Lake 2022-2024
Dr. Nathan McCann Ridgefield 2021-2023
Denny Waters Battleground 2022-2024
Dave Holmes Green Mountain 2022-2024

Southwest Washington Unemployment Compensation Pool

Membership:

  • 28 School Districts in SW Washington State
  • Educational Service District 112
Executive Committee District Term
Dr. Nathan McCann Ridgefield 2022-2024
Ingrid Colvard Stevenson Carson 2022-2023
Amy Huntley Ocean Beach 2021-2023
Brent Freeman Wahkiakum 2021-2023
Ryan Greene Castle Rock 2022-2024

Insurance Staff

Insurance Programs Staff

Main Phone Line: 360-750-7504

Marnie Allen

Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources, Legal Services & Insurance Programs

Contact

Phone: 360-952-3495

Email: marnie.allen@esd112.org

Shaun Mettler

Assistant Fiscal Officer

Programs

Risk Cooperative
Workers’ Compensation Trust
Unemployment Pool

Contact

Phone: 360-952-3571

Email: shaun.mettler@esd112.org

D’Ann Monge

Workers' Compensation Program Manager

Programs

Workers’ Compensation Trust

Contact

Phone: 360-952-3576

Email: dann.monge@esd112.org

Rana Karabay

Property/Casualty Claim Administrator

PROGRAMS

Risk Cooperative

Contact

Phone: 360.952.3572

Email: rana.karabay@esd112.org

Wendy Niehaus

Risk and Member Services Manager

Programs

Risk Cooperative

Contact

Phone: 360-952-3574

Email: wendy.niehaus@esd112.org

Melissa Kreuder

Human Resources Director/Unemployment Pool Manager

Programs

Unemployment Pool

Contact

Phone: 360-750-7503

Email: melissa.kreuder@esd112.org

Tracey Usher

Workers' Comp Claims Adjuster

Programs

Workers’ Compensation Trust

Contact

Phone: 360-952-3584

Email: tracey.usher@esd112.org

Trista Greenwood

Loss Control and Underwriting Manager

Programs

Risk Cooperative
Workers’ Compensation Trust

Contact

Phone: 360-952-3585

Email: trista.greenwood@esd112.org

Lisa K. Alexander

Insurance Specialist I

Programs

Workers’ Compensation Trust
Unemployment Pool

Contact

Phone: 360-952-3582

Email: lisak.alexander@esd112.org

Kerry Pinney

Administrative Assistant

Contact

Phone: 360-949-1551

Email: kerry.pinney@esd112.org

Insurance & Safety Programs

Educational Service District 112’s Insurance Programs support their member districts by providing stable, longterm protection from financial loss through high quality, cost-effective risk management programs, and through partnering with member districts to self-insure, self-administer, and group purchase excess insurance coverage.

Click on a program below to learn more.

Submit an Employee Incident Report

Have an Accident? Near Miss?

Click on a logo below to report an employee injury.

ESD112 Online Employee Incident Report
ESD123 Online Employee Incident Report

Insurance Questions

If you have a question about the insurance programs or services we offer to districts, please reach out to:

Insurance Department
Phone: 360-750-7504
Email: insurancedepartment@esd112.org

Visit our Website

We have recently launched a new website for members. Stay tuned as invitations to the new website roll out this summer.

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