CA Review JRT
Meeting Date: June 10, 2025
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Geoff Patnoe, City Manager
Staff Contact: Sarah Reiswig, Risk Manager
[email protected], 442-339-2435
Subject: Purchase of Excess Liability Insurance Coverage Districts: All
Recommended Action
Adopt a resolution approving the purchase of a maximum of $43 million of excess liability insurance coverage through California Insurance Pool Authority for fiscal year 2025-2026 for an amount not to exceed $1,461,174.
Executive Summary
The city is renewing its excess liability coverage of up to $43 million through California Insurance Pool Authority for fiscal year 2025-26 in an amount not to exceed $1,461,174. The California Insurance Pool Authority is a joint powers authority composed of fourteen member cities.
The policy period will run from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
This purchase must be approved by the City Council under Carlsbad Municipal Code Section
3.28.040 (D)(1) because the cost exceeds $100,000 per agreement year.
Fiscal Analysis
The estimated premium for fiscal year 2025-26 for California Insurance Pool Authority excess liability coverage is not to exceed $1,461,174, which represents a $266,778, or approximately
22.3%, increase over last year’s premium.
While the market is showing continued signs of stabilization, this increase is due to an overall hardening in the insurance marketplace, with higher prices and policies more difficult to obtain.
Sufficient funds have been included in the fiscal year 2025-26 Budget for this premium.
Next Steps
Staff will obtain a final premium calculation from California Insurance Pool Authority and create a purchase order for payment.
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Environmental Evaluation
This action is not a “project” as defined by CEQA Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) and does not require environmental review under CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) as it is a government fiscal activity and does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.
Exhibits
1.City Council resolution
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Exhibit 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-116
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF A MAXIMUM OF $43 MILLION
OF EXCESS LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE THROUGH CALIFORNIA INSURANCE POOL AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,461,174
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has determined that it desires to purchase excess liability insurance coverage through the California Insurance Pool Authority; and WHEREAS, Aon has negotiated the purchase of a maximum of $43 million of excess liability insurance coverage through the California Insurance Pool Authority for the next fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2025, and concluding on June 30, 2026.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows that:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the proposed action is not a “project” as defined by CEQA Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) and does not require environmental review under CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) as it is a government fiscal activity and does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.
3.That the purchase of a maximum of $43 million of excess liability coverage through the California Insurance Pool Authority effective July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, is hereby approved and the City Manager or designee is authorized to direct the Deputy City Manager of Administrative Services to issue a warrant in an amount not to exceed $1,461,174 for payment of the premium to the California Insurance Pool Authority.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 10th day of June, 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Shin.
NAYS: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
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KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
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SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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