2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 81-8,239.07 — Risk Manager; self-insure; risk management services; procure insurance; amount of protection; premium; payments.

Section 81-8,239.07
Risk Manager; self-insure; risk management services; procure insurance; amount of protection; premium; payments.

The Risk Manager, acting as agent for the state agencies as defined in section 81-8,239.01, may (1) self-insure and contract for related risk management services, (2) purchase a liability insurance policy or policies, or (3) use any combination of self-insurance and insurance to protect the agencies and their employees and other persons authorized to operate a vehicle by an agency against loss occasioned by negligence in the operation of any trucks, automobiles, snowplows, road graders, or other vehicles. Any such policy shall be purchased by public bidding conducted by the Risk Manager upon terms and forms prepared by him or her and shall be in a limit of not less than fifty thousand dollars to cover the death or bodily injury or injuries of one person and, subject to the limitation to one person, one hundred thousand dollars to cover death or bodily injury or injuries to more than one person in the same accident and ten thousand dollars to cover property damage. The premium on the policy or policies shall be paid by the Risk Manager from the State Insurance Fund created in section 81-8,239.02. The Risk Manager shall authorize and administer the payment of self-insured losses and payment for risk management services from the State Insurance Fund, State Self-Insured Property Fund, or State Self-Insured Indemnification and Liability Fund as appropriate.

Source:

Laws 1967, c. 379, § 2, p. 1190

Laws 1969, c. 756, § 32, p. 2854

Laws 1969, c. 513, § 2, p. 2102

Laws 1981, LB 273, § 16

R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-1008

Laws 1989, LB 326, § 1

Annotations:

This section evidences general legislative policy to accept public financial responsibility in area of automobile accidents. Brown v. City of Omaha, 183 Neb. 430, 160 N.W.2d 805 (1968).

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska