THE RISK MAN, LLC
NAPLES, FLORIDA

"We Love The Risk Man!" See "What's Hot" under News for recent OSHA information that affects your business! NEW OSHA final rules for SILICA management for construction workers effective one year from final rule passed on June 23, 2016 and was go be effective June 23d 2017. That enforcement date has been pushed back to September 23d 2017 as additional guidance and training material is developed by OSHA. Stay Tuned. “We Deliver Business Peace of Mind” Who is The Risk Man Dennis. Slabaugh  ARM, CRIS, has been involved in the insurance industry for over 38 years. He started his career with the Prudential in Cleveland Ohio in 1976. After spending 8 years in the   P & C brokerage business in Naples, he established the Corporate Risk Management department at the NCH Healthcare System in 1989. While at NCH, he led many risk reduction strategies in the medical liability area and in the self-funded workers’ compensation program. Medical liability costs and self-funded workers’ compensation costs remained at less than 50% of what they were prior to his association with NCH saving millions of dollars each year. He was an early pioneer in the Florida workers’ compensation managed care arena having assisted NCH’s workCare Managed Care Arrangement become one of the very first licensed MCA’s in the state in 1994. As a frequent speaker at Local, Regional and National conferences as well as providing dozens of training programs for businesses each year, he is always eager to share his knowledge. I n addition to providing significant “value-added” services to his clients   after joining  Gulfshore Insurance as the Director of Risk Management and Claims  in January of 2002,  he  championed several large scale Risk Consulting projects for some of the area’s most well known companies. He is recognized as an expert authority of Florida Workers’ Compensation. Mr. Slabaugh has participated in over 350 mediations and settlement conferences  and is a also certified in the erection and inspection of Tube / Coupler, Frame Scaffolding and has been  a Provider of Contractor’s Licensing Board CEU’ "We Love The Risk Man!" See "What's Hot" under News for recent OSHA information that affects your business! NEW OSHA final rules for SILICA management for construction workers effective one year from final rule passed on June 23, 2016 and was go be effective June 23d 2017. That enforcement date has been pushed back to September 23d 2017 as additional guidance and training material is developed by OSHA. Stay Tuned. “We Deliver Business Peace of Mind” As the consummate Risk Management Professional for the past 25 years,  Dennis Slabaugh, ARM, CRIS, “The Risk Man” has earned a reputation second to none of his peers. Dedicated, knowledgeable, and passionate about his work, he has helped hundreds of clients achieve their business goals as well as helping them develop their insurance and risk management skills. Read just a few of the accolades from his clients . Utilizing our expertise to re-engineer their risk management protocols and demonstrating that improvement with our exclusive “Risk Management Performance Index Score Card©” we personally lobbied the underwriters and won their confidence and their aggressive pricing model.  We were called in by the client in March of 2015 with the mission of resolving a serious risk and insurance problem that had developed in several years prior. From most of the carriers their broker approached this year (The Broker is the second largest broker in the world) and reiterated by the broker as well, we were told that it would take several years to erase the loss history and gain the confidence of the underwriters to reduce their rates and open viable alternative markets to the only one the broker found in November 2014. We left no stone unturned and delivered on our mission in less than 9 months. “ Why You Need The Risk Man Business owners, Board Members, and Executives value our advice which can only come from an expert that knows both sides of the insurance delivery system. We’re  not traditional Brokers or Agents, we are  consultants with unique agency relationships on your behalf. We deliver not only value, but “Business Peace of Mind”© We assist in preventing coverage gaps, errors, omissions, and exclusions that you may not even be aware of. After your claim is denied, it is too late to confirm coverage. Most business owners have a good working knowledge of insurance, but do you have the experience or knowledge to evaluate or understand hundreds of varying insurance police endorsements? Does your agent? Not likely. Focus on your business and we will focus on your risk and insurance. Insurance agencies are notorious for being overwhelmed with clients and claims; that is how they make a profit from the ever shrinking commission dollars they earn. We deliver the type of service you need and deserve because we work for a select group of clients. We fight for every dollar you deserve from an insured loss as well as reducing workers’ compensation and liability claim payments.  We are “Your Risk Manager” 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It has been noted that the ever changing policy forms for business owner’s insurance policies have rendered some coverages obsolete. Are you really covered? The Risk Man has been advising clients to challenge their insurance coverage that traditionally was a given; liability coverage for your business protected you from paying for damages out of your pocket.  That traditional coverage may have more exclusions than you bargained for or that were explained to you upon purchase. Your business is littered with time bombs: 60 % of business vehicle drivers to not wear their seat belt subjecting your company to excessive auto and workers’ compensation claims.