All Insurance matters are handled by the Director with the assistance of the Coordinator of Safety and Risk Management.  Twenty-two individual policies are maintained within the Department.     Claims are handled directly with the agents or company involved and each claim is followed through to completion.  In many cases the injured party is dealt with directly also.  The Director also works very closely with the Legal Counsel on all matters of claims.   The Director works with  Legal Counsel on matters of liability, which involve various contracts, agreements, releases and acceptance of equipment.  The University Legal Counsel sends documents to the Director for review and proper insurance wording to make sure that the University is not put in a liability situation or becomes responsible for liabilities it does not desire or should not have.   The Director handles all claims for damage done to University property on a direct basis with either the individuals that caused the damage or their insurance company.  All recovers go back to the department that suffered the damage.   At the present time the Director manages the claims for OHE, RIC and CCRI.  This is done through claims management with the insurance carriers, University legal counsel and outside attorneys.  The role of the Director is to manage the claim and provide needed information, proper contacts and general assistance to prepare claims for settlement or in some cases litigation.   The Director  has  available  presentations  on  insurance which can be presented to individual departments to assit them in handling matters of liability and/or questions concerning coverages.