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Our Mission:
"CFSA delivers efficient and cost-effective risk management, insurance and business solutions services through a flexible and responsive partnership with our member fairs."
Who We Are, What We Do
California Fair Services Authority (CFSA) is a not-for-profit joint
powers authority (JPA) established to manage and administer
workers' compensation, property and general liability self-insurance
pools, related services and programs exclusively for California's
fairs.
A large part of our job is to help pool members maintain
fairgrounds and host events that are safe places to work and visit.
We do this with safety training
and certification programs;
facility inspections;
and business support services, including accounting, payroll,
computer, purchasing, benefit administrative
and strategic planning services. To keep our members up to date on CFSA news, we also publish
a monthly newsletter and an
annual report along with a series of informative brochures.
Our Board of Directors
Our History
Our Services
Our Board of Directors
We are governed by a seven-member board
of elected and appointed representatives from California's fairs,
the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and the general
public.
Our History
In 1980, before CFSA's formation in April 1986, district fairs in
California began to self-insure. Commercial excess insurance was
purchased from a variety of companies and the State Office of Insurance
and Risk Management (OIRM) administered the program. During the
early and mid-eighties, OIRM began experiencing significant inconsistencies
and instabilities among the companies providing insurance to the
fairs. In addition, commercial insurance companies were canceling
or not renewing policies for many of the county fairs.
These problems,
combined with huge inconsistencies in rates, were the catalyst for
the formation of CFSA. CFSA, in turn, was able to establish the
risk-sharing pools necessary to provide its members with flexible,
specialized insurance programs at stable rates and competitive prices,
along with value-added services designed to help fairs reduce and
eliminate preventable accidents.
Our Services are Growing as the Fairs' Needs Expand
Risk Pool Programs
CFSA provides:
- General
Liability
- Workers'
Compensation
- Participants'
Liability
- Special
Events Liability
- Hazardous Special Events Liability
- Revenue
Protection insurance
- All-risk
Property insurance
- Boiler
and Machinery Liability
- Directors
and Officers Liability
- Employment
Practices Liability
- Additional
liability programs:
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higher general liability coverage limits
- vehicle liability
- automobile
physical damage
- crime
insurance, including employee dishonesty
- personal
property
-
501(c) (3) nonprofit corporation liability
Safety First
Key to managing a successful self-insurance program is a strong
commitment to risk management, loss prevention and safety training.
CFSA rises to the occasion with an experienced Safety staff serving
the fair industry as advisors, consultants and educators. At no
additional charge, pool members receive:
Business Services
As a JPA, CFSA is also afforded the flexibility to provide cost-effective
alternatives to the traditional ways of doing business. These alternatives
include:
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