Board Meeting Agenda 03-19-2010

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STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board of Directors Meeting

March 19, 2010
8:30 a.m. Continuing CLOSED SESSION
12:30 p.m. OPEN SESSION
 Or Upon Adjournment or Recess
of the Closed Session, Whichever is Later

Auditorium, Milton Marks Conference Center
455 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, CA  94102

BOARD MEMBERS
Jeanne L. Cain, Chair
Sheryl A. Chalupa
Daniel M. Curtin
John C. Duncan (Ex-Officio)
Donald E. Garcia
Sen. Michael J. Machado (Ret.)
Lawrence E. Mulryan
Francis E. Quinlan
Steven L. Rank
Thomas E. Rankin
James S. Richardson
William M. Zachry

Agenda

CLOSED SESSION  8:30 a.m. (Continued from March 18, 2010 CLOSED SESSION)
Information/James Neary, Jay Stewart, Guy Carpenter—Ryan Ogaard, Joan Lamm-Tennant 10. Update on Independent Valuation of Surplus
[Government Code section 11126(j)(4)]
   
Action/Jeanne Cain, Andreas Acker 11. Personnel Matters
[Government Code sections 11126(a), (j)(4)]
   
    a. Interim President and CEO 2010 Performance Objectives
b. Staffing Update
c. Fringe Benefits
     
Information/ Jennifer Vargen 12. Marketing Strategy—Advertising and Communications
[Government Code section 11126(j)(4)]
     
Information/Carol Newman, Suzanne Ah-Tye, David Freitas 13. Pending and Potential Litigation
[Government Code sections 11126(e), (j)(4)]
   
    a. State Compensation Insurance Fund v. Metropolitan West Securities LLC, et al., U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No. CV09-2959 (JSW)
    b. Poizner v. Matosantos, Sacramento Superior Court No. 34-2009-8000310
    c. California Attorneys, etc., et al. v. Arnold Schwarzenegger, etc., et al., First District Court of Appeal., Case No. A125292
    d. SEIU Local 1000, et al. v. Arnold Schwarzenegger, etc., et al., First District Court of Appeal, Case No. A126525
   
Action/James Neary 14. Proposed Changes to State Fund’s Rating Plan Effective
July 1, 2010
[Government Code section 11126(j)(4)]
   
OPEN SESSION

12:30 p.m. or upon conclusion of Closed Session
whichever is later

Action/Jeanne Cain 15. Call to Order and Roll Call
     
Action/Jeanne Cain 16. Consent Calendar1
     
    a. Approval of January 21-22, 2010 Open Meeting Minutes
     
    Attachment
     
    b. Board Member Training Opportunities and Approval of Planned Board Member Training
     
     Attachment
     
    c. Approval of Retirement Resolutions Nos. 907 – 910 (Morales, Resalvo, Sheehy, Yagi)
     
    Attachment (originals available for signature at meeting)
     
Information/Peter Guastamachio, Conning Asset Management 17. U.S. Economic Outlook/Impact on California
     
Information/Jay Stewart 18. Financial Update—2009 Year End Results (Oral)
     
  19. Interim President’s Report
     
Information/Doug Stewart . a. Status Update on State Fund (Oral)
     
Information/ WCIRB—Robert Mike   b. WCIRB Role in the California Workers’ Compensation Market
     
     Attachment
     
  20. Committee Reports
     
Action/Jeanne Cain   a. Governance Committee Update (Oral)
     
    (i) Report on National Search for President and CEO
(ii) Update on Board Evaluation Process
(iii) Process for Board Member Speeches, Articles and Press Statements
(iv) Standing Board and Governance Committee Agenda Items for 2010
     
Information/Frank Quinlan   b. Audit Committee Update (Oral)
     
    (i) Closed Audit Report
(ii) Standing Audit Committee Agenda Items for 2010
     
Information/Mike Machado   c. Investment Committee Update (Oral)
     
    (i) Standing Investment Committee Agenda Items for 2010
     
Action/Peter Guastamachio, Leslie Dawe 21. Ratification of Investment Transactions
     
    a. Bond Transactions
     
    Attachment
     
    b. Compliance Report
     
    Attachment
     
Information/Jeanne Cain 22. Chair’s Report
     
Information 23. Board Member Reports
     
Information 24. Proposals and Suggestions for May, 2010 Agenda
     
Information 25. Public Comment
     
    Next Board of Directors Meetings May 20-21, 2010
     
Note: Items designated for information are appropriate for Board/Committee action if the Board/Committee wishes to take action. Any agenda item from a properly noticed Committee meeting held immediately prior to this Board meeting may be considered by the Board. Agenda items may be taken out of order with the approval of the Chairperson. Public comment will be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker and ten (10) minutes per subject item.

1Items on the Consent Calendar include routine actions or matters already considered by a committee of the Board and will be enacted by one motion and one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board Member or the public so requests. It is in the Board’s discretion to remove items already considered by a committee of the Board from the Consent Calendar. Any item removed from the Consent Calendar will be considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. If you wish to have an item removed from the Consent Calendar, please submit a speaker card or make your request at the time the Board Chairperson asks if any member of the public wishes to remove an item from consent. After an item, if any, removed from the Consent Calendar has been discussed, the Board will vote to approve all items remaining on the Consent Calendar.
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