Counties, Villages, Towns & Cities

Our Board of Directors is composed of municipal representatives elected by the PERMA membership. We understand the constraints and risks involved with operating a municipality in today’s challenging environment.

PERMA’s remarkable member retention rate of 97% is evidence of our commitment to personal service and diligent attention to members’ needs, assigning a dedicated team to each member. We share the same goal: containing costs for public entities and taxpayers by reducing avoidable risks and expenses associated with workplace safety and Workers’ Comp.

PERMA membership includes a wide range of online and in-person training options that satisfy specific training requirements for diverse public entities, including:

• Workplace violence & sexual harassment
• Personal protective equipment
• Hazard communication/Right-to-Know
• Safety Coordinator training & certification
• Crossing Guard training
• Certified Flagger Training
• Defensive Driving Certification
• and more!

We work together to evaluate current practices, policies, and procedures to provide recommendations that promote a safe and healthy workplace. PERMA facility inspections proactively help members maintain federal (OSHA) and state (PESH) compliance and target specific exposures that may cause workplace injuries.

PERMA offers dedicated claims administration utilizing nurse-driven case management and proactive case analysts. Registered Nurse Patient Advocates help implement a transitional duty program that reduces costs by returning injured employees safely to the workplace in less time. Our programs make returning to work a team effort by the injured employee, medical provider, employer and PERMA.

PERMA is a self-insured pool into which members make annual contributions – building equity rather than paying premiums. The association has an asset base of over $300 million. Our financial health and commitment to transparency and ethics has been recognized with a Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting every year since 2000 by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA).