Director's and Officers'/Employment Practices Liability Insurance Broker

Solicitation #:1516
Issue Date:06/11/2018
Proposal Due:07/10/2018 - 5:00 PM
Classification:Professional Services
Type:Discretionary Purchase
Status:Archived
Contract Terms
Four Years
Location Where Goods to be Delivered or Service Performed
Albany

The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) intends to procure insurance broker services for its Directors’ & Officers’/Employment Practices Liability (D&O/EPL) insurance programs, pursuant to its discretionary purchasing authority under Public Authorities Law Section 2879. This opportunity is intended solely for certified MWBEs, as defined pursuant to Article 15-A of the New York State Executive Law. DASNY encourages all firms to consider submitting proposals to this Discretionary Purchase that utilize legally documented strategic alliances, partnering, joint ventures and affiliation relationships.

DASNY intends to enter in to a contractual agreement with a broker of record who will be responsible for marketing, policy/claims administration and related services associated with DASNY’s Directors’ & Officers’/Employment Practices Liability (D&O/EPL) insurance program.  The current program will expire on November 1, 2018.  DASNY is interested in renewing/replacing that coverage and learning about alternative market approaches that will provide comprehensive and cost efficient insurance protection for DASNY’s exposures.   

Interested firm/team must possess: (1) valid and current New York State Property & Casualty Insurance Broker’s license, (2) minimum of 2 years of brokerage experience marketing, binding, and supporting D&O/EPL insurance programs for clients with 350+ employees in a union environment or operations that do not fit a single-industry description, (3) ability to access markets minimally rated “A-“ (A.M. Best) with capacity to bind $50M program limits, (4) experience within the past five years for at least three clients similar to DASNY in size and risk exposure performing risk identification and coverage/limits/loss/pricing analyses for client(s) similar in size and risk exposure to DASNY, (5) employ key staff assigned to this project who possess thorough knowledge of their area(s) of expertise and a minimum of five years working experience marketing/negotiating insurance coverage or seven years claims experience; (6) certified by New York State Department of Economic Development as an MBE/WBE/MWBE.

Firms interested in responding to this solicitation may access the RFP and related documents from DASNY’s website at https://www.dasny.org/opportunities/rfps-bids/professional-services-construction.  The deadline for responses is 5:00 pm on July 10, 2018.  Responses received after this date will not be accepted.

In accordance with State Finance Law § 139-j and § 139-k, this solicitation includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between Dormitory Authority personnel and an Offerer during the procurement process.  The designated staff for this procurement is Nicole White, RFP Coordinator (ph: 518-257-3667, Email: RFPCoordinator@dasny.org).  Contacts made to other Dormitory Authority personnel regarding this procurement may disqualify the Offerer and affect future procurements with governmental entities in the State of New York.  Please refer to the Authority’s website (www.dasny.org) for Authority policy and procedures regarding this law, or the OGS website (www.ogs.state.ny.us/aboutogs/regulations/defaultAdvisoryCouncil html) for more information about this law. All proposers, domestic and foreign, must be in compliance with New York State business registration requirements. Contact the NYS Department of State regarding compliance.  In addition, business entities proposing to provide professional engineering services must obtain a Certificate of Authorization to Provide Engineering Services in New York State from the State Education Department.  Proposals must be submitted in the full legal name of the proposer, or the full legal name plus a registered assumed name of the proposer, if any.

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