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... prevention Claims adjusting Insurance premiums Administration Losses incurred may be controlled through various loss-control measures. Also, the amount of liability claims may be affected-strongly-by prompt and fair payment of legitimate claims combined with vigorous resistance to questionable claims. If claims are not handled in-house (and few public entities handle them), you can monitor the claims adjuster's work. Loss-prevention costs may be minimized by questioning expenditures for safety, fire protection, and security. Relate them to actual anticipated reduction in loss costs. If the cost of a protection device can't reduce ... a commodity to be purchased, but an element of a total risk-management program. Except in rare instances, the purchasing officer should have little or nothing to do with insurance or risk management. Chief Engineer. The chief of public works, chief engineer, or similar official may be responsible for maintaining building values and informing the risk manager of any changes-deletions or additions of properties and change in costs or values. This person will also frequently supervise the issuance of contracts to contractors. These contain insurance and indemnity provisions that should be carefully ... prevention Claims adjusting Insurance premiums Administration Losses incurred may be controlled through various loss-control measures. Also, the amount of liability claims may be affected-strongly-by prompt and fair payment of legitimate claims combined with vigorous resistance to questionable claims. If claims are not handled in-house (and few public entities handle them), you can monitor the claims adjuster's work. Loss-prevention costs may be minimized by questioning expenditures for safety, fire protection, and security. Relate them to actual anticipated reduction in loss costs. If the cost of a protection device can't reduce ...