ABOUT US

Trindel Insurance Fund (Trindel) is a Joint Powers Authority established pursuant to California Government Code Section 6500 et. seq. Membership is limited to California counties. Trindel is dedicated to assisting with the insurance needs of its members by providing the most stable, cost-effective, risk-financing mechanisms; insurance program monitoring; and loss prevention services available. Trindel was originally formed by Del Norte and Trinity counties in 1980. Trindel then expanded with the addition of five (5) counties (Alpine, Colusa, Lassen, Modoc and Sierra) during the insurance crisis of the mid- 80s. Trindel added San Benito County in 1991, Mono County in 2000 and Plumas in 2010. At Trindel's November 2010 board meeting the Board of Directors prepared for growth in services and membership through a strategic planning session. As of January 1, 2010 the members employed 2,958 FTE staff to serve a population of 200,824 .

Trindel’s daily operations are managed by an Executive Director under the general direction of the Board of Directors, consisting of one voting member from each county. There is also an Executive Committee that includes the Board President, Board Vice-President and two at large members. The Trindel Board generally meets three times a year and the Executive Committee meets as needed. Due to the small number of members all policy decisions are made by the Board with implementation and initial enforcement of the policies handled by the Executive Director. Trindel was originally formed for the purpose of gaining size as leverage in the market place for the purchase of insurance/reinsurance; and, if necessary, to pool resources in hard market times. Trindel continues with this purpose today.

In concept and practice Trindel is a banking arrangement with its members wherein, over time, each member is fiscally responsible for its own losses and costs. All members share the Administration and Safety Officer costs equally. Trindel acts as the cash flow mechanism for the members. Should a member be responsible for several large losses in any given year or time period the pooled cash will pay the bills and the member will, over time, repay Trindel. Trindel uses its ability to combine the size of the members in order to obtain better insurance and pricing for selected insurance programs and the purchase of services to benefit all members.

Trindel is audited annually by an outside audit firm. All excess insurance coverage's are purchased through either the CSAC-Excess Insurance Authority or Alliant Insurance Services.
Members are required to participate in the workers' compensation, liability, and property programs along with a lengthy list of safety and loss prevention programs.