This publication provides the results of a Cost of Risk Survey sponsored by PERI and PRIMA that gathered information about the property and casualty trends and practices of public governments during fiscal year 2004.

This article by PERI's Director of Research and Development Mary Stewart, provides advice on coding risk management data.

This paper by Steven P. Kahn, Managing Director, ARM Tech, and Editor, Practical Risk Management, discusses the use of benchmarking and how to obtain best results from a benchmarking project. The paper was presented during a December 2004 PERI Symposium entitled "Benchmarking for Continuous Improvement in Risk Management."

This report summary was prepared by the National League of Cities Risk Information Sharing Consortium (NLC-RISC) and the Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI). The report, published in 2002, presents the findings of a study conducted by NLC-RISC and IBI with funding from PERI.

In this paper from a December 2004 PERI Symposium entitled "Benchmarking for Continuous Improvement in Risk Management", three risk managers share their perspective on benchmarking.

This article, by Catherine D. Bennett, CPCU, ARM of Cost Control Concepts, Inc., addresses the importance of benchmarking and performance measurement in public sector risk management. The paper was presented during a December 2004 PERI Symposium entitled "Benchmarking for Continuous Improvement in Risk Management."

This presentation provides an overview of the PERI Data Exchange and its benchmarking capabilities. The presentation explains the value of benchmarking and the benchmarking process, and explains how the Data Exchange can assist public entities in their benchmarking efforts. Sample reports are included

This presentation by Mary Stewart, PERI's Director of Research and Development provides an overview of the PERI Data Exchange and how it will provide benchmarking services to public entities. It was presented during a December 2004 PERI Symposium entitled "Benchmarking for Continuous Improvement in Risk Management."

This presentation by Steven P. Kahn, Managing Director, ARM Tech, and Editor, Practical Risk Management, discusses the use of benchmarking and how to obtain best results from a benchmarking project conducted by a risk pool. The presentation was originally given at at ARM Tech Pooling Conference and was also presented in a December 2004 PERI Symposium entitled "Benchmarking for Continuous Improvement in Risk Management."

This paper by Gerald Young, Senior Research Associate, Center for Performance Measurement, International City/County Management Association

This paper from the Workers Compensation Research Institute was included in a December 2003 PERI Symposium entitled "Workers' Compensation: Containing Costs and Managing Outcomes."

This article by PERI's Director of Research and Development Mary Stewart, provides provides practical advice on benchmarking.

This article by PERI's Director of Research and Development Mary Stewart, provides provides practical advice on performance measurement

This article by PERI's Director of Research and Development Mary Stewart identifies sample performance measures for local governments.

This article by PERI's Director of Research and Development Mary Stewart explains the Balanced Scorecard approach to measure organizational performance and improve long-term results.

This article by PERI's Director of Research and Development Mary Stewart describes long-term effect that resulted in data standardization, which can serve as an example for the risk management industry.

This paper by Jay Fountain, Consultant to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board and David Bean, Director of Research and Technical Activities, Governmental Accounting Standards Board, was presented during the December 2004 PERI Symposium "Benchmarking for Continuous Improvement in Risk Management."

This helpful list identifies eleven standard metrics for motor vehicle incidents. From Incident Rate based on Number of Vehicles Operated to Passenger Injury Rate per Million Miles Driven, these metrics will help you evaluate the effectiveness of your motor vehicle program.

This article was included in the December 2004 PERI Symposium "Benchmarking for Continuous Improvement in Risk Management."

This article by PERI's Director of Research and Development Mary Stewart provides practical advice on establishing performance standards.

This helpful list identifies standard metrics for both liability and workers' compensation. It defines seven key metrics for liability and ten for workers' compensation.

This article by PERI's Director of Research and Development Mary Stewart describes the efforts of the California Institute for Public Risk Analysis (CIPRA) to collect loss data.

The Institute of Government at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill created this catalog of performance benchmarks with grant funding from PERI to enable jurisdictions to compare their measurement result with those of performance leaders in the field.

This article by PERI's Director of Research and Development Mary Stewart identifies four areas where the implementation of standards can facilitate risk management benchmarking.