ISA Partner Services
Irwin Siegel Agency, Inc. (ISA) and Alembx Solutions LLC are pleased
to announce an exclusive partnership to deliver the Auto VIP fleet
maintenance software at a 10% discount to insured organizations
within our human service program.
Auto VIP is a fleet maintenance software that will allow you to
track the maintenance schedules of all of your vehicles. The software
can deliver reminders based on mileage or timeframes and is customizable
to suit your individual needs. Timely & quality maintenance
can improve your gas mileage by up to 10%.
Sportime is the leading source of physical education equipment.
Abilitations is one of the six product catalogs offered and focuses
on serving the needs of individuals with special needs and learning
differences. Their occupational therapy, special education, physical
therapy, and speech therapy products, focuses on movement, positioning,
sensorimotor, exercise, aquatics and play.
Society for Nonprofit Organizations (SNPO)
In our continuing effort to increase the quality of our services
available to you, Irwin Siegel Agency, Inc. (ISA) has sponsored
your membership in the Society for Nonprofit Organizations
(SNPO). This is an organization dedicated to providing
nonprofit staff members, volunteers, and board members with affordable
resources and information to work more effectively and efficiently
towards accomplishing their mission.
Your membership to the Society of Nonprofit Organizations
includes:
• Nonprofit World Magazine - The only comprehensive national
leadership, management, and governance focused magazine in the nonprofit
sector (Nonprofit World).
• Funding Alert - Current grant information conveniently arranged
by category and delivered to your e-mail inbox every month.
• GrantStation Membership - A $599 retail value, GrantStation
Membership is an interactive website that allows grantseekers to
identify potential funding sources for their programs or projects,
and mentors you through the grantseeking process.
• Free Job Listings - Post your open positions on our national
career site (NonprofitCareers.Org).
• Members Only Archive - Extensive archive of Nonprofit World
magazine and "Funding Alert", with over 700 articles that
can easily be searched and printed at your convenience.
• Discounted Products/Services.
Program Development Associates ( www.disabilitytraining.com )
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ISA has partnered with Program Development Associates (PDA) to
offer our insureds a 10% discount when purchasing training resources
from PDA.
Program Development Associates distributes multimedia training
and educational resources on an up-to-date list of disability topics,
including Disability Awareness, Advocacy, Developmental and Learning
Disabilities, and Special Education, plus Physical Disabilities,
Mental Health, Assistive Technology and Vocational Rehabilitation.
PDA's disability resource collection includes videos, CDs, DVDs,
printed workbooks and reference guides, gaming software and interactive
board games on topics including disability awareness, inclusion,
professional development, advocacy and assistive technology, physical,
developmental, learning disabilities and vocational rehab.
Irwin Siegel Agency, Inc. (ISA) and Lexington Insurance are pleased
to offer a variety of free online training courses to insured organizations
within our human service program.
Some of the courses that are available include:
• Auto:
- 15-Passenger Van Safety
- Defensive Driving
- Avoiding Rear End Collisions
- Road Rage
- And many others!
• Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts)
• Fire Prevention
• First Aid
• Accident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis
• Safety and You
• Workplace Violence Prevention – Health Care
The course times range from 20 minutes to an hour to complete and
several of the courses are also available in Spanish.
Please contact our Risk Management Department at 1-800-622-8272
for a VIP payment code. When calling, please let us know what courses
you would like to access and how many trainees you have for each
course.
Irwin Siegel Agency is pleased to announce a new suicide prevention
and client safety initiative. In a partnership with the QPR Institute
and Eastern Washington University, a new, multi-media, interactive,
online suicide prevention gatekeeper training program is being offered
for insureds through a reduced rate.
QPR stands for Question, Persuade and Refer, three skills necessary
to recognize suicide warning signs and take immediate action to
prevent a suicide attempt. QPR Online! teaches clinical and support
staff, advocates, family members and others how to recognize suicide
warning signs and how intervene to save a life. Suicide prevention
training is moving from optional to mandatory to meet regulatory
compliance, QPR meets this requirement. With QPR you will learn
the chain of survival in when a person is in crisis:
1. Early recognition of suicidal warning signs
2. Early application of QPR
3. Early access to a healthcare professional
4. Early professional assessment and competent treatment
QPR Online! is offered through Eastern Washington University’s
Office of Continuing Education. The one-hour course includes a free,
best selling e-book, free depression screening, and three years
of unlimited access for review or on-demand access to the training.
Driver’s Alert
ISA and AIG have partnered with Driver’s Alert to offer a
vehicle monitoring program. This program is available to ISA/AIG
insureds at no cost.
The process begins when Driver’s Alert receives an incident
report from a caller. They obtain information on the vehicle based
on the identification number on the “How am I driving?”
decal that you have already placed on the vehicle. Management at
your facility then receives a report identifying the caller, type
of incident, and recommendations for corrective/preventative actions.
Driver’s Alert also provides monthly fleet profile reports
and gives you access to an online management program to monitor
trends in driver patterns.
With 90% of crashes being attributed to driver error, this allows
you the opportunity to modify driver behavior and identify drivers
that may be at a higher risk of having a crash. According to Driver’s
Alert data, a driver who has an unsafe driving report has a 40%
greater chance of having a crash than a driver who has never had
a single call. A second call on a driver increases that chance to
71%.
For additional information or to sign up for the program, please
contact ISA’s Risk Management Department at 1-800-622-8272.
Young Adult Institute Training Materials
ISA invites you to visit Young Adult Institute’s (YAI) web
store. YAI offers a variety of training resources that are created
to meet the needs of staff who work with program participants on
a daily basis. Their materials use real life situations, employ
the talents of actors with developmental disabilities, and their
materials are created with input from direct service professionals.
Their materials range from video on DVD and VHS to books and CD-ROM.
There are materials on staff development, as well as those geared
towards program participants. Topics include: Understanding Developmental
Disabilities, Client Rights, Safety, Sexuality, Decision-making
and many others.
Please visit their web store at www.yai.org/trainingstore
ISA, in conjunction with AIG, has partnered with IntelliCorp,
an ISO Subsidiary, to offer comprehensive and affordable background
checks for all Irwin Siegel Agency insureds.
IntelliCorp, a premier, nationwide provider of background checks
and employment & volunteer screening, will be offering a special
“Platinum Package” at a discounted rate to all ISA insureds.
*IMPORTANT NOTICE: New York Single County Availability
Due to a court mandate, single-county criminal
searches cannot be conducted in several counties for the foreseeable
future. This is a circumstance beyond our control and we apologize
for the inconvenience. These counties include:
Allegany, Bronx, Cayuga, Cortland, Hamilton, Kings, Montgomery,
Nassau, New York, Orleans, Queens, Richmond.
However, please be aware that we have created a new product
to service these areas, the OCA
Multi-County Criminal Search, which has a $52.00 processing fee
associated with it.
Telephone Seminar Series - AIG
As an ISA Customer you are eligible for AIG’s FREE Risk
Management telephone seminar series. The series is meant to help
General Liability and Professional Liability insureds recognize
situations that could lead to a claim or a loss. The seminar series
will also provide information on preventative measures that can
help reduce risks. The best part is that you will be able to do
this all from the comfort of your own office.
Simply fill out the form on our website, then when the date arrives
dial a toll-free number, enter the PIN provided to you, and you
will be connected.
Past topics have included: Fleet Risk Management, Creating a Culture
of Safety, and Lessons Learned: Slips/Falls.
Fleet Management - Allstate Fleet Services
ISA has partnered with Allstate Fleet Services and Finance in
an effort to provide you with an additional resource to help you
manage your organization’s vehicles. As a valued customer
of ISA, we are offering a vehicle management program from Allstate
to meet all your fleet needs. The following is a list of services
they offering:
Direct manufacturer purchasing of all types of domestic vehicles
(including wheelchair equipped vehicles) and some foreign brands.
Free vehicle disposal services for any organization participating
in any of Allstate’s other services.
Leasing and financing of vehicles and equipment.
Maintenance and accident management through Allstate’s national
account programs with discount pricing and complete custom reporting.
Universal fuel card to control costs, minimize theft and monitor
usage.
Vehicle tag and title service with free renewals for all leased
or financed vehicles.
Allstate will ensure that you receive all the price incentives that
you qualify for.
Visit www.allstateleasing.com
for more information or contact Bob Johnson by phone at 1-888-799-1091
or by email at bjohnson@allstateleasing.com.
ISA has also partnered with MobilityWorks, a company who makes
and modifies vehicles for provider agencies. Since 1986, MobilityWorks
has been dedicated to satisfying the transportation needs of mobility-restricted
individuals and those who are in the business of assisting persons
with specialized transportation needs. MobilityWorks is sensitive
to the needs and requirements of your consumers and creates custom
solutions to what may appear to be the most challenging of circumstances.
Contact Jim Ballard at by phone 1-800-769-8267 or email: jballard@mobilityworks.com
for more details.
Irwin Siegel Agency, Inc. and Lexington Insurance are pleased to
offer an online training course titled, 15-Passenger Vans. The course
is available free-of-charge until April 16, 2007!
15-passenger vans are more likely to roll over than any other type
of vehicle. This course is designed to teach safe van driving techniques
that will drastically reduce the risk of injury and death to passengers
and drivers.
This 40-minute course shows the differences between driving a 15-passenger
van and driving a car, as well as safe van-driving techniques. It
is easy-to-use and allows your employees to log in and complete
the course at their own pace. The system also enables you to track
their progress.
Praesidium Toll-Free Confidential Helpline on Abuse Prevention
Irwin Siegel Agency, Inc. (ISA) and AIG have partnered with Praesidium,
a national leader in setting up abuse prevention programs through
the risk management process. Praesidium helps agencies reduce the
risk of abuse and minimize the potential that a consumer will be
sexually or physically abused by an employee, volunteer, or any
other program participant.
ISA insureds have access to use the confidential Praesidium toll-free
Help Line to discuss anything that may keep programs safe from abuse
and eliminate situations that may lead to a claim. For example:
• How to screen employees and volunteers.
• How to identify risks in programs.
• What to consider when starting new programs.
• How to respond to an allegation.
• What to do about suspicious interactions between an employee
and a consumer.
Typically a fee-based service, this toll-free Help Line is being
offered to ISA insureds at a no-cost.
Contact our Risk Management Department at 1-800-622-8272 to sign
up today.
Abuse Prevention Web Course -
The Partnership for People with Disabilities
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This online course was originally designed for healthcare professionals
who are in key positions to detect maltreatment of persons with
developmental disabilities across the continuum of care. The course
content is also highly relevant for many professionals who serve
children and adults with developmental disabilities in other roles
and settings such as counseling, education, independent living centers,
group homes, protective services, the courts, law enforcement, and
others.
This course examines the complexity of issues facing professionals
when abuse or neglect of children and adults with developmental
disabilities is suspected. Prevention issues are also addressed.
Features include interactive graphic design, including video interviews
with children and adults with developmental disabilities, their
caregivers, and disabilities specialists.
The cost of this course is $195 per individual. There are discounts
available for groups of five (5) or more individuals.
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