Under new Section 412.013, Labor Code, SORM is required to biennially review the Risk Management For Texas State Agencies (RMTSA) Guidelines to determine if they are appropriate and current. Staff reviewed the structure and content of the current RMTSA Guidelines with the intent to present them in a more user friendly format and to update […]

The State Office of Risk Management is proud to announce Janice McCoy has joined the Office as the new Public Relations Liaison. Ms. McCoy will serve as the liaison between SORM and the Legislature, and will also facilitate relationships with our internal staff, customers, other governmental entities, business partners, media, and the general public. “We […]

DISCLAIMER: All comments and audio for this meeting are subject to open records. Additionally, public comments are not available if connecting to the meeting by phone. Please connect using a computer with the Zoom app to place public comments during the meeting. Meeting Time 9:30 AM Central, July 14th, 2020 Meeting Documents Meeting Agenda Meeting Packet […]

The State Office of Risk Management is pleased to welcome Nick Witkowski as the Account Manager in the Enterprise Risk department, Insurance Services unit. Along with Insurance Specialists, Derrick Guzman and Shelly Milvo, Mr. Witkowski will handle all sponsored lines of insurance, helping state agencies understand their risk exposures as well as how to best […]

For more information specific to continuity of operations and pandemic recover, please visit our COOP Pandemic Recovery page. Communicable diseases, pandemic influenzas, and coronavirus (COVID-19), have the potential to infect large numbers of people, and therefore to interrupt governmental operations.  According to FEMA, pandemic-causing viruses have three characteristics in common: Has the ability to reproduce […]