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JPA, CSAC-EIA Amended: February 28, 2006 <br /> Page 3 of 21 <br /> “Participating public entity” shall mean any member public entity which has entered into a <br />program offered by the Authority pursuant to Article 14 of this Agreement and has not withdrawn or been <br />canceled therefrom pursuant to Articles 20 or 21. <br /> "Self-insured retention" shall mean that portion of a loss resulting from an occurrence <br />experienced by a member which is retained as a liability or potential liability of the member and is not <br />subject to payment by the Authority. <br /> "Reinsurance" shall mean insurance purchased by the Authority as part of an insurance <br />program to cover that portion of any loss which exceeds the joint funding capacity of that program. <br /> <br /> <br />ARTICLE 2 <br />PURPOSES <br /> <br /> This Agreement is entered into by the member counties and member public entities in order to <br />jointly develop and fund insurance programs as determined. Such programs may include, but are not <br />limited to, the creation of joint insurance funds, including primary and excess insurance funds, the pooling <br />of self-insured claims and losses, purchased insurance, including reinsurance, and the provision of <br />necessary administrative services. Such administrative services may include, but shall not be limited to, <br />risk management consulting, loss prevention and control, centralized loss reporting, actuarial consulting, <br />claims adjusting, and legal defense services. <br /> <br /> <br />ARTICLE 3 <br />PARTIES TO AGREEMENT <br /> <br /> (a) There shall be two classes of membership of the parties pursuant to this Agreement <br />consisting of one class designated as Member Counties and another class designated as Member Public <br />Entities. <br /> (b) Each member county and member public entity, as a party to this Agreement, certifies <br />that it intends to and does contract with all other members as parties to this Agreement and, with such <br />other members as may later be added as parties to this Agreement pursuant to Article 19 as to all <br />programs of which it is a participating member. Each member also certifies that the removal of any party <br />from this Agreement, pursuant to Articles 20 or 21, shall not affect this Agreement or the member’s <br />obligations hereunder. <br /> (c) A member for purposes of providing insurance coverage under any program of the <br />Authority, may contract on behalf of, and shall be deemed to include: <br /> Any public entity as defined in Government Code § 811.2 which the member requests to <br />be added and from the time that such request is approved by the Executive Committee of the Authority.