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Safety & Risk Department <br />731 S. Lafayette Blvd. <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />Phone 574/ 245-6400 <br />Fax 574/ 245-6404 <br />TDD 574/ 235-5567 <br />City of South Bend Pete Buttigieg, Mayor <br />Department of Safety and Risk Management <br />Robert Yeary, Safety & Risk Director <br />Please be advised that the City of South Bend is a municipal corporation organized under the laws of the <br />State of Indiana, and is self -insured under provisions of Indiana statutes and local ordinance. Specifically, the <br />City of South Bend maintains blanket insurance coverage over real and personal property, and is covered by a <br />non -reverting insurance premium and liability reserve fund created by the City of South Bend, Ordinance #6657- <br />79, pursuant to Indiana Code 34-13-3-4, as amended from time to time. Under said statute, the City's liability is <br />limited to: <br />(a) Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) for a cause of action that accrues before January 1, 2006; <br />(b) Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) for a cause of action that accrues on or after January 1, <br />2006, and before January 1, 2008; or <br />(c) Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000) for a cause of action that accrues on or after January 1, <br />2008: and <br />(d) for injury to or death of all persons in that occurrence, Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000); and <br />(e) A governmental entity or an employee of a governmental entity acting within the scope of employment <br />is not liable for punitive damages. <br />Date January 2018 <br />9C.Rob Cary <br />