What We Do
For four decades, the national Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA) has been the one-stop resource for educational programming, risk resources and networking opportunities for public sector risk managers. In March of 2020 New Jersey PRIMA Chapter was created.
Our Mission
Our primary goal is to promote risk management effectiveness in public entities in order to preserve human and economic values.
The New Jersey chapter of the Public Risk Management Association (NJ PRIMA) is one of 28 PRIMA chapters in the nation. For four decades, the Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA) has been the one-stop resource for educational programming, risk resources and networking opportunities for public sector risk managers.
The association’s mission is to promote effective risk management in the public interest as an essential component of public administration.
Headquartered in Alexandria, Va., PRIMA is the largest risk management association dedicated solely to the practice of risk management in the public sector. PRIMA’s membership is made up of more than 2,000 entities in more than 1,800 jurisdictions.
PRIMA’s members coordinate risk management, purchase insurance, manage human resources, administrate safety and environmental programs, manage labor issues, handle parks and recreation programs and much more. They adhere to a strict code of ethics, a standard of professional conduct as it applies to member work-related activities.
The Purpose of NJ PRIMA is to
Increase the proficiency of risk management in governmental agencies, political subdivisions thereof and school districts;
Strengthen the quality of risk management through continuing education;
Be an educational and research organization for the benefit of governments, governmental agencies, political subdivisions thereof, school districts and other special district units through the State of New Jersey;
Provide the members the opportunity to exchange ideas, to consult with one another, to meet persons in or associated with public risk management, and to supply members with information concerning their organization;
Act in any manner which will further the best interests of governmental agencies, political subdivisions, schools and other special districts in their risk management activities.
