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•$1 U,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one occurrence; •$50,000 for loss of ineans of support of any one person in any one occurrence; •$100,000 for loss of ineans of support of two or more persons in any one occurrence; •$50,000 for other pecuniary loss of any one person in any one occurrence; and •$100,000 for other pecuniary loss of two or more persons in any one occurrence. Comprehensive Municipal and Liquor Liability Coverage Changes The LMCIT coverage document has been amended to require that in situations where members do not consent to a settlement, they must cooperate with LMCIT so it can ensure that Medicare's financial interests are protected, as xequired by federal regulations. The coverage language has been further modified to clarify that members who do not consent to settlement must defend and indemnify LMCIT for Medicare claims that result. Workers' Compensation Coverage Changes LMCIT has added coverage for certain costs of treatment and wage loss for emergency response personnei (i.e. paid and volunteer firefighters, EMTs and ambulance attendants, First Responders, and peace officers) affected by posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after a traumatic emergency call. This same type of coverage is already in place for peace officers affected by PTSD after certain use of force incidents. This is another enhancement LMCIT has added to its workers' compensation coverage. Here are a few other coverages that members of LMCIT's workers' compensation program receive: • The cost of diagnostic testing that's required by OSHA for an employee that's beem exposed to an infectious disease. • Cities' officers, employees, volunteers and so on are named as insureds for purposes of the employer's liability coverage. • Cities carry a$1.5 million limit to match the statutory liability limits to cover cities' potential tort liability for injuries to an employee. • Cities are covered for any liability that may fall under the Longshoremen's and Harborworkers' Act, the Jones Act, or the Federal Employers' Liability Act. • Cities are covered for the cost of defending the city or a city officer or employee for a claim where damages are sought under M.S. 176.82. This statute allows an injured employee to sue the city and/or a city officer or employee for damages for coercing or obstructing the employee , from seeking workers' compensation benefits. • Optional aecident coverag� for volunteers. Incentive Programs Land Use Incentive Beginning November 15, 2010, cities that successfully complet� online training about land-use decision making will earn a savings of as much as $3,750 per land use claim. Cities that do not meet the training requirements will bear a larger percentage of the costs of their land use litigation. The incentive is available on an ongoing basis to all member cities that certify at their renewal that all of the following city officials successfully completed the training: 2