Building Resilient Employee Performance Appraisals
Todd Holt
Deputy Executive Director, Texas State Office of Risk Management
In this episode, Todd Holt speaks about the connection between performance appraisals and risk management. He shares his expertise, emphasizing the importance of objective appraisals in reducing risks related to employment litigation, such as wrongful termination and discrimination claims.
Todd also highlights the need for clear job descriptions, honest performance reviews, and continuous feedback to ensure ongoing improvement and mitigate potential legal issues.
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Todd Holt
Deputy Executive Director, Texas State Office of Risk Management
Speaker Biography
Todd Holt currently serves as the Deputy Executive Director for the Texas State Office of Risk Management (SORM). He holds a master’s degree from Texas Tech University and several professional designations. Mr. Holt has served in multiple executive level positions with various organizations responsible for risk and claims operations.
Responsibilities
Todd serves as the Deputy Executive Director for SORM. His focus is overseeing a staff of 120 employees who serve Texas state agencies. SORM is responsible for workers' compensation claims, enterprise risk, placement of insurance (auto, property, fine arts, and errors & omissions), enterprise risk and continuity of operations.
Business Expertise
Todd 37 years in the insurance industry, he has extensive experience in workers’ compensation, auto, property and professionally liability claims. He has worked for private and public sectors, including 20 years at a public risk pool. He has held the current position with the state of Texas for 10 years.
Professional Affiliations
Todd is active in the following risk associations: State Risk Management Association, University Risk Management and Insurance Association and Association of Government Risk Pools
Education
Todd holds a bachelor and master degrees from Texas Tech University.
He holds the following professional designations: Associate in Claims (AIC), Associate in Claims Management (AIC-M), Profressioanl Continuity Planner (PCP), Certified Claims Professional in Casualty Claims (CCP) and Worker Recovery Professional (WRP).
