VCJPA

What VCJPA does

VCJPA is a member-driven joint powers authority (JPA) formed by agreement between California mosquito abatement and vector control districts to jointly fund and develop coverage programs. The organization operates as a public-agency risk-pooling entity headquartered at 1750 Creekside Oaks Drive, Suite 200, Sacramento, California, with 11–50 employees. Its core function is to aggregate risk and administrative functions for member districts that would otherwise lack the scale or actuarial breadth to operate standalone insurance and risk management programs.

The product portfolio centers on coverage programs (liability, property, and related pooled coverage for member districts), supplemented by Safety and Risk Control Services, Certificate of Coverage issuance, ERMA-provided training resources, and claims reporting and management. Operationally, the technology stack is delivered through a core partnership with Sedgwick Pooling, which hosts the website, certificate of coverage requests, and claim intake workflows on behalf of VCJPA. Training and risk-management resources are sourced through ERMA (Entity Risk Management Association), and the organization holds CAJPA (California Association of Joint Powers Authorities) accreditation.

VCJPA's revenue model is member contributions and joint funding rather than commercial premiums; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is structured as a quote-based, member-driven arrangement. The GTM motion is direct member engagement — districts join as members and pay recurring contributions to participate in the pooled coverage programs. The customer base is concentrated in California and restricted to the mosquito abatement / vector control vertical, which both defines the niche and limits addressable market expansion.

Name

VCJPA

Legal name

Vector Control Joint Powers Agency

Website

https://vcjpa.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VCJPA is a California-based joint powers authority that pools risk and jointly funds coverage programs for member mosquito abatement and vector control districts, delivering pooled insurance, safety training, and claims services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Member Contributions and Joint Funding: As a joint powers authority, VCJPA is funded through contributions and joint funding arrangements with member mosquito abatement and vector control districts to collectively fund and develop coverage programs.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

VCJPA is a member-driven joint powers authority that jointly funds and develops coverage programs for mosquito abatement and vector control districts. It provides risk pooling, safety and risk control services, certificate of coverage issuance, claims reporting, and training resources (via ERMA) to its member districts across California.

Product overview

VCJPA operates as a member-driven joint powers authority offering a unified platform of coverage programs and administrative services for mosquito abatement and vector control districts. The portfolio consists of core coverage programs for risk pooling, supplemented by Safety and Risk Control Services, Certificate of Coverage management, ERMA Training, and Claims Reporting services. These services work together to provide comprehensive risk management and administrative support to member districts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coverage Programs
• Safety and Risk Control Services
• Certificate of Coverage
• ERMA Training
• Claims Reporting

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Sedgwick PoolingcoreTechnology or IntegrationSedgwick Pooling provides the technology platform for VCJPA's website, manages certificate of coverage requests, and processes claims. Members access certificate forms and claim reporting through the Sedgwick platform.
• ERMA (Entity Risk Management Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVCJPA provides access to ERMA trainings for its member districts, offering training videos and educational resources for risk management and safety compliance.
• CAJPA (California Association of Joint Powers Authorities)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVCJPA holds CAJPA accreditation, demonstrating compliance with standards for joint powers authorities in California. The CAJPA accreditation process validates the agency's operations and governance.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Alliant Insurance Services: Large national insurance brokerage with a significant public-entity practice including pool and JPA clients. Sits in the same California public-agency risk-transfer ecosystem as VCJPA, though at a much broader scale and as a broker rather than a pool.
• Keenan & Associates: California-headquartered insurance brokerage and risk-management consulting firm focused on public agencies and JPAs. Provides insurance advisory and brokerage into the same California public-entity market that VCJPA serves via pooled coverage.

Direct peers

• ERMA (Entity Risk Management Agency): California JPA structure providing risk pooling and training access to public agencies, structurally and functionally aligned with VCJPA's coverage-program + ERMA-training model. ERMA is explicitly cited as a training partner, operating in the same JPA-based risk-pool paradigm.
• CSAC Excess Insurance Authority (EIA): California State Association of Counties-affiliated JPA that pools risk for county and related public agencies. Comparable to VCJPA as a California JPA-built risk-sharing pool covering public-sector entities with insurance-like coverage programs.
• PRISM (Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management): A California JPA risk pool providing coverage and risk management services to public agencies. Operates a closely analogous member-funded risk-pooling model within the same California public-sector risk environment as VCJPA.

Others

• Sedgwick (Pooling division): Core technology and claims-administration partner for VCJPA, providing the pooling platform that runs certificate of coverage, claims reporting, and the member portal. Also operates as a broader pooling administrator serving other JPA pools — an ecosystem enabler rather than a direct competitor.
• California Association of Joint Powers Authorities (CAJPA): Industry accreditation body whose CAJPA-accredited seal VCJPA holds. Encompasses the broader ecosystem of California JPAs and serves as the standards-setter and convener for the market in which VCJPA operates; not a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vector-control-joint-powers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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