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Clallam County officials discuss adding alternate director to Washington risk-pool amid rising liability costs
Summary
County staff described layers of insurance, jail-related liability exposures and a proposed resolution to designate an additional alternate director for the statewide county risk pool to help manage the county's insurance portfolio.
Clallam County commissioners heard staff outline the county's risk-management structure and a proposed resolution to add an alternate director to the Washington counties'risk pool. The discussion took place during the board's Aug. 4 work session in Port Angeles.
The county currently participates in a multi-county insurance pool that layers self-insurance and commercial policies to cover property and liability exposures, staff said. "Clallam County has a total of $25,000,000 in insurance coverage," a county staff member said, describing multiple layers of protection the pool assembles to spread risk.
The staff member framed one of the county's largest liability exposures as claims tied to the criminal justice system, including jails and law enforcement. "For jails,…
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