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Rockingham County risk manager details premium increases, new law-enforcement liability costs

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Risk manager Chris Elliott told commissioners the countys 2025 insurance premium rose after property-value and liability changes and that law-enforcement coverage shifted to a high-premium, high-deductible arrangement that substantially raised county costs.

Chris Elliott, Rockingham County risk manager, presented a summary of the countys insurance renewals and changes at the July 21 meeting, saying the countys total insurance cost for the coming year is about $1.20 million before broker fees. Elliott said commercial property premiums rose with inflation and that inland-marine values fell after asset sales and depreciation. He told the board the countys law-enforcement liability coverage was the biggest…

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