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Wichita County hears risk-pool review showing high vehicle damage costs, strong workers'‑comp performance
Summary
At its June 13 meeting, Wichita County Commissioners received a presentation from risk‑management contractor Steve Owens detailing five‑year auto claim payouts, department-level breakdowns, and workers' compensation results; county staff were asked to follow up with detailed reports on public‑works classifications and jail claims.
Wichita County Commissioners' Court on June 13 received a data review from Steve Owens of Attack Risk Management Services showing that auto physical‑damage claims have driven the county's loss exposure while workers' compensation results have stayed relatively low.
Owens told the court the pool has paid $528,508 in auto claims since October 2022, with the county's deductible share reported at $115,007.53, and that auto physical damage accounted for most of that total: the pool paid $351,005.62 for physical damage and $176,009.46 for auto liability. "This is where the money's going from the county," Owens said, describing the purpose of the report as a way "to show you the true cost of where the money is going every year, out of your claims."
The presentation broke costs down by department and year and showed deductibles declining after a peak in 2023. Owens pointed to a trend in deductible activity — "it went from 40 to 25 to 15" —…
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