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Council chooses Hightower Insurance as agent of record; move will rotate broker role
Summary
After debate, the LaSalle City Council voted to move the city's insurance-agent-of-record to Hightower Insurance on a rotating multi-year basis. Council members discussed employee preference and fairness to local firms before approving a three-year rotation starting with Hightower.
The LaSalle City Council voted to change the city's agent-of-record for employee and municipal insurance services to Hightower Insurance and to pursue a rotation of broker services on a multi-year schedule.
Council members said the decision was administrative and would not change coverage carriers such as Blue Cross; it affects which local broker serves as the city's agent. Some council members urged rotating the role among qualified local firms so more local businesses share related commissions; others cautioned against removing work from firms that have performed well.
Several aldermen said city employees had expressed concern about switching agents. One council member reported that city staff called and said they preferred the incumbent broker's service. Supporters of the motion said employee benefits and coverage would not change and that rotation would spread economic opportunities among local firms.
A motion to switch the agent-of-record to Hightower Insurance on a rotating three-year basis carried after a roll-call vote; council and staff discussed a 30-day notification process and an effective date for the change.
