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Bonner County board debates tort fund, insurance deductibles and workers' compensation placeholders for the budget
Summary
Commissioners and the risk manager discussed expected changes to liability insurance costs after EMS left shared coverage, recommended a conservative placeholder for premiums and deductibles until quotes arrive, and directed analysis of workers' compensation trends and claims management tools.
Bonner County commissioners on Monday told the risk manager to plan conservatively for next year’s liability and deductible costs and to provide updated insurance quotes before the board adopts final budget figures.
The risk manager described ongoing uncertainty as the county awaited formal insurance quotes and noted a recent shift when EMS secured its own insurance coverage; commissioners said that change will reduce revenue into the county’s tort pool but does not eliminate liability exposure. The…
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