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Boone County commissioners debate agent-of-record process for near-$1M insurance purchase
Summary
Commissioners and local insurance representatives debated whether to reassign the county’s agent of record — which controls who may submit quotes to insurers — or instead run a competitive RFP to create more visible competition for a roughly $1 million property and casualty renewal.
Boone County commissioners spent extended discussion on whether to assign or reassign an agent of record for property and casualty insurance that covers nearly $1 million of county expenditures, with no final competitive process approved during the meeting.
One commissioner said the current process creates "a one‑stop shop with no competition on a million dollar item" and moved to approve a new agent-of-record letter to allow a different agency to handle the county's renewal; the motion was seconded and produced prolonged debate about competition, timing and operational risk.
The nut graf: Commissioners weighing whether to change the agent of record faced…
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