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Sumner County board selects ESP to manage property and casualty insurance procurement
Summary
At its Jan. 16, 2025 special meeting, the Sumner County Insurance and Liability Board voted to retain Exploring Security Planning Inc. (ESP) as the county’s broker to lead the procurement of property and casualty insurance and to prepare an RFP process.
On Jan. 16, 2025, the Sumner County Insurance and Liability Board voted to retain Exploring Security Planning Incorporated (ESP) to help the county solicit and evaluate bids for property and casualty insurance.
The decision followed discussion about the county’s recent practice of using broker services rather than running its own multi‑year requests for proposals. Board members discussed a history of a 2019 RFP, a 2021 shift to broker services, and a December 2023 timing issue for courthouse coverage that prompted the current review.
Board members and staff said the county had previously run a three‑year bid cycle through 2019, then moved to annual renewals via brokers beginning in 2021. The board chair said last year the county was “rushed” and had to buy coverage within two weeks; members agreed the county should now…
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