Board names Alliant Insurance broker of record for medical as district seeks alternatives to current self‑insured arrangement

The Amador County Unified School District Board of Trustees voted to make Alliant Insurance Services Inc. the district’s broker of record for medical benefits, effective Oct. 1, 2025. The appointment, approved by a majority vote at the July 9 meeting, expands Alliant’s role; the firm already serves as the district’s broker for dental, vision and voluntary benefits.

District staff said the appointment will let Alliant “go out to the market on the district’s behalf” to seek carrier options, cost estimates and implementation plans. “We are out in the market currently trying to survey and turn over every rock we possibly can,” Katie Huddleston, Alliant vice president, told trustees during the presentation. She said Alliant will return with detailed bids and, when a carrier declines to…