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Crawford County IT director recommends switching to larger, cheaper cyber-insurance policy
Summary
IT director Brandon Spore told commissioners a broker found a $5 million cyber-insurance policy with a $19,465 annual premium — cheaper than the county’s current $3 million policy at $25,435 — and recommended approving the switch; the transcript records a motion request but does not show a formal recorded vote.
Crawford County commissioners heard a presentation from Brandon Spore, the county’s IT director, about a proposed change to the county’s cyber-insurance coverage. Spore said a broker from Ryan Insurance, Blake Barto, bid the policy and found one that offers up to $5,000,000 in coverage with an annual premium of $19,465. He contrasted that with the county’s existing $3,000,000 policy, which he said carries an annual premium of $25,435.
"More coverage for less money," Spore said when summarizing the proposal, and he recommended the commission adopt the new policy. Spore told commissioners he could provide the detailed policy documents and pricing sheets for review.
Commissioners asked questions and moved the discussion toward approval; the transcript shows a request for a motion to approve the policy but does not record a formal roll-call vote or an explicit outcome in the public minutes portion of the transcript. The transcript does not identify the motion’s mover or seconder by name.
The insurance proposal was presented as a cost-saving measure that would increase the county’s cyber liability limit. No additional details about policy exclusions, retroactive date, deductible amounts, or implementation timeline were stated in the public discussion recorded in the transcript. Spore offered to provide the underlying documents to commissioners for further review and next steps.
Next steps: staff to circulate the policy documents and pricing; a formal vote, if taken, was not captured in the recorded transcript provided.
