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Wilson County approves insurance awards to Texas Association of Counties for health, casualty and workers’ comp
Summary
After committee review, the court accepted Texas Association of Counties proposals for health ($794.26/employee option), casualty ($108,043 annually) and workers' compensation ($96,187) coverage, citing training, risk management and limits as deciding factors.
Wilson County Commissioners approved awards for three insurance lines to the Texas Association of Counties (TAC) following staff and committee review of RFP responses.
On agenda item 6a the court accepted TAC’s health and welfare offering (employee‑only rate cited at $794.26 under a $2,000 deductible employee‑only plan). The insurance committee compared responses including Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield via TAC, Cigna and direct TAC proposals and recommended TAC for the county’s base plan.
For casualty coverage (agenda item 6b) TAC was the only quoted provider; staff recommended TAC’s package — which includes general liability, law enforcement liability and umbrella coverage — at an annual premium of $108,043. The court approved the recommendation.
For workers’ compensation (agenda item 6c) the court approved TAC’s proposal at $96,187, which staff emphasized includes higher statutory limits and additional training, loss‑control and on‑site audit support that county staff and the sheriff’s office valued.
Commissioners discussed deductibles, out‑of‑pocket maxima (staff cited $4,000 in‑network and $8,000 out‑of‑network for the TAC plan) and program features such as defensive‑driving training, simulator training for law enforcement and policy/manual assistance; votes on each award were voice votes recorded as passes.
