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Insurance consultants defend joint-insurance coverage and dispute reported $6 million health‑plan savings
Summary
Connor Strong & Buckalew representatives presented to the Toms River Township Council to rebut media claims about the town’s insurance moves, arguing alternative proposals carried much higher deductibles and that town budget lines show health‑benefit costs rose rather than fell by $6 million.
Joseph Dibella, an executive partner at Connor Strong & Buckalew, told the Toms River Township Council on Jan. 7 that recent press assertions about the town’s insurance decisions and his firm’s conduct were inaccurate and that public documents support his firm’s position. "We are proud taxpayers in Toms River Township," Dibella said, and he asked the council to consider an apples‑to‑apples comparison of coverage before concluding a change produced large savings.
Dibella and his colleague Dave Grubb presented a side‑by‑side comparison of the Ocean County Joint Insurance Fund (OC JIF) coverage and alternatives the township considered. Grubb said two alternative proposals showed nominally lower premiums (one example cited a $48,755 premium difference) but substantially higher deductibles…
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