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Putnam County approves insurance deductible changes as EPIC warns of shortfall

Putnam County Board of Commissioners · January 5, 2026
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Summary

Commissioners approved higher deductibles and an EPIC recommended insurance option after EPIC warned that workers' compensation and property exposures will raise 2026 premiums; county officials were told the changes still leave a projected $42,000 gap that must be addressed by the County Council.

Commissioners on the Putnam County Board approved adjustments to county insurance coverage after a presentation by John Parmley of EPIC, the county's insurance representative.

Parmley told the board that workers' compensation premiums rose in 2026 because of county salary increases and the lingering effect of a prior $2.3 million claim; he said that latter claim "should fall off this next year."…

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