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Emery County approves 2026–27 employee benefits renewal after broker negotiates lower medical increase
Summary
County benefits broker reported negotiated renewals: medical renewal reduced to 8.8% (from a 15.8% initial offer), Delta Dental proposed 7.5% increase, VSP vision rates decreased with added benefits, and life insurance rates were held; commissioners approved renewal for July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027.
County benefits broker Jeff Kelsey (joining by Zoom) walked the commissioners through the county's insurance experience and renewal offers for the July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 plan year. Kelsey said the county's rolling 12-month medical claims totaled about $3.25 million while premiums paid were roughly $3.0 million, producing a loss ratio Kelsey described as "about 116%." He told the board an…
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