County risk manager warns carrier's reporting requirement would add unbudgeted costs; board endorses continuing current format
Lancaster County’s risk manager told commissioners the county’s excess workers’ compensation carrier requires reporting every claim through its system — a departure from customary practice — and the board supported providing claim information in Lancaster County’s existing format to avoid unbudgeted costs.
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Lancaster County Risk Manager Sue Eckley informed the Board of Commissioners that the county’s excess workers’ compensation carrier, Midwest Employers, is requiring every claim be reported through the carrier’s specific claims reporting system — a change from prior practice, which typically required notifying an excess carrier only after a claim reached about 50% of the county’s self‑insured retention.
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