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Nobles County board approves 2026 employee insurance rates; health plan keeps 0% increase
Summary
The Nobles County Board on Oct. 21 approved 2026 insurance rate recommendations: PIEP health premiums remain unchanged (0% increase) though the Value Plan will be discontinued; Delta Dental rates rise slightly; prior life insurance increases remain in effect.
The Nobles County Board of Commissioners voted Oct. 21 to approve recommended 2026 employee insurance rates and plan changes, after a presentation from staff and the county budget committee.
County staff told commissioners that PIEP (health insurance) returned a 0% premium increase for 2026 but will no longer offer the Value Plan. Delta Dental proposed modest increases — about $0.50 per pay period for single coverage and $6.27 per pay period for family coverage. The board noted an earlier decision to raise guaranteed life insurance for employees from $25,000 to $50,000 and discussed premium differences for Single + Spouse coverage.
The motion to adopt the 2026 insurance rates was moved by Commissioner Justin Ahlers and seconded by Commissioner Chris Dybevick; the action "to approve the 2026 Insurance Rates" was duly passed. The minutes record that the budget committee (Finance, Administration and two commissioners) presented options and recommended proceeding under the terms described.
The decision leaves open plan-structure choices for employees affected by the removal of the Value Plan and holds the county's funded life-insurance guarantee at the higher level the board previously approved. No specific headcount or dollar-cost totals for the county's insurance budget were provided in the meeting minutes.
