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Cowlitz County to switch workers' compensation claims to Gallagher Bassett
Summary
Risk and safety manager Sally Pierce said a participating addendum to Clark County's contract with Gallagher Bassett would improve service, add electronic claims dashboards and reduce costs; commissioners approved the addendum.
Cowlitz County risk and safety manager Sally Pierce asked the board to approve a participating addendum that would move workers' compensation third-party administration to Gallagher Bassett, using Clark County's contract as the procurement vehicle.
Pierce said the change would provide a full claim-management team, electronic dashboards and an employee-facing app to track claims, and would free up her limited staff to focus on broader safety priorities. "This transition will free up, my time being a small department now and allow me to focus on bigger agenda items that, will remain a strong focus for Cowlitz County," she said. Staff compared current costs to the new arrangement and noted the new contract line for new claims was described in the presentation as "25,000" with additional amounts to assume existing claims. Commissioners moved to approve the participation addendum with Gallagher Bassett and voted in favor.
Speakers quoted: Sally Pierce (presentation); Staff member (speaker 11) (procurement context); Committee member (speaker 4) (mover).
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