North Judson Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe told the North Judson Town Council Monday night that insurance renewals are coming up soon.
Continue readingNorth Judson Town Council Hears Insurance Renewal Update
Culver School Board Discusses Insurance Increase
The Culver School Board members will be taking on more of the cost of insurance following a discussion this week on insurance increases.
Continue readingPulaski County Attorney Working to Straighten Out Misdirected Funds following Email Hack
Pulaski County continues to try to straighten out an email hack that reportedly resulted in thousands of dollars in county funds being intercepted. “Back in May, if you don’t remember, we were the victim of a hack, of an email hack that caused two payments to be misdirected to the hacker, totaling about $22,000,” County Attorney Kevin Tankersley told the county council and commissioners last week.
Continue readingEastern Pulaski Expects Significant Savings with Insurance Switch
The Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation expects to save about $60,000 by switching insurance providers.
Continue readingNorth Judson Council to Get Update on COVID-19 Relief for Small Businesses Tonight
The North Judson Town Council will get an update tonight on the latest round of COVID-19 relief for small businesses. The town was awarded $200,000 through the state’s COVID-19 Response Program earlier this year.
Continue readingHamlet Sees Slight Decrease in Insurance Costs
The Town of Hamlet is expecting a slight decrease in insurance costs. The town council last week agreed to continue with 1st Source Insurance for the year. This year’s premium is $126 lower than last year’s.
Continue readingPulaski County Commissioners Choose New Workers’ Comp Provider
Pulaski County will be paying more for workers’ compensation insurance next year, but will no longer have to use an assigned risk pool.
Continue readingKnox City Council Approves Budget Transfers for Insurance and Benefits
The Knox City Council took action last week to make up a shortfall in the city’s insurance budget. Council members transferred more than $68,000 into the insurance line item and over $23,000 into benefits. That money will come out of four other line items funded by economic development income tax revenues.
Continue readingPulaski County Council Approves Budget Transfer for Workers’ Comp Change
The Pulaski County Council has approved funding arrangements for the change in the county’s workers’ compensation coverage. The county was dropped by the Indiana Public Employers’ Plan, leading the county commissioners to choose a policy using the state pool last month.
Continue readingPulaski County Commissioners Approve New Workers’ Comp Policy
After getting dropped by its workers’ compensation provider, Pulaski County has now secured coverage for next year. The county commissioners Monday approved a policy using the Indiana state pool. The cost ended up being about $164,000, which was less than $2,000 more than the county’s policy with the Indiana Public Employers’ Plan.
Continue readingPulaski County Commissioners Once Again Vote to Get Cyber Security Insurance
Cyber security insurance will end up costing Pulaski County more than double what was originally thought. Back in August, the county commissioners voted to move forward with a policy from EMC Insurance, at a cost of just over $4,100 a year. But during last week’s meeting, insurance agent Gene Timm explained that the company would not provide standalone coverage.
Continue readingR & R Benefits to Offer Supplemental Insurance Policies to Pulaski County Employees
Pulaski County employees will soon have some more insurance options. Last week, the county commissioners agreed to let R & R Benefits offer supplemental medical policies to employees.
Continue readingCAD Service Agreement, Cloud Storage Items Discussed by Starke County Council
The Starke County Council and Commission members discussed two requests by IT Director Richard Franks last week.
Continue readingWest Central School Board Approves Change in Liability Insurance Carrier
The West Central School Corporation is hoping to see some cost savings by switching liability insurance carriers. Superintendent Dan Zylstra says the school corporation is switching to Astra Insurance.
Continue readingPulaski County Commissioners Approve Cyber and Data Protection Insurance Policy
The Pulaski County Commissioners have decided to invest in cyber insurance. They voted Monday to move forward with a policy from EMC Insurance, at a cost of just over $4,100 a year. It will provide $1 million of cyber coverage and $500,000 of coverage for data protection.
Continue readingPulaski County Emergency Medical Services Raising Fees
Pulaski County’s ambulance fees are going up. Last week, the county commissioners agreed to increase some of the fees the EMS Department charges private insurance carriers.
Continue readingPulaski County Council Considers Options for Outside Reimbursement Funds Not Included in Budget
Reimbursable costs are eating into the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department budget. Sheriff Jeff Richwine recently told the county council that when his jailers have to transport federal inmates, his department gets $18 per hour from the federal government for their labor.
Continue readingPulaski County Commissioners Agree to Let One Insurance Company Submit Proposal
The Pulaski County Commissioners have agreed to get a second opinion on insurance coverage, but some officials were concerned that could create extra work for department heads. Representatives from ONI Risk Partners met with the commissioners last week, offering to analyze the county’s insurance needs, look for potential areas for improvement, and present some options.
Continue readingPulaski County Sees Significant Savings in Insurance Costs
Pulaski County stands to save a significant amount of money on insurance costs. When the county commissioners approved the renewal of various policies last week, Gene Timm with Novotny Insurance said costs have gone down by almost $35,000.
Continue readingWinamac Aero Modelers Field Insurance Discussed by Pulaski County Commissioners
Pulaski County is working to resolve some insurance issues with the Winamac Aero Modelers Field. Gene Timm discussed the issue with the county commissioners last week. “That organization had asked to see if the county could carry the liability and then they would reimburse the county,” he said. “That won’t work. They’ve got to have their own because that’s their function.”
