West Terre Haute council weighs a $113,000 upfront payment after its insurer wouldn't renew
Who it touches
- West Terre Haute Police Department
Tracked in the archive
The town's insurance broker, Whitney of Epic Insurance, told the council the town's package carrier declined to renew its coverage, so the town had to piece together separate policies from several carriers instead of one bundled plan. 0:01:44 — open the recording, cued to 1 minute 44 seconds
She said the policy renewed August 1 and asked the board to approve paying $113,000 up front — rather than monthly, as in past years — mainly to cover law-enforcement liability and public-officials coverage, the two lines that rose the most. 0:03:02 — open the recording, cued to 3 minutes 2 seconds
The full annual package is now $157,781, up from $123,371 last year — an increase Epic said comes to under 27%, driven mostly by outstanding legal claims already on the town's books. 0:11:15 — open the recording, cued to 11 minutes 15 seconds
More from the record
- Same exchange continues0:04:59 (4 minutes 59 seconds)
Outcome
No vote taken; the board was weighing how to cover a $113,000 upfront insurance payment already due.
No vote was taken; the council was weighing whether to pay the $113,000 up front or finance it in installments with an added finance charge.
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