Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Corporation Presents 2002 Loss Prevention Award to Local Sheriff's Departments

The Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Corporation (County Mutual) recognized sheriff's departments from around the state recently with the Loss Prevention Awards for having few claims in their respective counties in 2002.

The annual awards were presented to only 15 counties statewide out of the 55 County Mutual member counties. These 15 counties were recognized for low losses in the claim year 2002. The counties include:

• Bayfield County
• Buffalo County
• Forest County
• Green County
• Iowa County
• Iron County
• Jackson County
• Lafayette County
• Marquette County
• Pepin County
• Price County
• Richland County
• Vernon County
• Washburn County

"These loss prevention awards highlight the hardworking partnership between member counties and the County Mutual and we are proud to present them to these sheriff's departments," said Wisconsin Counties Association Director of Insurance Operations Jon Hochkammer. "These counties have diligently focused on risk prevention and due to their efforts, the county sheriff's employees have a secure environment to work in and the citizens of these counties are safer because of their efforts."

In addition to providing comprehensive liability insurance, the Wisconsin County Mutual offers a wide array of services to its 55 member counties. Some of these services include highway rodeos, defensive driving training, safety newsletters, loss control incentive programs and an extensive library of risk prevention videos.

"These 15 counties' effective risk management efforts are to be commended and demonstrate our member counties' commitment to the County Mutual's claims philosophy," said John Dirkse, Executive Vice President of Aegis Corporation, which administers the County Mutual. "Especially in these tight fiscal times, we have once again proven the partnership between counties and the County Mutual works very well, saves taxpayer dollars and results in safer communities."

The Wisconsin Counties Association, along with county officials from around the state, created the Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Corporation in 1987 to provide quality liability insurance substantially at cost to its members. To offer the benefits of the County Mutual to municipalities, Community Insurance Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the County Mutual, was created in 2002. For more information, visit http://www.wisconsincountymutual.org or http://www.communityinsurancecorporation.com

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