The Jefferson County Board of Directors awarded a $353,599 bid for workers' compensation coverage to the Illinois Public Risk Fund on Tuesday.The vote means that the Illinois Public Risk Fund will remain the county's workers' compensation carrier, according to a report from the Mt. Vernon Register-News newspaper. The only other insurer to bid on the contract was the Illinois Counties Risk Management Trust, which bid $347,875. County leaders chose the IPRF because doing so will give the county access to nearly $24,000 in grant funding for safety equipment. County Board Chairman Robe...
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