The story
The Habersham County Board of Commissioners took up a request to renew the county's property and liability insurance with ACCG-IRMA for fiscal year 2026.
County staff's summary requested approval of the ACCG-IRMA renewal with the deductible raised to $10,000, covering July 1, 2025 through July 1, 2026. At that deductible level the premium was set to rise by $27,779, or 3.8%, over the prior year's $728,164 premium, to $755,943 — lower than the $797,671 the county would have paid to keep its previous, lower deductible.
The renewal reflected coverage changes to the ACCG-IRMA agreement that the ACCG-IRMA Board of Trustees had approved on April 25, 2025, effective with the new policy year.
On June 16, 2025, the Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 to approve the ACCG-IRMA renewal for FY2026 with the increased $10,000 deductible.