2025 MCIT Awards: Members Recognized for Risk Management

MCIT Board Chair Ron Antony announced the recipients of MCIT’s annual awards during the 2025 Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust Annual Membership Meeting Dec. 8 in Bloomington. Every year MCIT recognizes three counties that excel at risk management and loss control. When members work to prevent losses and minimize risk exposures, they contribute to the overall resilience of MCIT.

Criteria used for the awards include:

• Performance in risk management and loss control efforts
• Responsiveness to MCIT program initiatives
• Improvement in property/casualty claims experience and administration over the past four coverage years (2021-2024)
• Improvement in workers’ compensation claims experience and administration over the past four coverage years (2021-2024)

Carver, Murray, Carlton Counties Recognized

Carver County earned the 2025 County of the Year award. This award honors the county that has set the standard of excellence in risk management and loss control for the year. Carver County consistently contacts MCIT early for risk management recommendations and insight on their operational concerns and importantly implements MCIT’s advice.

The other two awards recognize improvement in the specific areas of property and casualty (liability) and workers’ compensation risk management and loss control. Murray County received the Outstanding Performance in the Property and Casualty Division award and Carlton County earned the Outstanding Performance in the Workers’ Compensation Division award.

These division awards are presented to counties that demonstrate consistent improvement in the areas during the assessment period. For property and casualty, that means improvements in the county’s loss ratio through commitment to implementing better loss control and risk management methods, as well as a dedication to protecting county property and citizens.

For workers’ compensation, the award recognizes improvement in the county’s experience modification factor and reduced claims in the areas of workplace injury and illness, as well as a commitment to reducing employee injuries and improving loss control efforts.

On behalf of the entire board, Antony congratulated the winners on their accomplishments.