ST. PAUL — Mower County is the 2017 recipient of the Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust ’s award for Outstanding Performance in the Property/Casualty Division.  The award was announced Dec. 4 at the trust’s annual membership meeting in St. Cloud.

Each year, the trust looks for the county that has demonstrated steady improvement in its risk management and loss control efforts, its claims handling practices and its overall responsiveness to the trust during the past five years, according to a news release from Mower County.

The trust’s Board Chairman Scott Sanders the casualty division award to Mower County for consistently improving claims handling of property and liability losses, as well as protecting its property and citizens through aggressive loss control and risk management activities.

The award winning county distinguishes itself in the areas of loss control and risk management. Criteria used to identify the recipient include risk management, loss control, customer service and property/casualty claims.