Two or more municipalities, by resolution of their respective legislative bodies or
boards, may establish and enter into agreements for obtaining or effecting insurance
by self-insurance, for obtaining or effecting insurance from any insurer authorized
to transact business in this State as an admitted or surplus lines carrier, or for
obtaining and effecting insurance secured in accordance with any other method provided
by law, or by combination of the provisions of this section for obtaining and effecting
insurance. Agreements made pursuant to this section may provide for pooling of self-insurance
reserves, risks, claims and losses, and of administrative services and expenses associated
with the same, among municipalities. To accomplish the purposes of this subchapter,
two or more municipalities may form an association under the laws of this State to
develop and administer an intermunicipal risk management program, having as its purposes
reducing the risk of its members; safety engineering; distributing, sharing, and pooling
risks; acquiring insurance, excess loss insurance, or reinsurance; and processing,
paying, and defending claims against the members of such association. (Added 1985, No. 237 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 3, 1986.)
Morway v. Trombly, 789 A.2d 965 (Vt. 2001). · cites it 2דIn general, municipalities waive their sovereign immunity to the extent of insurance coverage. See 29 V.S.A. § 1403. But the Legislature "has specifically authorized municipalities to enter into intermunicipal agreements for liability insurance purposes, see 24 V.”
McMurphy v. State, 757 A.2d 1043 (Vt. 2000). “The Legislature, however, has specifically authorized municipalities to enter into intermunicipal agreements for liability insurance purposes, see 24 V.S.A. § 4942, participation in which does not constitute a waiver of immunity.”
Krull v. Town of Huntington (Vt. Super. Ct. 2017). “9 , 15–16 (2000) (citing 24 V.S.A. §§ 4942, 4946). Huntington has submitted evidence that it did not purchase its own liability insurance coverage at any time related to the subject flooding events, and instead was a member 5 VLCT PACIF refers to the Property and Casualty…”
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