History
The New Hampshire Local Government Center (LGC) is home to the New Hampshire Municipal Association (NHMA), HealthTrust and Property-Liability Trust. Originally founded as the NHMA in 1941 for the purpose of exchanging information in the interest of more efficient and effective local government, NHMA was reorganized in July 2003 as the LGC.
New Hampshire Municipal Association
The NHMA is a nonprofit, non-partisan membership organization of municipalities. It provides advocacy support for municipal governments plus educational and training programs for local officials and employees. Advocacy activities are governed by a board comprising municipal officials from throughout New Hampshire, and represented at the State House by a staff dedicated to government affairs. Visit the About NHMA web page for complete details.
HealthTrust
HealthTrust is a nonprofit employee benefits pool devoted exclusively to serving towns, cities, counties, schools and quasi-municipal organizations in New Hampshire. Established in 1984, its goal is to provide groups with the programs and services needed to effectively manage long-term costs, while helping to keep employees, dependents and retirees healthy and productive. HealthTrust coverages include medical, prescription, long- and short-term disability, life and dental. Other HealthTrust programs include Flexible Spending Accounts, Survivor and Transition Care plans, health management programs, flu vaccine reimbursements and WELLDollars grants. HealthTrust provides enrollees with all of the services—including claims payment and administration—that employees would expect from a traditional health insurer. In addition, HealthTrust’s award-winning Slice of Life health management program is designed to not only lower groups’ healthcare claims but also improve the quality of life for employees while increasing their productivity. Visit the HealthTrust web page to learn more.
Property-Liability Trust
The LGC’s Property-Liability Trust provides property-liability, workers’ compensation and unemployment coverages to municipalities, counties, schools and other public or quasi-public entities, as well as health and safety services and trainings. Since 1986, LGC has promoted a partnership with groups to increase knowledge and understanding of potential risk exposures inherent in public property and operations and to remain protected from risk through our Property-Liability Trust. Started in 2000, the LGC’s Property-Liability Trust Workers’ Compensation Program focuses on managing claims fairly and helping employees receive the care they need, easily and promptly. Its Unemployment Compensation Plan, also begun in 2000, assists municipalities, counties, schools and other public or quasi-public entities in handling unemployment compensation claims—from beginning to end—and consulting with employers, as needed, on investigative questions. Additionally, it provides participating groups with a secure source of funding for unemployment needs.Visit the Property-Liability web page for additional information.