Mid-Valley Claims meeting highlights

Adjuster Turn-Out in a Big Way for Recertification
Mark Berry gives annual DOI Fair Claims Regs Update at April Mid-Valley Claims
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By Bryan Harrison, Harrison Promotional Services
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MVCA President, John Tucker, left, with guest speaker Mark Berry.	MVCA Immediate Past President Don Wood, and Rick Boggs of FRSTeam.	MVCA John Tucker, of Bragg and Associates, raffles off one of many door prizes.	MVCA Golf Committee member, Frances Hewitt, of Tucknott Electric Co., gave an update on the June 29th Golf Tournament.	Jerry Tuel, of JF Tuel Adjusting, was in attendance for the Recertification meeting.

The largest crowd of the year thus far turned out for the Recertification luncheon meeting, Friday, April 20, 2007.	Rodney Day and Shannon Enea, of Restoration Management Company.	Scott Towns, of Sierra West Adjusters, chats with Rodney Day.	Kathy Woodward of CRDN wins a bottle of wine.

Jeff Crone and Kelly Szymulewski, of V&M Restoration, Inc.

Thanks to all our April Door Prize Contributors
Blue Sky Cleaners
Coast Construction
Coit Restoration
CRDN
Don's Mobile Glass
EFI Global
Enterprise Rent a Car
FRSTeam
Guardian Environmental
Har-Bro General Contractors
Restoration Management Co.
ServiceMaster Advantage - Lodi
Stockton Auto Glass
Taylor Renovation
Tucknott Electric Company
V&M Restoration, Inc.
and the MVCA.

April MVCA brings DOI Adjuster Recertification

The folks at Dave Wong's Restaurant in Stockton were in for a bit of a surprise when 60 plus people showed up for the April 20, 2007 Mid-Valley Claims luncheon meeting. The annual recertification of the Department of Insurance "Fair Claims Settlement Practices" regulations tends to bring more adjusters out than normal, but this forced drastic action to accommodate the crowd.

The Board members of the MVCA have been working diligently to present quality claims related speakers this year, and their efforts appear to be paying off.

Returning guest speaker, Mark Berry of Mayall Hurley Knutsen Smith & Green did a good job of making "a very dry subject" interesting. Introducing the regs, he stated that their intent is to provie "good faith, efficient, cost effective handling of claims".

"Timelines are 'weekend inclusive'," he stated. "If a deadline falls on a weekend you have until the next business day," he clarified. "You must acknowledge a claims within 15 days. You must then accept or deny said claims within 40 days.

"Handle the claims as if it were for your own family," he suggested strongly. "You face a $5,000 penalty each time you screw up, and $10,000 penalty if found to be intentional," he stated.

Certificates were provided for all claims people in attendance, which was a high percentage of the crowd.

In other announcements on the day, MVCA Golf Tournament Committee member, Frances Hewitt, of Tucknott Electric Co., gave an update on the upcoming 42nd annual Mid-Valley Claims Golf Tournament. To be held back at Dry Creek Golf Course in Galt (right off Hwy 99), the tournament has been moved up in date from last year's event. This year it will be held June 29th. So, now is the time to get your reservations and sponsorships in. Contact Frances, or Keven Crabb, or complete the Golf Form and send it in ASAP.

MVCA Past President Debbie Rettenmeier, of CSAA, waves as Jerilyn Strauss, also with CSAA, looks on.

Kim Tamayo, of Coast Construction, and Frances Hewitt, of Tucknott Electric Co. at the April MVCA luncheon meeting.

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