New workers comp law topic of Feb. 23 meeting
Attorney William Lowry will address our Feb. 23 lunch meeting on the latest changes in Illinois's workers compensation law. Lowry is a shareholder in the Chicago firm of Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie, & Lowry, P.C.
Luncheon Location: Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - 90 Yorktown Rd., Lombard, IL
Time: 11:30AM Networking followed by Lunch and Speaker from Noon - 1PM
Cost: $25.00 Per Person
RSVP: Debbie Taylor DTaylor@Amica.com
Save the Date for March and April
Tuesday, March 13th - Event details are being finalized. We will be planning the event in recognition of March being Ethics Month
Wednesday, April 18th - Tim Buzzard, Sox/Bulls Risk Manager will speak to our membership. Details are being finalized.
Full house at State Farm for October meeting
Nearly 100 people turned out at the Downers Grove offices of State Farm to hear Richard Allender of the Illinois Department of Insurance (IDI) speak on "Communication Issues Between Policyholders and Insurers" at the West Suburban chapter's Oct. 19 general membership meeting.
Dick Allender has been has been an Illinois insurance regulator for all property/casualty lines since 1980, and is now an assistant deputy director in the IDI's P&C Consumer Assistance Division. Before joining the department, Mr. Allender worked as an independent insurance producer in Illinois, selling all lines of coverage for 10 years. He is seen in the green sport jacket in the picture below.
Chapter achieves "Gold" level in Circle of Excellence
Once again, the Chicago-West Suburban Chapter has achieved the Gold level of recognition in the 2010-11 CPCU Society Circle of Excellence program.
The Circle of Excellence measures how active a chapter has been in promoting the aims and activities of the CPCU Society.
Our chapter and others will be recognized at the Annual Meeting and Seminars in Las Vegas in a special Circle of Excellence display and during a Circle of Excellence Recognition Luncheon.
Congratulations and thanks to Peter Quirk, our immediate past president, and to everyone whose participation made this possible.
Chapter members recognized for 20 or more years as CPCUs
Several members of the Chicago West Suburban chapter were recognized at the May 18 meeting for having their CPCU designations for 20 years or more. Pictured from left to right are guest speaker Julie Rochman, chapter president Peter Quirk, and honorees Barry Zalane, Tony Leist, Gary Kohnke, Claudia Gamach, and Ralph Gianfrancesco.
CNA named 2010 "Champion of the Year"
CNA Insurance was recently recognized as the “2010 Champion of the Year” by the Chicago-West Suburban Chapter. The award recognizes an organization that demonstrates its commitment to CPCU by encouraging and/or subsidizing study for examinations, and by supporting membership and participation in the CPCU Society.
In presenting the award, chapter president Peter Quirk noted that CNA has had several employees play active roles in Chicago-area chapters, and has been a regular supporter and participant in the annual Chicago-area conferment event for newly designated CPCUs. Quirk is a national sales consultant for Verisk Analytics. Michael Powell, branch vice president of the CNA office in Lombard, Ill., accepted the award on behalf of CNA.
Previous recipients of the “Champion” award have been EMC, AAIS, and Liberty Mutual.
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