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Upcoming events

Wednesday 5/23/12 at 7:00PM CDT
White Sox game
Insurance Industry Night at US Cellular Field

Wednesday 5/30/12 at 11:30AM CDT
Chapter Luncheon
"Discovering your Memory Power" program

Wednesday 6/20/12 at 11:30AM CDT
June membership meeting
Installation of 2012-23 officers

Tuesday 8/7/12 All day
Charity Golf Outing
Annual Andy Harding Charity Golf Outing



2012 New Designees

Congratulations West Suburban Chapter 2012 New Designees!

Daniel Bila - Nationwide Insurance Company

Ryan Boulware - Berkley Underwriting Partners

Shaveta Gupta - Allstate Insurance Company

James Issa - State Farm

Matthew Koch - Travelers

Sean McNulty - Liberty Mutual

Rebecca Moyer - CNA

Thomas Mullins - Burns and Wilcox

John Puccio - Zurich North America

Andrea Robinson - Liberty Mutual

Thomas Smith - CNA

Jennifer Urso - American Home Assurance

Alison Wardein - Chartis



The Chicago West Suburban Chapter earned the Gold Level of the Circle of Excellence Award for the 2010 - 2011 chapter year!



May 16, 2012

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Upcoming Events



May 23rd - Insurance Industry night - White Sox vs. Twins at US Cellular Field

Cost $55 per person, includes one ticket plus food and drink on the Patio 90 minutes before game.     

Bus (courtesy of JC Restoration) departs promptly at 4:30 pm; pick-up and drop-off at TW Group, Inc. 850 N. Cass Ave., Westmont, IL

Patio party from 5:40pm - 7:40pm.  Game time is 7:10pm.

To reserve a spot, contact Debbie Taylor; space limited to the first 22 people. 


May 30th - Chapter Luncheon 

"Discovering Your Memory Power" to be presented by Rebecca Tanaka, Speaker and Training Coordination Manager from ZEHREN FRIEDMAN.

Hosted by State Farm 1400 Opus Place, Downers Grove, Ill.

The meeting runs 11:30 am-1 pm; the program starts at noon. The cost is $12  per person.  To reserve a spot, contact Debbie Taylor.


June 20th - Chapter Luncheon 

Dee Karis-Vossos, Fraud Investigation & Prevention Team, SIU, at CNA will talk about claim fraud trends.

Details on cost and locatiion being finalized; you may RSVP early to Debbie Taylor.


 February Meeting photo

 Speaker Bill Lowry and chapter board

Guest speaker Bill Lowry (center, in glasses), who spoke at our February chapter luncheon meeting on Illinois's latetst workers compensation changes, with chapter board members (L-R) Regina Dienberg, secretary, Peter Quirk, immediate past president, Barry Zalane, vice president, Laurie Pegler, president, and Michael Saporito, treasurer.


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.

Oct. 19 after meeting


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

Chi West Sub CPCU honorees 2011

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.


 


Welcome to our chapter!




Here you will find up to date information about our chapter and events during the year.

If you are new to the area, you may transfer membership on the CPCU Society Website - 

www.cpcusociety.com

If you have questions about our chapter, please contact me at lpegler@plrb.org I look forward to seeing you at one of our events.

Laurie Pegler, CPCU - Chicago-West Suburban Chapter President.

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Scholarship Program

The West Suburban Chapter is offering a scholarship program for candidates who are: 

  • chapter members working towards any career related degree/designation 
  • students of chapter member enrolled in Insurance/Risk Management or business program
  • students pursuing insurance studies and a resident of DuPage, Kane, or Will Counties

Eligible candidates interested in applying should contact Peter Quirk pquirk@verisk.com

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CPCU Interest Groups

The CPCU Society’s 14 interest groups provide dynamic, specialized
views of the risk management and insurance industry across disciplines
and functional areas. Interest group (IG) involvement creates invaluable
opportunities for members to connect and network as well as access
informational resources and best practices. For more information, visit:

http://cpcusociety.org/page/interestgroup/index.v3page

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Keep your information Current with the CPCU Society 

To update your information with the CPCU Society, go to:  

http://cpcusociety.org/page/46323/index.v3page 


 



Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

The CPCU Society and The Institutes have created the joint Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program, which recognizes professionals who keep their knowledge current and their skills sharp through career-enhancing activities. By participating in this advanced program, you will set yourself apart as a progressive CPCU who is committed to lifelong learning. Our CPD program is ideal for CPCUs at every career level, from recent graduates to seasoned professionals. For more information or to get started in the program, click:

http://cpcusociety.org/page/49501/index.v3page



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