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February 2016Volume XXIV Number II
w w w. E a s t B a y A d j u s t e r s . o r g
Since 1993 with East Bay!
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Zio Fraedo’s 611 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
- see page 7
WednesdayFebruary 10, 2016
Join the EBCA for our next Luncheon Meeting of the New Year!
as we welcome guest speaker
Ken RidingsEngineering Design & Testing
Ken Ridings to address February 10th EBCA Luncheon Gathering
Got Gas?!
Christine Reed Pinch-Hits with Informative Legal Review at January EBCA Luncheon- see page 6
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The East Bay Claims Association is a charitable and educational organization that is dedicated to the betterment of Insurance Claims Professionals, through: continuing education; industry knowledge and contacts; and a strong commitment to integrity and respect in networking.
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Vice PresidentMichelle Windsor-BaughMan
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PresidentgeMMa houserPaul Davis Restoration(510) 803-7069
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As per the East Bay Claims Associaiton bylaws, 2016 Presdient Gemma Houser shall appoint her board of directors from the membership within the first month of office.
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• 2016 EBCA Officers
• EBCA 2016 Schedule of Upcoming Events
• People On The Move
• New Year Already Flying By! EBCA 2016-’17 President Gemma Houser
• Quality Legal Review at January EBCA Luncheon
• “Got Gas”, with Ken Ridings @ March 9, 2016 EBCA Luncheon
• 2016 EBCA Membership Application
• East Bay Claims A.N.N. Services Directory
• Association News Network Job Connection classifieds
• News From the Department of Insurance
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Luncheon Meetings -2nd Wednesdays of most months:
• FEBRUARY 10, 2016• MARCH 9, 2016• APRIL 13, 2016• MAY 11, 2016• JUNE 8, 2016
Friday, July 22, 2016Annual EBCA Gold Tournament - Eagle Vines Golf Course, Napa
EBCA Mission Statement:The East Bay Claims Association is a charitable and edu-cational organization that is dedicated to the betterment of Insurance Claims Professionals, through: continuing education; industry knowledge and contacts; and a strong commitment to integrity and respect in networking.In order to accomplish this mission, the Association pro-vides a forum and network for insurance claims profes-sionals to meet and share information. This forum and fundraising events held by the group also help to connect insurance claims professionals in local communities and expands public awareness of the work performed by insur-ance claims professionals.
EBCA Schedule of Upcoming Events
Association meetings held at:Zio Fraedo’s Restaurant
611 Gregory LanePleasant Hill, CA
East Bay Claims Association25A Crescent Drive, #266Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
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The new office, located at 4950 Fulton Drive, Suite E, Fairfield, CA 94534, is the third branch office to open in Northern California and the ninth one in the state.“We have experienced steady and solid growth in North-ern California,” said Joseph McLean, Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Environ-mental. “By adding an office in Fairfield, we will be able to
provide easier accessibility and faster response times to clients in the East Bay and Sacramento areas.”Heading the office is Edward Work, who has over
ALLIANCE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP EXPANDS WITH NEW NORTHERN CALIFORNIA OFFICEAzusa, Calif. – Alliance Environmental Group, a leading environmental contractor, announced today the opening of their new office in Fairfield, California.
11 years of experience in the en-vironmental industry. Managing the day-to-day operations will be
Greg Sanz. “Greg is a proven leader, and has surpassed all ex-pectations and benchmarks in his time with the compa-ny,” McLean said. “And, he will spearhead the growth of the Alliance team in the North-East Bay area.” East Bay Claims Asso-ciation’s 2016 Secretary,
Andrea Latimer, will also lead the Alliance marketing efforts for this new region.The office will offer the full range of Alliance Environmental’s ser-vices: asbestos, lead paint and mold removal; fire cleanup; infectious control; air duct, kitchen hood and dryer vent cleaning; demolition and site clearing; heat treatment for pest control; structural pasteurization; and trauma/emergency response cleanup.
Ed Work
Andrea Latimer
With more than 75 years of ex-perience, Alliance Environmental Group, Inc. is one of the leading environmental contractors in Cal-ifornia. Alliance Environmental provides innovative solutions in the areas of asbestos, lead, and mold abatement; air and HVAC duct cleaning; heat treatment for pest control; structural pasteuri-zation; demolition and emergency response. The company proudly states that they have successfully completed more than 100,000 remediation projects in California and sur-rounding areas. The new Fairfield office line is: 707-419-7638. Greg Sanz may be reached at: 707-672-7237. An-drea Latimer at: 707-673-3252, or [email protected] more information, go to www.alliance-enviro.com.
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My kids are enjoying puddle-jump-ing while I am trying to avoid as much water on the ground as possible.I am so sorry that I missed the Annual Law Review at the January meeting. Thank you to Christine Reed, of Low Ball & Lynch, for pinch-hitting for scheduled speaker, Joseph Fenech. From all accounts, she did an amazing job providing us with some great information for our industry, es-pecially with just one night before to prepare. Thank you to Michelle Baughman for stepping-in for me to run the meeting since I was unable to make it.
I want to recognize Jennifer Pinney, with CRDN, and Amaya Fine, with Restoration Clean Up Company, for putting together an amazing Kick-Off Party. You both did such an incredible job at picking out the location and putting together all of the food and decorations. It was so nice to hang out with everyone in a relaxed setting and it turned out to be a fabulous event. I look forward to doing it again next year. Thanks to our sponsors CRDN, Paul Davis Restoration, & PW Stephens who helped make the event possible.Thank you to Donna Topp from Units Mobile Storage for being the cen-terpiece sponsor for January. Donna is also in charge of the centerpiece sponsorships for 2016. If you are interested in bringing in centerpieces for a meeting please talk to her at out next meeting.Coming up in February our own EBCA member, Engineer Ken Ridings, with a look at Natural Gas-related claims: “Got Gas?!” Ken’s been a long time supporter of EBCA, and served as an officer of the association for many years. I am fascinated to hear his presentation. Information and registration for the event may be found on our website.Our Membership Drive for 2016 is happening! Our association depends on our members so please make sure to renew/join now. You can go to our website www.eastbayadjusters.org to become a member or feel free to contact our Membership chair Lynna Harrison or call her at (925) 785-7021 for more information. I encourage you to bring new people to our meetings. We are doing a quarterly competition for our members. Every time you bring someone new to the luncheon your name goes in for a drawing. So bring some folks along so you can be entered.Please do not forget to respond to our Evite or call Andrea Latimer at (408) 829-5807. It’s simple to purchase your lunch now on-line at www.eastbayadjusters.org. I look forward to seeing you at the February meeting. Please don’t forget to pay on-line and RSVP. Respectfully,
Gemma HouserGemma Houser2016-’17 President, East Bay Claims AssociationPaul Davis Restoration(510) [email protected]
February Message from2016-2017 EBCA PresidentGemma Houser
Wow! I can’t believe I’m sitting down to write the February President’s Mes-sage already. This year is already flying by! I am loving the much-needed rainfall, but it’s not much fun when you have a boot on your foot.
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Legal Review at January EBCA Luncheon
Christine Reed, of Low Ball & Lynch did an admiralable job of pinch-hitting for scheduled speaker, Joe Fenech, at the January East Bay Claims luncheon.
EBCA Speaker Chair Jodi DeVillier thanked guest speaker, Christine Reed, of Low Ball & Lynch.
Julie Moore, of VeriClaim, wins a door prize.EBCA VP Michelle Baughman and Lisa Winn spoke about the upcoming CCNC.EBCA Secretary, Andrea Latimer, and Board Member Jennifer
Pinney welcomed January meeting attendees.
Happy Birthday to Andrea Latimer.
Congratulations to Jodi DeVillier, of Coast Construction, on winning the 50/50 Raffle drawing at the January luncheon meeting.
The other 50% of the money is designated to a chosen EBCA Charitable cause.
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WednesdayFebruary 10, 2016
Join the EBCA for the next Luncheon Meeting of the Year!
as we welcome guest speaker
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11:15am Check-inLuncheon 12:00 noon - 1:00pm
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Join the East Bay Claims Association for our next luncheon meeting of the new year, Wednesday, Febru-ary 10, 2016, as we welcome East Bay Claims Association’s own, Ken
Ridings, of Engineering Design & Testing Services. Mr. Ridings will be presenting his talk entitled “Got Gas”, a look at natural gas related claims.Non-members pay slightly more for lunch. So, why not JOIN NOW for 2016?!Please purchase your entry or make a res-ervation with 2016 EBCA Secretary Andrea Latimer, 707-673-3252.
Ken RidingsEngineering Design & Testing
Ken Ridings to address February 10th EBCA Luncheon Gathering
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In order to accomplish this mission, the Association provides a forum and network for insurance claims professionals to meet and share information. This forum and fundraising events held by the group also help to connect insurance claims professionals in local communities and expands public awareness of the work performed by insurance claims profes-sionals.
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Membership in East Bay Claims Association shall be open to the following categories: Insurance Company Claims Adjusters, Independent Claims Adjusters, Insurance Defense At-torneys, and Associate members. Associate Members include claims industry service provid-ers. The Board of Directors shall review each membership application received for approval, insuring the above criteria have been met. East Bay Claims Association does not consider public adjusters and plaintiffs attorneys to be claims service providers and therefore they do not meet the aforementioned eligibility criteria.
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East Bay Claims AssociationNewsNetwork Services DirectoryENGINEERS - FORENSICI-ENG-A® OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA A Division of Pauli Engineering, Inc www.pauliengineering.com • (559) 237-4408Cause & Origin Investigations, Plans for building reconstruction.
ENGINEERS - STRUCTURALJR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, INC. - John Ehlert 600 Main Street, Suite E www.JRStructural.com • (925) 469-8000Pleasanton, CA 94566 [email protected]
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FIRE INVESTIGATORS FIRE CAUSE ANALYSIS - Ulises Castellon, CPCUServing Clients (800) 726-5939 • Fax: (510) 649-3099Nationwide! [email protected] COVERINGFLOOR COVERINGS INTERNATIONAL - Steve Taylor 5757 Sonoma Dr. (925) 426-8800 Pleasanton, CA 94566 [email protected]
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New Year - New Insurance LawsFour consumer protection bills sponsored by insurance commissioner that went into effect January 1st
The California Department of In-surance announced December 31, 2015 four new insurance related laws taking effect January 1, 2016 and three other bills becoming active later in the year."In this new year, consumers will benefit from new insurance laws crafted to offer more protections," said Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones. "The seven bills signed by Governor Brown will go a long way toward keeping the insurance market healthy and increasing safe-guards for consumers, seniors and hard-working families."SB 426, authored by Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino) - Senior Annuity Benefit ProtectionSenate Bill 426 prohibits surren-der charges on the death benefits of certain annuity practices. The new law protects seniors and their beneficiaries from financial losses incurred when insurers apply sur-render penalties to annuities paid as a death benefit. This law goes into effect January 1, 2016.AB 1131, authored by Assembly
Member Matthew Dababneh (D-En-cino) - Electronic TransactionsUnder this new law, life insurers are able to transact more business electronically if specified consum-er protections are met, allowing consumers choices as to how they manage their insurance. Assembly Bill 1131 is an important step in keeping up with the increasing use of technology for consumers who seek to opt in to e-commerce for insurance transactions.AB 387, authored by Assem-bly Member Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) - Policy Review TimingThe new law will authorize the Insurance Commissioner to devel-op and publish new guidelines for insurers on the department's website for the purpose of streamlining and expediting the department's file review process for life and disability insurance forms. The law additionally clarifies and extends the period of time allowed for the department to review and approve policy forms and any associated
risks and premium rates from 30 to 120 calendar days.AB 1515, authored by the As-sembly Committee on Insur-ance - Omnibus provisionsThis omnibus bill clarifies and improves various sections of the Insurance Code, the body of law that provides for consumer protec-tions and regulation of insurance companies. Specifically it includes provisions that restore the require-ment that interest be applied to claim payments under non-health disability policies when the payment is made more than 30 days after receipt of the claim. It also restores the requirement that interest be applied to claim payments under non-health disability policies when the payment is made more than 30 days after receipt of the claim. Most of the provisions in this bill take effect January 1, 2016.SB 575, authored by Sena-tor Carol Liu (D-La Cañada, Flintridge) - Senior Annuity Benefit ProtectionSenate Bill 575 protects consumers,
specifically the elderly and their caregivers by requiring long-term care insurers to provide annual notification of the availability of non-forfeiture benefits and contin-gent benefits to the insured and the insured's designated backup contact. This law will go into effect on July 1, 2016.SB 696, authored by Senator Richard Roth (D- Riverside) - Principle Based ReservingThis law permits life insurers to use the Principle-Based Reserve (PBR) method of calculating reserves required to pay future claims for certain insurance products sold to individuals. Under this reserving method, reserves are more ap-propriately aligned with the risks actually assumed by an insurer, and in effect, insurance premiums are based on more refined risk analyses. National implementation of PBR requires the approval of 42 of the 55 jurisdictions within the National Association of Insurance Commis-sioners, representing 75 percent of relevant premium volume.AB 553, authored by Assembly Member Tom Daly (D-Anaheim) - Enhanced corporate gover-nance policiesAssembly Bill 553 took effect Au-gust 17, 2015, as an urgency mea-sure. This bill enhanced corporate governance policies for insurers and established new oversight tools to reduce the number of insolvencies of insurance companies.
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Ken Ridings to address February 10th EBCA Luncheon Gathering
Got Gas?!