Past Events 2014

On behalf of the Western Loss Association, we would like to THANK EVERYONE for another successful and very informative fall conference, which was October 8-10 at The Abbey in Fontana, WI.

A special thanks to the speakers who put their time and effort into the presentations:

James M. Hoey from Clausen Miller;
Scott Wittliff from West Bend Mutual;
Robert C. Burrell from Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen;
Curt Reynolds from Insight Forensic Accountants;
Robert Henderson from NEFCO Fire Investigations;
Thomas J. Bajzek from Engineering Systems, Inc.; and
Kirk M. Zapp & Matthew F. Konigsberg from Foran Glennon Palandech Ponzi & Rudloff;

Download the full list HERE.

Please take our SURVEY! Please note there are questions for everyone whether or not you attended the conference. Please take a moment to complete and e-mail it to me. If you give presentations that qualify for C.E. credits and are willing to speak at one of the Western Loss seminars, please let us know

We would also like to thank the sponsors; due to their support this event can be offered at a reasonable cost. Thank you to the following:

$1000 Platinum Sponsors (Download List):
A-1 Restoration
Belfor Property Restoration
BMS Cat
Brook Furniture Rental
CAT5 Restoration
Donan Engineering
Semke Forensic
Universal Restoration Services
Young & Associates

$500 Silver Sponsors (Download List):
Insight Forensic Accountants.

$250 Bronze Sponsors (Download List):
Lighthouse Consulting & Restoration;
Meaden & Moore;
RCF Salvage; & S-E-A, Ltd.

A very special thank you, for organizing the golf outing, goes to Bob Jones of Garvin-Fram, Inc., 809 Albion Ave., Schaumburg, IL 60193, 847-352-5515. It takes a lot of time to put this together, and we truly appreciate it.

Thank you to J.C. Restoration of Rolling Meadows, Illinois, who donated the professional name badges. They are a big cost saving to the Association.

Finally, we would like to thank all of the attendees. The success of this event depends on your attendance and support! We hope everyone found the conference educational and enjoyable. The attendees included students from Madison Area Technical College. Our President, Kevin McCoy, presented a $2,500.00 scholarship from the Western Loss Association to Martha Lester-Mittenzwei, Risk Management & Insurance Program Instructor.

The Officers and Executive Committeefor The Western Loss 2014-2015 fiscal year are:

President:   Kevin McCoy, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
Vice President: Christopher Meredith, HDI-Gerling America Insurance Co.
Secretary:    Harry Dubnick, Commonwealth Edison Co.
Treasurer:    Judy Spoerlein, Liberty Mutual Insurance

Executive Committee: John Harmon, Zurich North America; Kathy Wilcox, Badger Mutual Insurance; and Christopher Reith, Reith Consulting Solutions.

A very SPECIAL THANKS goes to the Officers and Executive Committee from 2013-2014, and the new Officers and Executive Committee for 2014-2015, for your time and commitment to the Association.

WESTERN LOSS 2014 FALL CONFERENCE
October 8-10, 2014
The Abbey Resort
Fontana, WI

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The Western Loss Officers are in the process of planning a highly educational Fall Conference to be held October 8 through 10, 2014 at The Abbey Resort in Fontana, Wisconsin.

INSURANCE ADJUSTERS – THERE WILL BE C.E. CREDITS AVAILABLE.

INSURANCE COMPANY PERSONNEL ARE FREE!
Per night accommodations and golf are a separate cost.

VENDORS – THERE ARE EXHIBIT BOOTH & GOLF HOLE SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE.

If you require hotel accommodations, please, call The Abbey Resort at 800-709-1323, then press 2 to make your room reservation.

FOR INSURANCE COMPANY PERSONNEL: The guest room rates are $119.00 for a single or double per night.

FOR VENDORS (including independent adjusters): Room rates are $139 for a single or double per night, $219 for a Suite per night based on availability.

There are further charges of $12.00 per night resort fee for all, which includes use of available sports equipment. Be sure to ask what further services may be included in the resort fee. Please note there are increased rates for additional persons in a room. Identify yourself as part of the Western Loss Association, and advise if you are an insurance company employee. The room availability guarantee will end on SEPTEMBER 15th, so please book your room soon!

AGENDA:

Wednesday, October 8, 2014
5:00-8:00 p.m.: Registration, Cocktail Reception, & Visit Vendor Exhibits

Thursday, October 9, 2014
7:30 a.m. – Noon: Continental Breakfast, Business Meeting, Seminars, Box Lunch and Golf follows
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.: Cocktail Reception & Dinner, Bonfire follows

Friday, October 10, 2014
8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Continental Breakfast & Seminars

Vendors, this is an excellent opportunity to invite your insurance company clients as their only cost is the hotel stay! Please note a LATE FEE of $25 will apply to vendor registrations postmarked afterSeptember 24, 2014. Please take advantage of this educational opportunity and respond early!

GOLF: Please note the golf will be a shotgun start on Thursday at 1:00 p.m. The invitation and registration are also attached. If you have questions regarding the golf, please contact Bob Jones at Garvin-Fram at 847-352-5515 or GFICHGO@aol.com. As in the past, costs for the golf outing are separate from the remainder of the fall conference.

MEMBER VENDOR SPONSORSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE, please note the platinum sponsorship is $1,000 and you have a choice of an exhibit booth, golf hole sponsorship, and two attendees, ORthree attendees, NO exhibit booth and NO hole sponsorship. As there is a limited number of exhibit booths, please complete the sponsorship form attached and mail as indicated ASAP as they will be accepted as received. All will be first come, first serve. No e-mails or phone calls will get an exhibit booth. The booths will be 8’ tables. No large displays, lights or anything that will distract from the presentations will be allowed. We recommend the platinum sponsors bring “fish bowls” for business cards, AND we ask the insurance company personnel to please bring their business cards, and to please visit the exhibit booths, and thank the vendors that have helped to make this conference possible. The sponsorships are as follows:

PLATINUM SPONSORSHIP – $1,000
An exhibit booth (8’ table, no large displays), Two attendee registrations, and one golf hole sponsorship, OR three attendee registrations, however NO exhibit booth and NO golf hole sponsorship.

GOLD SPONSORSHIP – $750
Two attendee registrations

SILVER SPONSORSHIP – $500
One attendee registrations

BRONZE SPONSORSHIP – $250

Thank you and we hope to see you there!

Upcoming Webinar
Friday, July 18, 2014
Class Room Setting

Maggiano’s Oak Brook, IL
240 Oak Brook Center
Oak Brook, IL

The second annual Western Loss Webinar will be held on Friday, July 18, 2014, which, in addition to the virtual training, will have a class room setting at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Oak Brook, Illinois. There will be two hours C.E. credits in TX & FL available. There will be no charge for the Western Loss members (and this IS for MEMBERS ONLY). The officers are pleased to invite all attendees to join us as our guests for the afternoon social following the webinar.

The agenda will be as follows:

Registration: 11:30 – Noon
Lunch: Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Construction Delay Claim Strategies: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Mark Ewing, LWG Consulting
Afternoon Social (Open Bar): 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

All adjusters (staff and independent), insurance company personnel, agents and brokers: Please be sure to bring your license number to the class.

VENDOR REGISTRATION:
There is a limit of two per member vendor company and the form below must be completed and sent regular mail to:

Theresa Noska
9 Mirta Circle
Lemont, IL 60439.

The R.S.V.P. deadline has been extended to Friday, July 11th Please mail your response prior to that date if possible. Download the response form HERE.

Upon registering via the above link, you will receive a personalized access link that will work for the 7/18 webinar. Webinar participants can use either VOIP (streaming) audio, or utilize the below toll free phone # to access the audio portion of the class.

Toll free: 877-668-4493
Access code: 668 026 548

The officers hope to see you at the Webinar at Maggiano’s!!

Western Loss Spring Seminar [AT CAPACITY]
Embassy Suites Lombard
April 11, 2014

Attached is the formal invitation, which includes the agenda, and response form for the upcoming Western Loss Spring Seminar. There will be 4 CE credit hours available for Texas and/or Florida. As usual, lunch will be provided. If you are planning to attend, we ask for a response no later than March 28, 2014.

INSURANCE COMPANY PERSONNEL ARE FREE!
Please R.S.V.P. to tnoska@4universal.com if you plan to attend. Please be sure to bring your license numbers to the seminar.

VENDORS
You will be added to the attendee list once I receive your response and payment. NOTE there is a TWO PERSON LIMIT per member vendor company, which COULD CHANGE to ONE PERSON if we reach capacity. There is no limit for independent adjusters, and there is a $10.00 per person fee for all member vendors.

ADMITTANCE TO INSURANCE COMPANY PERSONNEL AND VENDOR MEMBERS ONLY!

VENDORS, PLEASE DO NOT OVERNIGHT RESPONSE, PLEASE SEND REGULAR MAIL.

Download Agenda | Download Response Form

Thank you, and hope to see you at the seminar!

Western Loss Post-Holiday Member Appreciation Party will be held on Friday, January 24, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Maggiano’s Little Italy
240 Oakbrook Center
(22nd Street & Route 83)
Oak Brook, IL 60523
630.368.0300

DRESS: Business Casual, NO JEANS

SCHEDULE
Open Bar: 5:00 – 6:30
Sit Down Dinner: 6:30-7:30
Open Bar: 7:30-9:00

Response & payment MUST be received by January 13th.
NO RESPONSES ACCEPTED AFTER THAT DATE

MEMBERS ONLY
$15.00 per Insurance Company Personnel (no limit per company)
$25.00 per Vendor Member (Limit 3 per Vendor Company)
No limit for independent adjusting firms.

DOWNLOAD YOUR RESPONSE FORM HERE

Make your check payable to: “Western Loss Association”
And mail to:

Theresa Noska
9 Mirta Circle
Lemont, IL 60439

Any questions? Email Theresa or call at 847-875-8096

On behalf of the Western Loss Association, we would like to THANK YOU for another successful and very informative fall conference October 9th through 11th at The Abbey in Fontana, WI.

A special thanks to the speakers who put their time and effort into the presentations:

Brad Davis from LWG Consulting
Scott Kiley & Paul Manasian from Lighthouse
Wes Carlton from Loss Management Solutions
Jim Marciniak from Engineering Systems, Inc.
Vince Fratinardo from Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc.

We would also like to thank the sponsors; due to their support this event can be offered at a reasonable cost.

Thank you to the following:

$1000 Platinum Sponsors
A-1 Restoration
American Structurepoint
Belfor Property Restoration
BMS Cat
Laurens Restoration
Semke Forensic
Universal Restoration Services, Inc.
Young & Associates

$750 Gold Sponsors
HSNO Accountants, P.C.
Meaden & Moore, LLP

$500 Silver Sponsors
Assurance Cleaning & Restoration
Peters & Associates, S.C.

$250 Bronze Sponsors
Garvin-Fram, Inc.
Matson, Driscoll & Damico, LLP
RCF Salvage
SEA, Ltd.

A very special thank you, for organizing the golf outing, goes to:
Bob Jones
Garvin-Fram, Inc.
809 Albion Ave.
Schaumburg, IL 60193
847.352.5515
It takes a lot of time to put this together, and we truly appreciate it.

Thank you to J.C. Restoration of Rolling Meadows, Illinois, who donated the professional name badges. They are a big cost saving to the Association.

Finally, we would like to thank all of the attendees. The success of this event depends on your attendance and support! We hope everyone found the conference educational and enjoyable.

The Officers and Executive Committee for the Western Loss 2013-2014 fiscal year are:

President
Kevin McCoy, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty

Vice President
Christopher Meredith, HDI-Gerling America Insurance Co.

Secretary
Steve Wing, Zurich North America

Treasurer
Judy Spoerlein, Liberty Mutual Insurance

Executive Committee
John Harmon, Zurich North America
Kathy Wilcox, Badger Mutual Insurance Company
Christopher Reith, Reith Consulting Solutions, LLC.

A very SPECIAL THANKS goes to the Officers and Executive Committee from 2012-2013, and the new Officers and Executive Committee for 2013-2014, for your time and commitment to the Association.