Past Events 2015

Western Loss Association
Post-Holiday Member Appreciation Party
Maggiano’s Little Italy
February 5, 2016

It’s hard to believe it is December already, and the holidays are fast approaching. Please download the Western Loss Post Holiday Party INVITATION, and the RESPONSE FORM. Please complete the form and mail with your payment at your earliest opportunity if you plan to attend. You will note the officers have increased the attendance fee and are having a fundraiser at the Post-Holiday Party of Split the Pot (please see the registration form). Half of the proceeds go to the winner and the other half to the Association.

Please note response & payment must be received by 1/15/16 provided we are not at capacity prior to that date.
No responses will be accepted after that date.
There is a limit of three attendees per member vendor company (only members are invited).
There is no limit for independent adjusters and no limit for insurance company claim professionals. This is due to the fact that this event typically reaches capacity.

INSURANCE COMPANY PERSONNEL: There is a $25.00 fee per person for the party.

INDEPENDENT ADJUSTERS: There is a $50.00 fee per person for the party.

MEMBER VENDORS: There is a $75.00 fee per person with a limit of three attendees.

Independent adjusters and Vendors: Please pay your 2016 membership fee by January 15, 2016 if due, and please note one check for both the party and dues is acceptable.

On behalf of the officers of the Western Loss Association, we hope to see you at the holiday party and hope all of you and your families will have a wonderful holiday season.

On behalf of the Western Loss Association, we would like to THANK EVERYONE for another successful and very informative fall conference, which was September 23rd through 25th at Lake Lawn Resort in Delavan, WI.

A special thanks to the speakers: Clark Schirle and Jonathan Barger from Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP; Lindsey Davis, Elizabeth Kniffen, and Dan Millea from Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP; and Ron Taylor from Nederveld, Inc., who put their time and effort into the presentations; and to Universal Restoration Service, LLC for building the structures, and Greer & Kirby Company and Lake Lawn Resort for donating the contents, for the Live Burn Presentation.

Download Avoiding Bad Faith Allegations In Property Claims by Lindsey Davis of Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP.

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
Belfor USA
Brook Furniture Rental
CAT5 Restoration
Property Loss Specialist
PT&C / LWG Consulting
Servpro of Bedford Park/Burbank
Universal Restoration Services.

$500 Silver Sponsors
AHY Forensic Accounting
Insight Forensic Accountants
Temporary Accommodations

$250 Bronze Sponsors
EFI Global; Meaden & Moore
S-E-A, Ltd.
Servpro of Wheaton/GlenEllyn

A very special thank you, for organizing the golf outing, goes to Bob Jones of Greer & Kirby Co. It takes a lot of time to put this together, and we truly appreciate it. Plus he ordered wonderful weather for us!!

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.

DOWNLOADS
2015 Speakers | Platinum Sponsors | Silver Sponsors | Bronze Sponsors | Survey

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. As our V.P., Chris Meredith, announced at the dinner, it is very important for the registrants to attend the seminars as well as the receptions and dinner. Students from Madison Area Technical College again attended the conference on Friday, and our President, Kevin McCoy, presented a $1,000.00 scholarship from the Western Loss Association to Martha Lester-Mittenzwei, Risk Management & Insurance Program Instructor.

The Officers and Executive Committee for The Western Loss 2015-2016 fiscal year are:

President: Kevin McCoy, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty
Vice President: Christopher Meredith, Starr Technical Risks Agency, Inc.
Secretary: Harry Dubnick, Commonwealth Edison Co.
Treasurer: Judy Spoerlein, Liberty Mutual Insurance

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

A very SPECIAL THANKS goes to the Officers and Executive Committee from 2014-2015 for your time and commitment to the Association, and especially since all agreed to another year in the same positions! Thanks again to everyone who made the Western Loss Fall Conference a success!

Western Loss Summer Webinar
Maggiano’s Little Italy Oak Brook, IL
July 17,2015

There will be a classroom setting at Maggiano’s Little Italy at 240 Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook, Illinois, in addition to the virtual training. There will be two hours C.E. credits in IL, TX, WY and IA available, and C.L.E. Credits in IL & MO.

PLEASE NOTE: Enrollment for physical attendance is open to all staff and independent adjusters, insurance company personnel, agents and brokers at this time at NO CHARGE and no limit per company. Please be sure to bring your license number to the class. In one or two weeks, enrollment will be open to member vendors, and an e-mail will go out at that time. This is due to a very limited capacity at Maggiano’s and we want to be sure all of those in need of the C.E. credits have the opportunity to attend. Details will be sent for those planning to participate in the virtual training at a later date. ADMITTANCE TO INSURANCE COMPANY PERSONNEL AND VENDOR MEMBERS ONLY!

DOWNLOAD VENDOR REGISTRATION FORM

The agenda will be as follows:

Registration: 11:30 – Noon
Lunch: Noon – 1:00pm
Lithium Secondary Batteries and Fire Investigation: 1:00 – 2:00
(Jonathan G. Jordan, P.E., CFEI, Engineering Systems, Inc.)
Break: 2:00 – 2:15
Software Failure: Different Than Hardware Failure: 2:15 -3:15
(Timothy W. Athan, Ph.D., P.E., Engineering Systems, Inc.)
Afternoon Social (Cash Bar – Credit Cards NOT accepted): 3:15 – 5:00

There will be a $30.00 per person fee for all member vendors, and the response form will be provided in a week or two. 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.

The officers would like to invite all attendees to join us for the afternoon social following the webinar. Please note it will be a cash bar. We hope to see you at the Webinar at Maggiano’s!!

WESTERN LOSS POST-HOLIDAY MEMBER APPRECIATION PARTY

Please note WE ARE AT CAPACITY!

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

Friday, February 6, 2015
5:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.
Business Casual, NO JEANS

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

Response & payment MUST be received by January 23rd.
NO RESPONSES ACCEPTED AFTER THAT DATE

$15.00 per Insurance Co. Personnel & Independent Adjusters
$25.00 per Vendor Member (Limit 3 per Vendor Member Co.)

Make your check payable to: “Western Loss Association”

And mail to:
Theresa Noska
9 Mirta Circle
Lemont, IL 60439

Any questions? Contact Theresa Noska

Download Invitation and Fee Doc