Sacramento Claims March 2019
Association News Network
SINCE 1994 WITH SCA
Volume XXVI • Number III
www.SacramentoClaims.org
Sweet Sixteen!
Workplace Violence:
Prevention & Coping at April 18, 2019 SCA Luncheon Sign up at: www.SacramentoClaims.org
Workplace Violence & Prevention. Presentation to focus on the work of many SCA members dealing with the CAMP and CARR fires.
Join The SCA
Thursday April 18, 2019
Change of Date - March 28th -
Educational Luncheon Meeting
featuring special guest speaker
Hector R. Alvarez, CTM Alvarez Associates LLC - Workplace Threat Management
@ The FIREHOUSE Restaurant 1112 2nd St., Old Sacramento
Bring Your Brackets Or Join-In at the
SCA 2018 Blue Cue March Madness Mixer Thursday, March 28, 2019 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Where? The Blue Cue 1004 28th St, Sacramento, CA 95816 - see page 5
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Sacramento Claims Association 2019 SCA Executive Staff
President
Vice President
Steve Moore
Mathieu Schwartz
Barrish Pelham & Associates a Degenkolb Company smoore@degenkolb.com Education Committee Chair
Hanover Insurance mathieuschwartz@hotmail.com Golf Tournament Chair
Bryan Harrison
Association News Network bryan@associationnewsnetwork.com Communications Chair
efi Global nanette.larsen@efiglobal.com Membership/Reservations
RegasGroup andrealatimer@regasgroup.com Social Committee
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Sacramento Claims Join Us for March Madness! Association News Network
www.SacramentoClaims.org March 2019 • Volume XXVI • Number III
SCA MISSION STATEMENT: “The Sacramento Claims Association is a professional organization fostering contact and communication among its members and others in the insurance claims industry. The cornerstone of the Sacramento Claims Association is rooted in four primary areas: Education; Charitable; Communication; and Social.”
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March 2019 Message from SCA President, Steve Moore, PE, CASp
Join us as March Madness gets underway! The SCA is gathering for our third annual March Madness Mixer event at the Blue Cue in downtown Sacramento Thursday, March 28th. It’ll be down to the Sweet Sixteen, so bring your brackets if you have them and join in on ours.
SCA President Steve Moore, PE, CASp
Good times, appetizers, pool and camaraderie. This event, which will run from 4:30 pm to 7:30pm, has become a look-forward-to fun time. We will have March madness brackets available to fill out for $5 each. You can bring in your own bracket, just please make sure it is up to the minute with teams. Please go to page 5 of this issue for more information on ticket costs. We ask that you secure your spot to attend on our sit: SacramentoClaims.org. Looking forward to seeing everyone there, especially the reigning Bracket Champion, Donovan!
Continuing on with the madness, the SCA is having a March Madness Membership Drive! That’s right, if you haven’t renewed your SCA Membership, please do so now. Remember, please, you must have your Membership dues paid to participate in the Golf Tournament in May. We would like to see our membership roster grow substantially by the March mixer. Thursday, April 18, 2019 will be the first SCA luncheon meeting of the year. We are very pleased to present Mr. Hector Alvarez, CTM, with a detailed look at Safety on the Job Site. We’re also excited to return to The Firehouse, in Old Sac, for this one. The purchase page is up on the web site, so please secure your spot now. Always great to reconvene with our members in the luncheon business setting.
Our stellar Golf Chair (and SCA VP), Mathieu Schwartz, has all the pieces in place for this year’s big tournament event. We are pleased to be returning to Turkey Creek Golf Course in Lincoln Friday, May 17th. Shotgun start has been bumped back a half hour to 9:30 a.m. Registration starts at 7am. Foursomes, sponsorships and more are available for purchase on our site, as well. Please visit the website for more information. Theme for this year’s golf tournament is “Viva Las Vegas”! Looking forward to seeing all of you very soon!
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RGL Forensics Merges with Baker Tilly, just as Barrish Pelham becomes part of Degenkolb Engineers
Barrish Pelham’s Steve Moore, PE, CASp
San Francisco based structural engineering firm Degenkolb Engineers (Degenkolb) and Sacramento based structural engineering firm Barrish Pelham Consulting Engineers (Barrish Pelham) signed a Purchase Agreement and closing on the acquisition in October, 2018. Barrish Pelham’s 22 employees, including SCA President, Steve Moore, have joined Degenkolb, which now has 180 employees in seven offices.
The acquisition expands Degenkolb’s Sacramento presence while increasing its portfolio and experience in the K-12 education market, and forensics investigation. Degenkolb operates in Sacramento as “Barrish Pelham, a Degenkolb Company.”
“This is a great time for Degenkolb and Barrish Pelham. As firm’s we have collaborated in the past, sharing staff on projects and working together through the Structural Engineers Association of California and Applied Technology Council,” stated Degenkolb CEO, Stacy Bartoletti. “The Barrish Pelham staff embodies the same Degenkolb values of service and excellence that our clients have come to expect and we’ll now have that resource in the greater Central Valley region.“
Barrish Pelham is a 73 years old structural engineering firm headquartered in Sacramento, California, with strong portfolios of forensics investigation, reconstruction engineering for damaged buildings, educational and healthcare facilities. Since October 2017, Jason Scanlan has served as President; and Stephen Pelham has served as Chairman. “We have known, worked with, and respected Degenkolb Engineers and their leadership for many years. This is the next logical step in continuance of Barrish Pelham’s expertise, integrity, and service to our clients. Barrish Pelham is truly excited to join the Degenkolb family extending both the bandwidth and expertise of locally based structural engineering services in California’s Central Valley,” stated Barrish Pelham Chairman, Steve Pelham. Degenkolb previously opened a small Sacramento office and those employees will join the Barrish Pelham staff in a combined office at 3001 E. Street, Sacramento CA 95816.
Degenkolb Engineers is a San Francisco headquartered structural engineering company. Founded in 1940, Degenkolb Engineers’ practice reflects more than seven decades of commitment to technical expertise, exceptional client service through close collaboration, and life-long learning. Our award-winning structural designs have saved clients hundreds of millions of dollars and are delivered by taking full advantage of our expertise and experience.
Forensic Accounting firm, RGL Forensics, is pleased to announce that they are now part of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (trading as Baker Tilly). Accounting and advisory firm Baker Tilly Virchow Krause and the global financial investigations firm RGL Forensics have merged. “We were really looking at what our next 20 years could provide ... we’ve had a great journey, growing and expanding internationBaker Tilly’s Jim McCurley, CPA ally .. and we’ve been looking at how we can continue along that path’’, says Angela MacPhee, partner and head of the Global Forensics practice at Baker Tilly Virchow Krause and former CEO of RGL Forensics. The enlarged group will help both companies expand nationally as well as provide Baker Tilley with an international presence. Long time Treasurer for the Sacramento Claims Association, Jim McCurley, says that the change, which occurred late last year, has gone pretty smoothly, overall. Please note Jim’s new email contact information: Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, (916) 637 9052, or his cell, at (916) 342 1465, or jim.mccurley@bakertilly.com | bakertilly.com
Sacramento Claims A s s o c i a t i o n
2019 Upcoming Events March 21, 2019
March Membership Madness Blue Cue - Cocktail Party
April 18, 2019
Educational Luncheon Meeting w/special guest speaker
Hector Alvarez
May 17, 2019
Annual SCA Golf Tournament Turkey Creek Golf Course, Lincoln 7am registration • 9:30 am shotgun
June 13 2019
SCA Social: Tequila Museo Mayahuel
July 2019
Workplace Violence & Prevention Presentation to focus on the work of many SCA members dealing with the CAMP and CARR fires.
SCA Family Night @ The RiverCats
@ The FIREHOUSE Restaurant 1112 2nd St., Old Sacramento
September, 2019
August 27-29, 2019 26th Annual CCNC www.ClaimsConference.org SCA Luncheon Meeting
October 10, 2019 SCA Top Golf Adventure
December 12, 2019 Holiday Luncheon Gathering
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New !!! Date
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Change of Date - March 28th -
Bring Your Brackets Or Join-In at the
SCA 2019 Blue Cue March Madness Mixer
March Membership Madness! Thursday, March 28, 2019 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Join the Sacramento Claims Association for a fun and memorable evening as we indulge in a little ‘SweetSixteen’MarchMadnessattheBlueCue,downtownSacramento Appetizers - Adult Beverages - Raffle Prizes
Where: Blue Cue 1004 28th St, Sacramento, CA 95816 $25/person
Sign-Up Now at: www.SacramentoClaims.org
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Workplace Violence & Prevention Hector Alvarez at April 18, 2019 SCA Luncheon Working in the “Field" - Strategies to help keep you and your employees safe
Presentation to focus on the work of many SCA members dealing with the CAMP and CARR fires.
Employees who work away from the structure and support of an office environment face a wide range of challenges, hazards and potential threats, and very often they face these situations alone. Recognizing and learning how to avoid putting oneself in harm’s way, as well as gaining the knowledge to deal with those times when avoidance isn’t feasible, is the essence of what may be gained in this session. Please join the Sacramento Claims Association in welcoming special guest speaker for our April 18, 2019 luncheon meeting, Mr. Hector R. Alvarez, CTM, of Alvarez Associates, LLC - Workplace Threat Management. Mr. Alvarez’ presentation is intended to help your employees recognize these hazards, so they can be avoided. We also give them specific tips and strategies on how to respond to unwanted situations and challenging people. Mr. Alvarez is a security expert who specializes in workplace violence prevention, a Certified Threat Manager™ by the
Association of Threat Assessment Professionals and an Instructor in Mental Health First Aid. He has built over 25 years of experience from serving as Security Director protecting one of our nation’s most sensitive critical infrastructures, to working as a city police officer and as a professional consultant. He understands the challenges organizations face when addressing the threats of violence because he has responded to them. He has personally assessed and/ or responded to thousands of potentially violent situations, developed numerous violence prevention programs and trained tens of thousands of employees and managers in the areas of crisis intervention, violence prevention, domestic terrorism and emergency management.
Plan now to attend the first SCA Luncheon Meeting of the year,
Thursday
April 18, 2019 as we welcome special guest speaker
Mr. Hector R. Alvarez, CTM Alvarez Associates LLC - Workplace Threat Management at
The Firehouse Restaurant 1112 2nd Street, Old Sacramento 11:30 am Check-in Luncheon 12:00 noon - 1:00pm
FREE to registered 2019 Carrier Claims Members Carriers Adjusters Now Join for FREE (suggested $10 donation to the SCA Charitable Fund)
$35 for current paid 2019 Associate Members $45 Non-Members/Guests or No Reservations
Purchase your lunch online, at: www.SacramentoClaims.org
Otherwise, for payment by cash or check at the door, please make reservations now with 2018 SCA Secretary, Rob Sedgwick: sacramentoclaims@gmail.com • (916) 517-7557
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Annual SCA
Golf Tournament Friday, May 17, 2019
“Viva Las Vegas!” Turkey Creek Golf Course
1525 California 193 • Lincoln, CA 95648
We have booked the course for the entire day so if you did not get a chance to play or you wanted to go and try a hole again, grab a cart at any time after the tournament until the sun sets and play. If you would like to forward this information onto someone else that may be interested then please do so and have them contact me to reserve a sponsorship and/or foursome.
Mathieu Schwartz
SCA Vice President/Golf Tournament Chair
mathieuschwartz@hotmail.com
Huge Thanks to Our Returning Grand Sponsors!
Shotgun Start at 9:30 AM
Registration begins at 7:00 AM
***Reserve Your Golf Foursomes: $600*** Hole Sponsorships and numerous special sponsorships from which to choose. First right of refusal goes to those who sponsored last year. Once offered, we will open options up to all.
Register to Play and/or Discover Sponsorship options at:
www.SacramentoClaims.org
Range Balls, Putting Contest and Continental breakfast begin at 7:00 AM. Full buffet dinner and awards/raffle following tournament (4p.m.- 6p.m.) Non-golfers are welcome to purchase dinner-only tix for the awards banquet
**Golfer Tee Prizes** Register to Play and/or Sponsor at:
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Sacramento Claims Association
2019 SCA Membership! Join/Renew for 2019 NOW!
Annual Membership earns discounts, includes priority privileges and helps fund the organization The Sacramento Claims Association Membership Committee would like to encourage you to join and/or renew your annual membership to the association. Member dues provide a significant financial support to the organization, and a strong membership helps to keep a non-profit like SCA viable and alive. Without all of us together there would be no SCA. “This organization could not maintain the strong standing we enjoy today without the support of all our members,” stated SCA President Steve Moore. The organization has worked diligently to continue to provide programs and events of interest and value to claims adjusters and the surrounding claims service community. “The Sacramento Claims Association is always committed to maintaining a high degree of professional courtesy within our ranks.” In addition to the organization actively taking measures to continue to raise its standing within the community at large, the association has been building on its sphere of local charitable causes to support. The SCA Board has opted to continue to offer annual FREE Memberships to insurance carrier adjusters (with an optional suggested Jump On-Board NOW! $10 donation going to the charitable fund). Completion and submission of a simple membership application now allows all such claims people the benefits of membership. Go to www.SacramentoClaims.org
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Upcoming Northern California Claims Association Events Calendar Thursday, March 28
Sacramento Claims March Membership Madness Social Event at Blue Cue - see page 5 Wednesday, April 10
East Bay Claims Association luncheon meeting
Thursday, April 18
Sacramento Claims educational luncheon meeting - see page 6
Friday, April 19
Mid-Valley Claims luncheon meeting
Wednesday, May 8
East Bay Claims luncheon meeting
Friday, May 17
Sacramento Claims annual Golf Tournament - “Viva Las Vegas”! - see page 7
Wednesday, June 12
East Bay Claims luncheon meeting
Thursday, June 13
Sacramento Claims social - Museo Tequila Mayahuel
Thursday, June 27
Mid-Valley Claims Golf Tournament - Spanos Park, Stockton
Links to all at: www.AssociationNewsNetwork.com
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Department of Insurance assists with Russian River flood recovery, urges state homeowners to consider flood insurance
Reminder that standard homeowners’ insurance does not cover flood or mudslide damage SACRAMENTO, CA — In the wake of record rains and recent flooding Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara dispatched Department of Insurance staff to Sonoma County to assist with recovery efforts. With many Californians not aware that traditional homeowners insurance does not cover flood damage, he urged homeowners to consider purchasing flood insurance. Department staff are available to answer questions through Saturday,
March 9 at the Local Assistance Center in Guerneville or by phone at 800-927-4357 following the winter storms and Russian River flooding that inundated 2,600 homes and businesses and damaged or destroyed many automobiles. “Climate change is driving more extreme weather events than ever, including floods,” said Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara. “We want to make sure people have the coverage they need before the next
storm puts their home at risk. Having flood insurance may be the difference between recovering quickly from a catastrophic event or suffering devastating financial losses.” Flood insurance is available through the Federal Flood Insurance Program and must be in force for 30 days prior to a flood, in most cases. February was the sixth wettest month on record, and it is not too late for homeowners to assess their risk for flooding and ensure they
have the coverage they need to protect their home which is typically a family’s most valuable financial asset. The department has a number of resources to help consumers with insurance coverage or claim questions. Consumers with questions or needing assistance should call the consumer hotline at 800-927-4357.
Department assists wildfires survivors at insurance claims workshops
Survivors encouraged to call the department’s Consumer Hotline for assistance during their recovery AGOURA HILLS, CA — Consumer service representatives from the California Department of Insurance met with dozens of Woolsey and Hill fire survivors at an insurance claims workshop hosted by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara this past Saturday. The week before Commissioner Lara hosted a similar workshop in Chico where the department was able to meet with over 500 Camp fire survivors. “We want wildfire survivors to know that we are here for the long haul not just the weekend,” said Commissioner Lara. “Recovering from these devastating fires is a long and emotional process and we are committed to helping every survivor with their insurance claims and questions.” The department wants to make
sure that residents affected by the wildfires are aware of the resources available during the rebuilding and recovery process. If survivors were unable to make it to the workshop but have questions, they are encouraged to call the department’s toll-free Consumer Hotline at 800-927-4357.
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