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Mid Valley Claims Association

April 2014

Volume XXI • Number IV

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“Auto Recon: Pedestrian vs. Vehicle” Rudy Degger At April 18 MVCA

Please join the MVCA Friday, April 18, 2014, as we welcome Auto Vehicle Accident Reconstruction expert, Rudy Degger, as our guest speaker. Join the MVCA for our next luncheon meeting

This Friday

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Recertification to Accident Reconstruction “RAIN” The Word for April MVCA

April 2014 Message from MVCA President Deena Lucero

Thanks to all who attended last month’s meeting. We had quite a turn out for our Annual “Fair Claims Settlement Practices Act” Certification presentation given by attorney Mark Berry of Mayall Hurley Knutsen Smith & Green. We appreciate Mr. Berry taking time out of his busy schedule to present this seminar to our association. It, as always, was full of important and current information, in which we should all be well versed. Thank you, again, Mark for providing our association with this yearly recertification seminar. This month, we have a new and exciting presentation. We welcome this month’s guest speaker, Rudy Degger, of Rudy Degger & Associates. Mr. Degger will give his presentation on “Auto vs Pedestrian Impacts”. Mr. Degger is a retired police Sergeant of the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department. He has been in law enforcement since the mid 70’s. He specializes in traffic accident investigations and reconstruction. Mr. Degger has handled over 1300 traffic crashes with more than 2000 reconstruction crashes. He has testified as an expert in cases that involve civil litigation, insurance claims, and criminal prosecution for State and Federal

Courts in California and Nevada . He has taught traffic crash reconstruction courses at various colleges throughout California since 1987. This presentation is one you won’t want to miss. If you have not already sent in your annual membership, please feel free to renew your membership online, by mail, or in person. This newsletter will include MVCA’s 2014 Membership Application. Our golf tournament is off to a great start. Mark your calendars for this year’s event, to be held again at The Reserve at Spanos Park July 11th, 2014. More to come. “President’s Prize”- All members who email, or fax, the word “Rain”, prior to the April luncheon, will have the opportunity to win the “Presidents prize”. (You must be present in order to be included in the drawing) Your MVCA President,

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Association April 2014

Volume XXI • Number IV

Luncheon meetings are held the THIRD FRIDAY of each month at Papapavlo’s in Stockton, except where indicated.

Updates at: www.MidValleyClaims.org

April 18, 2014 - Luncheon Meeting

Accident Recon: “Auto vs Pedestrian” Rudy Degger - Rudy Degger & Associates - see page 5

May 16, 2014 - CE Accredited presentation - details to follow “Fire Proofing Your Claim”

Ulises Castellon, CPCU - Fire Cause Analysis

June 21, 2014 - Luncheon Meeting “Vehicle Theft Investigation” Tom Lepper

July 11, 2014 - MVCA Golf Tournament August 18-20, 2014 - 21st Annual CCNC www.ClaimsConference.org

September 19, 2014 John Letcher-Tree Arborist

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March Annual Recertification Luncheon Draws A Crowd! By Lynna Harrison, Association News Network, Inc. Photos by Lynna Harrison

Mark Berry, of the Law Offices Mayall, Hurley, Knutsen, Smith & Green, was the guest Speaker at the March 21st Luncheon Meeting for the Mid Valley Claims Association. It was his eleventh year presenting the yearly Recertification Class on the “Fair Claims Settlement Practices Act” regulations. All claims people must recertify themselves annually that they have read and understand the requirements of the California Insurance Code Sections 2695.1 through 2594.14, relative to Code Section 790.03(h) Mr. Berry gave a very thorough presentation on the regulations. He was able to highlight many of the potential pitfalls claims people often run into, while focusing such things as important time lines that must be met, and properly informing claimants/insureds of their rights and ability to contact CDI directly. Mark said “always follow your company guidelines and treat the claims as if they were your own”. He clearly demonstrated his expertise in this field. Please join us on April 18th for the next Mid Valley Claims Association Luncheon. The topic will be “Accident Reconstruction, Auto vs Pedestrian presented by Rudy Degger of Degger & Associates. INSURING

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“Auto Recon: Pedestrian vs. Vehicle”

Rudy Degger At April 18 MVCA

Please join the MVCA Friday, April 18, 2014, as we welcome Auto Vehicle Accident Reconstruction expert, Rudy Degger, as our guest speaker. Founder of Degger & Associates, Rudy Degger, ACTAR has been investigating traffic accidents since 1978. He has qualified as an expert regarding traffic accident reconstruction in twenty-one different California Counties. His expertise includes the reconstruction of auto-pedestrian, bicycle, motorcycle, speed-from-crush, commercial vehicle, and low-speed impact collisions. Mr. Degger is accredited by ACTAR and is the owner of Rudy Degger & Associates, Inc., which specializes in the reconstruction of traffic accidents. He is a retired police sergeant from a San Francisco Bay Area police department. He is an adjunct faculty member at Los Medanos College, Sacramento City College, and formerly, the University of California at Riverside, teaching all levels of accident investigation and accident reconstruction at those institutions. In addition, Mr. Degger has been a guest lecturer and has taught accident reconstruction at various police departments, professional organizations, insurance companies, municipal bus and transit districts and law firms. Past audiences have included: Northern California Fraud Investigators Association, Northwestern University Traffic Institute, Consortium of Accident Reconstruction Specialists, Litigation Committee of the Barristers Club of the San Francisco Bar Association, California Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists, California Chiropractic Association, American Corporate Council Association, Forensic Accident Reconstructionists of Oregon, Southwestern Association of Technical Accident Investigators, and Alameda-Contra Costa County Transit District. Plan now to attend. Secure your spot at: MidValleyClaims.org.

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