Mid-Valley Claims Association News Network - April 2014

MidValleyClaimsAssociation

April 2014 Volume XXI bull Number IV

wwwMidValleyClaimsorg

Mid-Valley ClaimsAssociation News Network

Since 1994with the MVCA

The 21st AnnualClaims Conference of Northern CaliforniaAugust 18-20 2014Hyatt Regency Downtown SacramentoMVCA is a proud ldquoSponsoring Associationrdquo

Plan Now To Attend

at

Papapavlo rsquos Mediterranean Bistro

501 N Lincoln Center Stockton- see page 5

Join the MVCA for our next luncheon meeting

2014 CCNC Planning Under Way Hitting A Home Run

- Covering All The BasesAugust 18-20 2014

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This Friday

April 182 014Rudy Degger

ldquoAuto Recon Pedestrian vs Vehiclerdquo

Please join the MVCA Friday April 18 2014 as we welcome Auto Vehicle Accident Recon-struction expert Rudy Degger as our guest speaker

Rudy Degger At April 18 MVCA

Rudy Degger amp Associates

Save The DateMVCA Golf TourneyFriday July 11 2014

2 Mid-Valley Claims Association News Network bull April 2014

Thanks to all who attended last monthrsquos meeting We had quite a turn out for our

Annual ldquoFair Claims Settlement Practices Actrdquo Certification pre-sentation given by attorney Mark Berry of Mayall Hurley Knutsen Smith amp 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 monthrsquos guest speaker Rudy Degger of Rudy Degger amp Associates Mr Degger will give his presentation on ldquoAuto vs Pedestrian Impactsrdquo Mr Degger is a retired police Sergeant of the Contra Costa County Sheriffrsquos Department He has been in law enforcement since the mid 70rsquos 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 wonrsquot 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 MVCArsquos 2014 Membership Application

Our golf tournament is off to a great start Mark your cal-endars for this yearrsquos event to be held again at The Reserve at Spanos Park July 11th 2014 More to come

ldquoPresidentrsquos Prizerdquo- All members who email or fax the word ldquoRainrdquo prior to the April luncheon will have the opportunity to win the ldquoPresidents prizerdquo (You must be present in order to be included in the drawing)

Your MVCA President

2013 Mid-Valley Claims Association PresidentFrontier Adjusters bull (209) 478-1422 bull cell (209) 603-5006midvalleyclaimsgmailcom

Deena Lucero

Recertification to Accident Reconstruction ldquoRAINrdquo The Word for April MVCA

April 2014 Message from MVCA President Deena Lucero

Mid-Valley Claims Association News Network bull April 2014 3

Mid-Valley Claims

April 2014Volume XXI bull Number IV

A s s o c i a t i o n

2 2014 MVCA Officers amp Board of Directors

3 2014 Upcoming MVCA Events

4 DOI Fair Claims Regs Recertifi-cation at March 21 MVCA

6 Mid-Valley Claims Association News Network Services Directory

7 Association News Network Job ConnectionBreathe DeepNatrsquol Asbestos Week

8 JOIN MVCA NOW Online

MidValleyClaimsorg

April 18 2014 - Luncheon Meeting

Accident Recon ldquoAuto vs Pedestrianrdquo Rudy Degger - Rudy Degger amp Associates- see page 5

May 16 2014 - CE Accredited presentation - details to follow

ldquoFire Proofing Your ClaimrdquoUlises Castellon CPCU - Fire Cause Analysis

June 21 2014 - Luncheon Meeting

ldquoVehicle Theft InvestigationrdquoTom Lepper

July 11 2014 - MVCA Golf Tournament

August 18-20 2014 - 21st Annual CCNCwwwClaimsConferenceorg

September 19 2014John Letcher-Tree Arborist

October 17 2014 - tba

November 21 2014 - tba

December 19 2014 - Christmas Luncheon - NO SPEAKER

Updates atwwwMidValleyClaimsorg

Luncheon meetings are held the THIRD FRIDAY of each month at Papapavlorsquos in Stockton except where indicated


March Annual Recertification Luncheon Draws A Crowd

Mark Berry of the Law Offices Mayall Hurley Knutsen Smith amp 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 ldquoFair Claims Settlement Prac-tices Actrdquo regulations

All claims people must recertify themselves annually that they have read and understand the requirements of the California Insurance Code Sections 26951 through 259414 relative to Code Section 79003(h)

Mr Berry gave a very thorough presentation on the regu-lations He was able to highlight many of the potential pitfalls claims people often run into while focusing such things as im-portant time lines that must be met and properly informing claim-antsinsureds of their rights and ability to contact CDI directly

Mark said ldquoalways follow your company guidelines and treat the claims as if they were your ownrdquo 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 ldquoAccident Reconstruction Auto vs Pedestrian presented by Rudy Degger of Degger amp Associates

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This Friday



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 amp Associates

Rudy Degger ACTAR has been investigating traffic accidents since 1978 He has qualified as an expert regarding traffic accident reconstruc-tion 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 amp Associates Inc which specializes in the reconstruction of traffic acci-dents 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 recon-struction at those institutions In addition Mr Degger has been a guest lec-turer 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 As-sociation of Accident Reconstruction Specialists California Chiropractic Association American Corporate Council Association Forensic Accident Reconstructionists of Oregon Southwestern Association of Technical Ac-cident Investigators and Alameda-Contra Costa County Transit District

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The Mid-Valley Claims Association News Networkcopy is a production of Association News Network Inc Published monthly as a free service to the MVCA with a commitment and dedication to the promotion and betterment of this professional organization The views and comments expressed within the articles herein do not necessarily reflect the views of ANN Inc or MVCA We assume no responsibility for any opinions andor statements offered by contributing authors to the publication Acceptance of advertising material does not constitute endorsement of the products or services offered We reserve the right to reject any advertising copy or placement We encourage industry support of this professional organization - its monthly newsletter publication and web site

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ldquoAuto Recon Pedestrian vs Vehiclerdquo This Friday

April 182 014Rudy DeggerRudy Degger amp Associates


Thanks to all who attended last monthrsquos meeting We had quite a turn out for our

Annual ldquoFair Claims Settlement Practices Actrdquo Certification pre-sentation given by attorney Mark Berry of Mayall Hurley Knutsen Smith amp 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 monthrsquos guest speaker Rudy Degger of Rudy Degger amp Associates Mr Degger will give his presentation on ldquoAuto vs Pedestrian Impactsrdquo Mr Degger is a retired police Sergeant of the Contra Costa County Sheriffrsquos Department He has been in law enforcement since the mid 70rsquos 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 wonrsquot 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 MVCArsquos 2014 Membership Application

Our golf tournament is off to a great start Mark your cal-endars for this yearrsquos event to be held again at The Reserve at Spanos Park July 11th 2014 More to come

ldquoPresidentrsquos Prizerdquo- All members who email or fax the word ldquoRainrdquo prior to the April luncheon will have the opportunity to win the ldquoPresidents prizerdquo (You must be present in order to be included in the drawing)

Your MVCA President

2013 Mid-Valley Claims Association PresidentFrontier Adjusters bull (209) 478-1422 bull cell (209) 603-5006midvalleyclaimsgmailcom

Deena Lucero

Recertification to Accident Reconstruction ldquoRAINrdquo The Word for April MVCA

April 2014 Message from MVCA President Deena Lucero


Mid-Valley Claims









MidValleyClaimsorg

































EMERGENCY HOTLINE





209-366-3684Fax 866-612-8294

sierraeccomcastnet

wwwSierraEnvirocom


MidValleyClaimsorg








CSL 817756


at





This Friday







Join the MVCA










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Mid-Valley ClaiMs

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Mid-Valley Claims









MidValleyClaimsorg

































EMERGENCY HOTLINE





209-366-3684Fax 866-612-8294

sierraeccomcastnet

wwwSierraEnvirocom


MidValleyClaimsorg








CSL 817756


at





This Friday







Join the MVCA










POSITIONS AVAILABLE





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Mid-Valley ClaiMs

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EMERGENCY HOTLINE





209-366-3684Fax 866-612-8294

sierraeccomcastnet

wwwSierraEnvirocom


MidValleyClaimsorg








CSL 817756


at





This Friday







Join the MVCA










POSITIONS AVAILABLE





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Mid-Valley ClaiMs

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209-366-3684Fax 866-612-8294

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wwwSierraEnvirocom


MidValleyClaimsorg








CSL 817756


at





This Friday







Join the MVCA










POSITIONS AVAILABLE





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Mid-Valley ClaiMs

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