The Daily Claims Bluegrass Claims Association Volume 7, Issue 3 March 2017 Wow, March madness is already here!!!! We are getting ready for the SEC tournament and then the Big Dance!!!!! This is always a great time of year in Kentucky!!!! Great things are also going with the BGCA. We have a location and date for our golf outing and we re looking into doing another Habitat house later this year. We had a great meeting last month with 80 people in attendance. I can t believe we have packed the house the last two meetings. Please consider asking others in our industry to join us at the March meeting. They may be potential new members or folks that have not had the opportunity to attend regular meetings. This is a great time to socialize with others within our industry, share a meal and listen to a speaker that s relevant to our industry. You re invited to attend the Bluegrass Claims Association meetings held every third Thursday of the month. Equestrian Woods Country Club 107 Clubhouse Drive Nicholsaville, KY 40356 We have talked with John at Equestrian Woods and he will be adjusting the meeting room so that we can get more people in the main meeting room, which will make it better for all of us. Please take a minute to look through the newsletter, there are scholarship opportunities, CE opportunities, dates of upcoming events and lots more. I look forward to seeing you all at the March meeting!! Social Hour: 5:30pm Dinner Meeting: 6:30pm Meeting Cost: $20.00 Annual Dues: $25.00 Teresa 2017 BGCA Board P.O. Box 24036 Lexington, KY 40524-4036 Bluegrassclaimsassociation.com bluegrassclaims@yahoo.com Teresa Moreland, President Greg Funfsinn, Vice President Jackie Terrell, Secretary Apryl Fowler, Treasurer
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The Daily Claims The Bluegrass Claims Association would like to thank Custard Insurance Adjusters for sponsoring the March meeting. Without the support of our sponsors, we would not be able to provide the educational and social benefits of the BGCA to our members and their guests. Please be sure and thank our sponsors! Ms. Hopgood has practiced law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky since her graduation from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1982. She began her practice in Paducah, Kentucky and returned to the Lexington, Kentucky area in 1984. Since that time, she has concentrated her practice in the area of personal injury, products liability and medical malpractice. In 1992, she became one of the first mediators and arbitrators in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Since that time, she has mediated and arbitrated over 7,000 cases at the request of judges and attorneys from all over the Commonwealth. She has been the mediator and arbitrator of Linda Hopgood choice, by litigants and judges alike, in matters involving nursing home neglect, medical malpractice, personal injury, products liability, employment law, construction law, and property disputes. Ms. Hopgood is an experienced and successful trial lawyer. She holds the record for one of the highest verdict in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in a products liability suit against an auto manufacturer. She is an AV rated trial lawyer in Martindale-Hubbell and has been for the past 15 years. Ms. Hopgood was selected as a Super Lawyer by her peers in 2013. She was also selected to the Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers for 2014 and was elected as a Top Lawyer in Kentucky for 2013-2014 in the area of Alternate Dispute Resolution Law. Ms. Hopgood is currently on the Board of the Fayette County Bar Association. Additionally, she is on the Board of Trustees for Baptist Health Lexington. She served as the Chairman of the House of Delegates with the Kentucky Bar Association and served on the Board of Governors with the Kentucky Bar Association. She is a past Trustee of The Lexington School. She is a frequent lecturer at the University of Kentucky College of Law in the area of Mediations and Arbitrations.
The Daily Claims BGCA scholarship application is due April 20, 2017, application attached. KCA scholarship application is due April 1, 2017, application attached. April 20th - CE Class presented by Rimkus Product Failure Analysis - 1hr Plumbing Systems - 1hr Biomechanics of Lumbar Discs in Low Speed Impact - 1hr Biomechanics of Slip/Fall - 1hr May 18th - CE Class presented by Van Meter Insurance Contractual Liability & Additional Insureds - 2hrs June 15th - Golf Outing will be at Moss Hill golf course in Versailles, registration attached. December 8th - The Christmas Party will be at the Hyatt Downtown Lexington Dotson & Associates, LLC is looking for KY licensed Casualty Adjusters to assist with new account. These positions are sub-contract, 1099 basis. Please email your resume to john@kentuckyclaimsadjusters.com Crawford & Company, the world s largest publicly listed independent provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities, is seeking well experienced field adjusters in both property claims and casualty claims. These positions are both salaried staff adjuster jobs with a quarterly incentive plan, company car and an excellent benefit package that includes a 401k plan. These are work from home positions for claims professionals in both Lexington and Louisville. Please email your resume to employment@us.crawco.com
KENTUCKY CLAIMS ASSOCIATION 2017 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION ONE APPLICATION PER CHILD ONLY Name of Applicant: Address: City: State: Zip: Telephone: (Work) (Home) Date of Birth: Social Security Number: High School Graduated From: High School Address: City: State: Zip: Date Graduated: Month Year: University, College or Vocational School to be attended: Address: City: State: Zip: Anticipated Major: KCA Member Information/Parent or Guardian of Applicant: Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Telephone: (Work) (Home) Member employed by: Work address: City: State: Zip: Local Claims Association: By signing this document the Applicant and his/her Parent/Guardian acknowledge that the scholarship amount will be determined by the Kentucky Claims Association and that any scholarship payment will be made to the school or university that the applicant will be attending. Signature of Applicant Date: Signature of Parents/Guardian/Members Date: I, Secretary of the Claims Association hereby certify that the above listed Parents/Guardians is a member in good standing in their local claims association and meets the required criteria set forth by the Kentucky Claims Association and is qualified to make application for this scholarship. Signature of Secretary Date
BLUEGRASS CLAIMS ASSOCIATION 2017 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION Deadline April 20, 2017 Eligible: Members in good standing and children of members in good standing Name of Applicant: Address: City: State: Zip: Telephone: (Work) (Home) Date of Birth: Social Security Number: University, College or Vocational School to be attended: Address: City: State: Zip: Anticipated Major: BGCA Member Information/Parent or Guardian of Applicant (only fill out if applicant is a child of a member) Name: Telephone: (Work) (Home) Member employed by: By signing this document the Applicant and/or his/her Parent/Guardian acknowledge that the Scholarship amount will be determined by the Bluegrass Claims Association and that any scholarship payment will be made to the school or university that the applicant will be attending. Signature of Applicant Date: Signature of Parents/Guardian Members Date: