SLA President's Message - February 2010
As I was looking around the room at the Ravinia Club during the January meeting, I was pleasantly surprised to see every seat in the place was filled. It appears that our attendance continues to grow and I look forward to being a part of that success in 2010.
I would especially like to thank Jeff Morrill of Applied Technical Services for providing an excellent presentation on the Ford speed control deactivation switch fires and the history of the recall. It appears that many of us in the room drive Ford vehicles and a few of us have even been directly affected by this defective device. Jeff's presentation explained the complicated nature of the product failure and the ways in which Ford has attempted to fix the problem. Please tell anyone you know that has a Ford Vehicle about this problem so that we can save them from a possible fire loss in the future. I would also like to thank the January meeting sponsor, Reid, Jones, McRorie & Williams for their contribution to the association.
At the February meeting, Dr. Ralph Moon will provide us with one (1) hour of CE credit when he will be speaking on the topic of the "Duration of a Water Loss". The proper interpretation of the duration of loss is key to water damage claims. This seminar will summarize HSA's on-going research results obtained from the testing of building materials to water exposure.
The date for our Spring golf outing has been set for April 22, please get your registration in quickly to Dennis Neas for Golf and Hope Harlow for Tennis to reserve your spot at the Chateau Elan. I am looking forward to a warm day off in the sun because it sure has been cold working outside this past month of January. The date for our Fall Property CE seminar has been set for August 12. Thank you Deborah Adkins of Rimkus for organizing this event. Please watch for our list of speakers and registration forms in future copies of the newsletter. This event fills up quickly, so please sign up early.
Scott Ellison has returned from Florida as President of White-Hart & Associates and I am honored to appoint him as a new Executive Board Member. Welcome back Scott! We still have one more opening on the executive board to fill, please contact me if you are interested in joining us.
I would like to encourage everyone to carry a copy of our newsletter at all times. I keep a copy of our newsletter in my claim notebook and it has been very helpful when I need to contact one of the many sponsors listed on the back cover to assist with my investigation and/or adjustment of claims. Just this last month, I have had the opportunity to use (8) eight of these sponsors. Phone numbers are listed in the ads and it is a lot easier than carrying a stack of business cards that can get lost. If you do not already have an advertisement in our newsletter, please consider purchasing one soon.
When you call or email your lunch meeting reservation into Hope Harlow at Cerny & Ivey, be sure and thank Hope for all the hard work she does for the association. Both Hope and Violet Mobley are the first ones to arrive and the last ones to leave our monthly meetings. I sure do appreciate their dedication to the association.
Mark McRorie
SLA President - 2010
Created on 02/01/2010 05:00 PM by MEI
Updated on 02/01/2010 05:03 PM by MEI
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