Dear Members and Supporters of ACA,
We wanted to keep the website active during the summer months so you will find a note from the President and various articles of interest for July and August.
The official start of summer began June 21st but you would have thought it was sooner with the heat wave we have been experiencing for several weeks. I hope that each of you enjoyed the 4th of July holidays. Whether you spent your holidays with friends or family, enjoying fireworks, cooking out or just relaxing, it is good that we are able to celebrate our Independence. We also want to take this time to thank those men and women in the Armed Services who continue to protect us daily.
The Atlanta Claims Association embarked on a new format for our June luncheon. We sponsored several of the candidates for the Georgia Insurance Commissioner’s seat. The luncheon was well attended and the candidates answered a series of questions from the narrator and from the audience. Please read the article by the Speaker Committee regarding more details concerning this event. This certainly gave those in attendance an up-close view of several of the candidates, their views on certain topics, and allowed a personal interaction with the candidates in a smaller setting. The primary election is July 20th so it will be interesting to see the outcome.
On June 15th we sponsored our annual Golf/Tennis Outing which was a huge success, over 100 golfers attended. There will be more details in our September newsletter but I wanted you to have a “newsflash” about the event now. Did you they had a helicopter fly down the fairway and drop balls into a hole for charity? And this was done with the threat of lighting in the background and storms approaching. For those who were there, it was absolutely spectacular! The event was extremely successful for the Salvation Army, the charity we donate money to following the event. Look for all of the details (I dare not spoil it) in the September newsletter.
Many of you are aware of the changes that went into affect following this past legislative session with the most significant being the “No Texting Bill”. Now, claims people know the pros and cons surrounding texting while driving so none of us were doing that anyway – right? But for the general public, Governor Perdue signed into law that bans texting while driving for all drivers and specifically for those with teenage drivers, they are not allowed to text or talk on the phone while behind the wheel. There were some additional legislative changes that also went into effect on July 1, 2010. Lisa Wade our Legislative Committee Chair has prepared a listing of those that impact both the insurance industry but also the general public. Look for that update to be posted shortly.
The Atlanta Claims Association Board is working during the summer on several events that we hope you will consider attending. More information will be provided in my August web update as well as details in our September newsletter. If you have any suggestions for our organization or interesting in joining a committee, please contact me at
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Continue to enjoy your summer,
Kerri G. Crosby |
