Joyce’s Retirement Celebration

The entire Fresno office is permitted to join in a lunch celebration of Joyce’s retirement at Bel Piatto Italian Restaurant in Modesto at noon on 1/31/19.  

Please RSVP to Mary Beth Smith (marybeth.smith@dibu.com) as quickly as possible so that we can make reservations. 

Thank you.

Industry News: What PG&E Means for the Rest of Us

“For those of us who are long-suffering customers of PG&E Corp., the giant northern California utility’s announcement that it will file for bankruptcy protection could be seen as same old, same old. After all, this is PG&E’s second trip to bankruptcy court just since the dawn of the new millennium—the first, in 2001, followed a botched attempt to deregulate the electricity market. In 2010, negligence by PG&E led to the explosion of a natural gas pipeline in a San Francisco suburb that killed eight people and cost the utility $2.5 billion in fines and legal settlements. Over the past two years, we all witnessed the record wildfires and read about PG&E’s likely role, which the company says has led to about $30 billion in liabilities—that it will now try to duck in bankruptcy proceedings.”

To read the full article from Insurance Thought Leadership, click here.

DiBuduo & DeFendis Cardholder Training 

There are two dates for our upcoming Cardholder Training: Monday, January 14th or Wednesday, January 16th from 1:30-2:00pm. You only need to attend one of the sessions.

All Fresno Employees we will be meeting in the large conference room for the training, and all outside offices you can follow instructions below to access.

Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. 

https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/340159093

You can also dial in using your phone. 

United States (Toll Free): 1 866 899 4679 

United States: +1 (669) 224-3319 

Access Code: 340-159-093 

Joining from a video-conferencing room or system? 

Dial: 67.217.95.2##340159093 

Cisco devices: 340159093@67.217.95.2 

First GoToMeeting? Let’s do a quick system check: 

https://link.gotomeeting.com/system-check

Congratulations, Wilma Cardoza!

A note from Matt DeFendis on Wilma Cardoza’s Retirement:

Good morning All. As many of you know, Wilma Cardoza will be retiring from D&D today.  Wilma has been with us in our commercial department in Fresno for 16 great years and we want to thank her for all her hard work and loyalty to D&D.  Although she will be greatly missed, we wish her all the happiness in the world in retirement. Thank you again Wilma.

Monday Motivation: December 31, 2018

“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” 

― Benjamin Franklin