Author: danddconnection

Event: Retirement Reception for Kim Simonian

December 12, 2017

 

Kim Simonian of Nationwide will be retiring at the end of the year. This Wednesday (12/13) from 4 to 6 PM there will be a reception at Vino Grille & Spirits in Fresno. This is being hosted jointly by DiBuduo & DeFendis Insurance and United Valley Insurance Services.

If you would like to attend please send you RSVP to Dirk Seltzer (dirk.seltzer@dibu.com)

Vino Grille is located at 1560 E Champlain Drive, Fresno, CA 93720.

Hope to see you there!

Safety Saturday: Wildfire Preparation and Recovery Tips from Travelers

December 9, 2017
Wildfire Preparation and Recovery Tips from Travelers
Travelers is continuing to monitor the progression of the fast-moving wildfires that are currently impacting various California counties. Because the safety of our agents and customers is important to us, we’d like to share some steps that may be taken to help you prepare and stay safe.

We will also provide these preparation and recovery tips to personal and business insurance customers later today.
For Personal Insurance Customers
✓ Prepare for a Wildfire
✓ Prepare an evacuation plan
✓ Build an emergency preparedness kit in case you’re evacuated quickly or you can’t return to your home
✓ Monitor nearby wildfires on statewide fire maps published by the California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection
✓ Above all else, please follow local evacuation notices to help protect the personal safety of yourself and others
For Business Insurance Customers
In addition to the above, have a business continuity plan with alternative arrangements for continuing critical operations. Here are some additional resources to consider that may help you reduce the risk of property damage and of injury to you, your family, and employees:
✓ Emergency preparedness
✓ IBHS: Reducing Wildfire Risk, Commercial*
✓ American Red Cross: Wildfire Preparedness*
Claim Reporting
To offer further assistance, Travelers Claim professionals have set up a customer resource center at the following location:
✓ Ventura Beach Marriott
2055 Harbor Blvd.
Ventura, CA 93001
Map It
At the resource center customers will be able to:
✓ Speak directly to one of our Claim professionals
✓ Begin the claim process, or receive assistance with an existing claim
✓ Receive an advance for a covered loss
We’re here to help when your customers need us most. If your customers experience damage or loss, they can contact us:
✓ Online at:
https://www.travelers.com/claims/report-claim/index.aspx (This is a customer reporting site that also is available to agents to report claims on their customers’ behalves. Customers will receive a confirmation email and can expect to hear from their assigned Claim professional shortly thereafter.)
✓ By phone:
• Personal Insurance – 1.800.CLAIM33 (1.800.252.4633)
• Business Insurance – 1.800.238.6225
Suspension of Binding Authority 
As a reminder, with some severe events, one or more of our business units may suspend binding authority. You can get updates on suspension of binding authority by logging onto the “For Agents”section of our website.
*Travelers expressly disclaims any responsibility for the content, materials, accuracy of information and/or the quality of the products or services provided by, available through, or advertised on these third-party sites.

Announcement: State Fund Premier Agency 2018

December 6, 2017

“As you may have heard,  we have been recognized as a Premier Agency for State Fund beginning 2018. This designation is extremely exclusive to a small percentage of Brokers in the state. As a result of the designation, we will be receiving 12% commission on accounts renewing 1/1/18 going forward. If your term sheets for 1/1/18 business do not reflect 12%, it is an internal system issue that will be corrected to reflect the correct commission amount at later time. We will be monitoring through accounting as well. Do not hold up renewals for this issue. Needless to say, this is a very positive development for our Company and important to our overall relationship with the State Fund.  Should you have any questions on this, let me know. Thank you.”

-Matt DeFendis

The D&D Project: Wants and Wishes 2017

December 5, 2017

 

Here is the latest from Fresno’s D&D Project Committee:

Season’s Greetings from all of us on the D & D Project Committee.  It has been a very busy year for us and now we find ourselves preparing for the Christmas Holidays.  Once again we will be supporting the Children in the Pinedale Community with “Wants and Wishes”.  Our tree is up and each child has a tag with their name, age, size and like hung on the tree.

A green basket and pen will be next to the tree. Please take the ornament and tear off the tag that lists the child’s name and add your name as the D & D giver  and place in the Green Basket.  You have untilTuesday, December 19th at Noon to return your wrapped gifts. Cash donations are always accepted and you can give your donation to any D & D Project member. Please make checks payable to The D&D Project.

Our Back To School Supplies were a big hit. We as well as Zenith, provided most of the items on the school supply lists for Pinedale and Washington Union. They are always grateful.

We will have our traditional Christmas 50/50 raffle and gift raffle right before our Christmas Luncheon on Friday, December 15th.Further information will be sent out regarding this event in the near future.

We thank you for supporting the D & D Project.  Each year with your support we are able to reach out and help more children.  You are the light in the window for many of these families.  You help to make a big difference in their lives!!

Please see Darlene A., Theresa R., Patty, or Richard if you have any questions or if you would like to make a donation.