Category: Office Announcements
Event: Retirement Reception for Kim Simonian
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!
The Best Property/Casualty Insurance Brokerage in 2017
For the fourth year in a row, D&D has been named the Best Property/Casualty Insurance Brokerage in The Business Journal’s Best of Central Valley Business Awards. As Matt DeFendis put it, “This is a great honor and we want to thank you for all your efforts. This would not have been possible without you and our loyal clients. Thank you!”
Feel free to share our Facebook post about the great news here.
Throwback Thursday: Ugly Sweater Days
Announcement: State Fund Premier Agency 2018
“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
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.
Throwback Thursday: Limo Lunch!
Reminder: Ugly Sweater Day!
Government Announcements: ACA Compliance Bulletin
Last week, the IRS issued additional FAQs regarding the Employer Shared Responsibility Payment (an assessment under the employer mandate). This is the first real guidance on the process of notification and assessment of any employer mandate penalties. Click here to read the full ACA Compliance Bulletin.
The D&D Project: Holiday Boutique!
If you are in the Fresno office, mark your calendar for the 7th annual D&D Project Holiday Boutique!