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A note from Jon McNally

Hello everyone,

A reminder about this weekend.

This weekend will be a large transition for this agency.

We will be upgrading our e-mail system to Office 365.

It will take a lot of work from the IT Department and a massive amount of patience on your part.

Our e-mail will be down all this weekend while the transition happens, 99% of the e-mail will still come through to you on Tuesday, but things may happen.

Please make sure to leave your computer on when you leave on Friday.

For all our users, please be extremely patient on Tuesday morning the 19^th.

All users’ passwords to log in to your computer will be changed over the weekend to: This is your new password.

You will be prompted to change it at that time.

There might be a lot of cleanup and organization for the IT Department to do in order to get you up and running 100%.

We have over 295 e-mail accounts across all our locations, nothing about this is easy.

If we could do it one at a time, I would have; unfortunately, it is an all or nothing scenario.

I will be coordinating the efforts to get everything running 100%, so please only call me next Tuesday the 19^th with e-mail issues.

We will create a list and work our way down it 1 by 1.

Please do not call Reece or Chris directly during this time.

If you are a producer or manager and have e-mail on your smartphone or laptop, this will be down during this time.

We will need to change your settings after the weekend, please be patient with us as we will have a lot going on at once on Tuesday.

If you normally leave your laptop in the office, please leave it fully plugged in and turned on.

If you take it home, we will connect to it the next time you return to the office (please call me to schedule this) or you can call me on Sunday to schedule a time to have us connect to the laptop to change the settings this weekend.

Thank you for your consideration.

If you have any questions prior to this weekend, please let me know.

Jon McNally
Director of Information Technology

DiBuduo & DeFendis Insurance Brokers, LLC
6873 North West Avenue, Suite 101 | Fresno, CA 93711
Office: 559.432.0222 | Direct: 559.437.6660
Email: jon.mcnally@dibu.com | Fax: 559.437.6661
CA License #0E02096 | dibu.com

Next Tuesday there is an optional webinar on environmental and construction related professional liability coverage. This is presented by RT Specialty, who is one of the endorsed wholesalers of Assurex Global. What is unique in their offering are the policy assessments they will do for us; either a current policy or one for a new client.

When: 

Tue, Feb 19, 2019 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST 

How to Participate:

Click here to join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/766850773 

You can also dial in using your phone. United States: +1 (872) 240-3412 

Access Code: 766-850-773 
Joining from a video-conferencing room or system? 
Dial: 67.217.95.2##766850773 
Cisco devices: 766850773@67.217.95.2 

First GoToMeeting? Let’s do a quick system check: 
https://link.gotomeeting.com/system-check

Please send the following info to any clients who may be interested:

The ever-changing landscape regarding sexual harassment, workplace violence, and general harassment law is focusing heavily on preventative training regarding all tiers of employment. This seminar is in a train-the-trainer format for your management team, and will assist in the training of all non-management employees regarding your company’s harassment policy. 

Sexual Harassment Training

February 13, 2019

Pardini’s Banquets & Catering
2257 W. Shaw Ave.
Fresno, CA 93711

For registration, click HERE

For event questions, please contact: Michelle Hernandez, Loss Control Coordinator 559.437.6812 or michelle.hernandez@dibu.com

FDSA TRI-TIP BBQ

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23^RD, 2019

ALL PRE-ORDERS MUST BE PLACED

BY TUESDAY JANUARY 22^ND 4:00PM

Please email all orders to katherine.sierze@dibu.com!

“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”

-Milton Berle

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.

Click here for Insurance Journal’s takeaways for the industry after 2018’s wildfires.

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

― Benjamin Franklin

With a new year on the horizon, click here to read up on upcoming trends our industry will be tackling in 2019.