CPCU Announcements:

Insurance Professional of the Year 2011

As in years past, the Cincinnati Chapter of the CPCU Society and the Cincinnati Insurance Board hosted the 58th annual Insurance Festival on November 10, 2011. Insurance Festival gives both the groups an opportunity to recognize the Insurance Professional of the Year. Nominations are submitted by members of both organizations and a committee is tasked with selecting the most worthy candidates. This year our nominations were unanimous for one of our members that exemplifies what if means to be a CPCU.

This year's winner, Melissa Hoffman, was honored by the society. Present to receive the award were Melissa’s two children, Emma and Seth. The Society is deeply touched by Melissa’s passing and wishes the family strength and courage as they remember the vibrancy of Melissa’s life.

Charles F. Fellows, CPCU
President, Cincinnati CPCU Chapter
VIEW PICTURES OF THE EVENT HERE! 

CPD Award for Excellence Results (From the National Society)

CPCU Cincinnati was one of 36 chapters who qualified for the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Award for Excellence! The CPD Award for Excellence recognizes CPCU Society chapters whose members qualify for CPD recognition under the Continuing Professional Development Program.

Melissa Hoffman, CPCU, AMIM

2011-2012 Chapter Officers

2011-2012 Chapter Officers have been installed based upon your votes. Please take a moment to read through their Bio's. On behalf of the Chapter Officers we look forward to serving you this year.

Charles Fellows, CPCU

Circle of Excellence

Your Cincinnati Chapter is excited to have been honored with the Silver level Circle of Excellence Award for 2011!

Our chapter has been awarded either Silver or Gold ten out of twelve years.

GOLD:   2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003

SILVER:  20011, 2001

BRONZE:  2002, 2000

This achievement is made possible by the energy and creativity of all chapter members.

Michelle Annis, Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies

Lynn Benison, Great American Insurance Companies

Braden Benninghoff

Josh Brown, Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies

PaulCamacho, Cincinnati Financial Corp

Marcia Dean,Cincinnati Insurance Company

Kevin Duke, Great American Insurance Co

Ryan Ellsworth, Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies

Jeffrey Forrester, Great American Insurance Companies

Krista Franchini, Cincinnati Financial Corp

Kimberly Garner, Cincinnati Insurance Company

Truitt Graue, Cincinnati Insurance Co

Keith Hammersmith, Great American Insurance Companies

David Hanna,Liberty Mutual

Jason Hardesty, Cincinnati Financial Corp

Jeffrey Harting, Cincinnati Financial Corp

Sara Hauenstein, Cincinnati Financial Corp

Sean Hayes, Great American Insurance

KennethHeinzelman,Cincinnati Financial Corp

Sara Hirsch, Cincinnati Financial Corp

TimothyHoch, Cincinnati Financial Corp

Jason AHoog, Cincinnati Financial Corp

Brian Huwel,Cincinnati Financial Corp

MichaelHuwel, Cincinnati Financial Corp

AmandaKlaus, Cincinnati Financial Corp

JayKoepfle,Great American Insurance Co

Melody Lewis, Ohio Casualty

Brian McClure, Cincinnati Financial Corp

Wayne McElroy, Cincinnati Financial Corp

Stephanie Miller, Cincinnati Financial Corp

Shane Minnix, Great American Insurance Co

Robert O'Brien, Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies

AmandaOlson, Cincinnati Financial Corp

Laura Peters, Cincinnati Insurance Company

Brian Reisert, Cincinnati Insurance Company

Michael Renfro, Liberty Mutual

Susan Ridgway, American Modern Insurance

Christine Ross, Cincinnati Insurance Company

Mark Rutherford, Cincinnati Financial Corp

Mike Sams, Cincinnati Insurance Company

Mark Sichterman, Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies

Charles Tate, State Farm

Judson Taylor, Liberty Mutual Insurance Companies

Kelby Wyse, Cincinnati Insurance Company

Here is a recap of what CPCU has been up to:

Lunch & Learn Educational Series #3
On January 18, the Cincinnati Chapter will delivered “Bridging the Gaps”, a one hour discussion facilitated by Don Malecki of Malecki, Deimling, Nielander & Assoc. The session was filed for CE in Ohio and Kentucky and was attended by over 80 participants. The session was hosted by Great American Insurance and took place in the new Great American Tower downtown on the 18’th floor. This was a fabulously well attended event and the Chapter thanks Julie Barnhill, Jim Niehaus and Donna Szuch for their extraordinary hospitality, and Don Malecki for the insights he offered relating to coverage gaps.
VIEW PICTURES FROM THE EVENT HERE! 

New Designee Dinner
On December 1, the Cincinnati CPCU welcomed 26 new CPCUs to the Chapter. These new CPCUs were joined by spouses and past Chapter Officers in a dinner at Montgomery Inn. Steven McElhiney, the incoming President of the National CPCU Society was present to conduct the Conferment Ceremony, as were six past presidents of the Chapter. In the opening remarks Mike Koscielny congratulated the new CPCUs on their accomplishment and encouraged each to continue in their journey of professional development. The evening attendance was 56, a very good turnout for this recognition event.
VIEW PICTURES FROM THE EVENT HERE!

Insurance Professional Of The Year

As in years past, the Cincinnati Chapter of the CPCU Society and the Cincinnati Insurance Board hosted the 58th annual Insurance Festival on November 10, 2011. This year's winner, Melissa Hoffman, was honored by the society. Present to receive the award were Melissa’s two children, Emma and Seth. The Society is deeply touched by Melissa’s passing and wishes the family strength and courage as they remember the vibrancy of Melissa’s life. 
VIEW PICTURES FROM THE EVENT HERE! 

Lunch and Learn Educational Series #2

On Tuesday October 18th, the Cincinnati CPCU presented “Who is the Insured”. The one hour interactive ‘lunch & learn’ was attended by over 50 associates from Cincinnati Insurance. This is the second of four Lunch & Learn sessions prepared and delivered by Greg Deimling of Malecki, Deimling, Nielander & Assoc. The session was sponsored by Cincinnati Insurance but open to the broader professional community.

Pictures Coming Soon! 

Lunch and Learn Educational Series #1

On Wednesday September 14th, CPCU Cincinnati enjoyed an educational program sponsored by the local companies in our area. This first in the series focused on Valuing Real Property, and was hosted by American Modern Insurance Group

VIEW PICTURES FROM THE EVENT HERE!

Wine Tasting in Mt. Adams

On Friday August 26th, CPCU Cincinnati enjoyed a relaxing after work wine-tasting at Daveeds in Mt. Adams with CPCU friends and family. All in attendance enjoyed light appetizers and four different wines with a description and background on each wine. This annual event was a great way to socialize, network and re-connect with friends and professional associates throughout the city. 

VIEW PICTURES FROM THE EVENT HERE!

2011 Reds Game

On July 29, 2011, the chapter gathered at Great American Ballpark to root on the CIncinnati Reds who took on the San Francisco Giants. There was also a post-game fireworks show featuring a soundtrack of classic hits from the days of Haight-Ashbury! It was a great day of fun and friendship for the chapter!

Recent Communications from CPCU Cincinnati:

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Education Opportunities from CPCU Cincinnati:

The chapter is committed to providing members excellence in professional development, education and ethics. When attending a chapter educational event, you have the opportunity to record Continuing Professional Development credit. All you have to do is record your attendance by completing the on-line CPD application. A link to the application on the national website is shown below:

http://www.cpcusociety.org/page/73867/index.v3page

Take advantage of it! Get CPD credit for the time and energy you spend on being at the top of your profession.