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2012 January - Our President & CEO, Patti Kernaghan FCIP, CRM is featured in the January edition of Top Broker.
In this month's Q&A section of Top Broker, Patti provides 2011 claims trends feedback, discusses trends for the upcoming year and highlights the importance of IAs. To read the article, click here.
2012 January - Debbie Halstead CIP is featured in this month's Truck Logger BC magazine for attending the Truck Loggers Association Convention & Trade Show.
Kernaghan Adjusters attended the 69th Annual Truck Loggers Association Convention & Trade Show located at The Fairmont Empress Hotel. Please click here to view the pictures from the trade show. Our Vancouver Island adjusters, Debbie Halstead CIP and Brad Murray, are featured in the photos.
2012 January - Kernaghan Adjusters attended the NICC (National Insurance Conference of Canada) featured in this month's edition of Claims Canada.
KA attended the 2011 September NICC event, which was held at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, BC. To view the pictures click here.
2012 December/January - Kernaghan Adjusters' Edmonton branch manager, Russ Fitzgerald CIP, is featured in the December/January 2012 edition of Claims Canada.
Adjusting firms often deal with the unpredictability of claim volumes and catastrophes, which challenge us to grow and adapt. In the article titled "Balancing Act", Russ provides valuable input on the challenges and solutions of staffing for the future in the world of IA. Please click here to read the article.
2011 December - Happy Holidays from all of us at Kernaghan Adjusters!
Each year KA holds a holiday coloring contest. We invite all of our KA family members under the age of 12 to participate. The winner of the contest receives a prize and their artwork is printed on the cards we send out to friends & family. Thank you to all of our participants! This year's 2011 holiday colouring contest winner is Kiehlie McGregor, age 6. Kiehlie is the daughter of Blair McGregor from our Vancouver branch. Congratulations Kiehlie! Please click here for Kiehlie's artwork.
2011 September - The KA Senior Management Team (SMT) is featured On The Scene in the September 2011 issue of Claims Canada's magazine.
In March 2011, Kernaghan Adjusters' Annual Senior Management Team meeting was held in Bellingham at the Chrysalis Inn & Spa. As part of the SMT offsite meeting experience, George Noroian from Giant Leap Management was brought in to coach and mentor our SMT. To view the the images, click here.
2011 August - Kernaghan Adjusters' party in Edmonton is included in this month's Claims Canada's magazine.
In 2011 June 14th, Kernaghan Adjusters' Edmonton branch hosted a cocktail party at the Expressionz Cafe in Edmonton. Please click here for the magazine images of our cocktail party.
2011 June - KA attended the 2011 US RIMS Conference, which is featured in this month's Claims Canada edition.
Kernaghan Adjusters attended the US RIMS 2011 Annual Conference & Exhibition. This year's RIMS Conference was held at the Vancouver Convention Centre. View the direct link to the images from Claims Canada here.
2010 December - KA Christmas Card Contest
Every year, Kernaghan Adjusters has a Christmas card contest open to all KA family members under the age of 12. This year's winner is Sophie Wos, age 5. Her card was selected as the holiday card KA mailed out. Thank you to all the participants. Congratulations Sophie! Please click here to see the the additional entries received.
2010 July - Patti Kernaghan, President of the CiAA, is featured in the July 2010 Insurancewest Magazine.
In "An association benefits everyone in the industry" Patti outlines how organizations have the power to take collective thought and change the interest group they serve, particularly the independent adjusting profession in Canada. As U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt once said, "Every man owes a part of his time and money to the busi-
2010 July - A "Message from the President" by Patti Kernaghan, President, CiAA is in the June/July 2010 Claims Canada magazine.
In this month's Message from the President, Patti talks about giving back to one's community, and shares how supporting the CiAA is an opportunity to give back to the industry and support the profession of independent adjusting.
2010 June – Grant Rerie, MB Regional Manager is featured in the June 14th issue of Thompson’s World Insurance News.
Flooded basements have kept Adjusters hopping in Winnipeg since torrential rains earlier this month. In "Flooding in Winnipeg: Emergency claim office set up", Grant Rerie discusses the damages from the torrential rains in the Winnipeg area.
2010 May - On the Scene: Patti Kernaghan, President, CiAA, attends the PCS Catastrophe Conference in San Antonio, Texas from May 2-4th, 2010.
In another section of Claims Canada department On the Scene, Patti, along with her husband Pierre Coupey, is portrayed with Joel Baker, President and CEO, of MSA Research Inc.
2010 May - "A Message from the President" by Patti Kernaghan, President, CiAA is in the April/May 2010 Claims Canada magazine.
The CiAA/ CICMA Ontario Joint Conference was a huge success this February! The critical areas of focus for the CiAA are outlined in this month's Message from the President. Patti goes into detail about the CiAA's next communication initiative and its biggest educational goals.
2010 April - Canadian Insurance Claims Managers Association Education Day in Winnipeg on April 9, 2010.
Patti Kernaghan, President of the CiAA, is photographed with other executives of the CICMA and CiAA in Claims Canada department On the Scene.
2010 March - "A Message from the President" by Patti Kernaghan, President, CiAA is in the February/ March 2010 Claims Canada magazine.
In "A Message from the President", Patti discusses the Creative Strategic Planning session in building the the framework of the CiAA's future plans. The President thanks each survey respondent and the many companies that sponsored the CiAA's initiatives to achieve the successes.
2010 March - Patti Kernaghan, President of CiAA is interviewed about Revitalizing the CiAA in the February/March 2010 Claims Canada magazine.
The CIAA expects to re-emerge stronger and more valuable to its independent adjuster members- with educational and personal development offerings and member-only designations. Patti says, "My hope and my focus is to be the organization that all independents look to to help preserve and grow the profession of independent adjusting." "Revitalizing the CiAA" details the CiAA's developments and plans for the future.
2010 February - Patti Kernaghan, President, CiAA, is portrayed with AESIQ on 2010 February 25.
AESIQ's Annual Event was hosted at the Sucre du Cabin (Sugar Shack) in Montreal, Quebec. This year's annual event was a success, attracting large crowds.
2010 February - Patti Kernaghan, President, CiAA, is interviewed in the February 2010 issue of Thompson's World Insurance News.
The Thompson's World Insurance News article, "National adjusters association planning overhaul" is an interview with Patti Kernaghan, President, CiAA. The article elaborates on a recent study and why the CiAA has taken a hard look at itself.
2010 January - Canadian Underwriter Magazine features an article, Metamorphosis, written by Patti Kernaghan, President, CiAA.
The Canadian Independent Adjusters' Association (CiAA) has been working hard over the past year to re-invent itself through an inclusive and exhaustive strategic planning process. In "Metamorphosis", Patti Kernaghan details how the CiAA is embracing change and its proactive outreach.
2010 January - "A Message from the President", by Patti Kernaghan, President, CiAA, is in the December/January 2010 edition of Claims Canada magazine.
In "A Message from the President", Patti outlines the outlook and intentions of the Canadian Independent Adjusters' Association (CiAA) in 2010 and touches on the effect of HST in Ontario and British Columbia.
2009 September - Kernaghan Adjusters announces Patti Kernaghan as the incoming President of the Canadian Independent Adjusters Association (CiAA)
Patti Kernaghan was announced as the incoming President of the Canadian Independent Adjusters Association (CiAA), for the CiAA 2009 - 2010 year, at the 2009 Annual CiAA Conference in Montreal, Quebec this past September.
A Claims Canada Spotlight article, "Incoming President: Patti Kernaghan", features an interview with Patti in regards to her focus as the incoming CiAA President, while "Reaching Out" from the Canadian Underwriter Magazine makes note of what Patti is looking forward to during her Presidency.
2009 July - Kernaghan Adjusters featured in the July 2009 issue of Insurancewest Magazine
Insurancewest Magazine's "Building Success through Good Times and Bad" article details how Kernaghan Adjusters continues to grow and change as a company while continuing to find success as a leading independent provider of insurance adjusting services throughout Canada.
2009 May - Kernaghan Adjusters announces changes to the Manitoba management team
An advertisement featured in Insurancewest Magazine details the retirement of Jim Magnan, CRM from KA's Winnipeg Branch Manager position, and the promotion of Grant Rerie, CRM as the new Manitoba Regional Manager.
2009 May - Thompson's World Insurance News recognizes Kernaghan Adjusters' 56th anniversary
In "Kernaghan building on 56 years of thinking small", Patti Kernaghan, company President & CEO, is interviewed by Thompson's World Insurance News on the 56th Anniversary of Kernaghan Adjusters. Patti provides details about the changes she has personally witnessed in her 21 years with the company - progressing from Polaroids to e-mailing photographs directly from claim sites, to the company becoming a specialty commercial boutique adjusting firm with a National presence.
2009 April - Kernaghan Adjusters involved in Spring 2009 Manitoba Flooding claims
Kernaghan Adjusters is involved in a number of insurance claims related to the significant amounts of flooding in Manitoba in early 2009. To view photos of the flooding (taken by the Winnipeg Free Press) please visit their Flood Watch 2009 Flickr site.
2009 February- Mike Lowthian, FCLA, CLA featured in Without Prejudice
Mike Lowthian, FCLA, CLA, and the Executive Adjuster in our Toronto branch, writes "Investigation of Product Liability Claims" in Without Prejudice, February 2009. The article describes how product liability cases are investigated, and explain(s) how to investigate these cases to develop a defence.
2007 October- All In the Family
"All In the Family" in the Canadian Insurance Magazine, October 2007. The article describes Patti Kernaghan's rise to the top as BC's 2006 Insurance Person of the Year.
2007 June- Kernaghan Adjusters featured in June 2007 issue of Claims Canada Magazine
"Keeping Up Traditions" details Kernaghan Adjusters' service, keeping up the traditions of the past with today's technology.
2007 January- Kernaghan Adjusters featured in the January 2007 issue of the Victoria Times Columnist
"Insurance firms face ‘War Zone'" details how a nasty set of winter storms at the end of 2006 required Kernaghan Adjusters to double its staff on Vancouver Island. Please click the pictures below for examples of the damage caused by this storm.
2006 December- Patti Kernaghan featured in the December 2006 issue of The BC Broker
"She's Got What it Takes" Patti Kernaghan takes Insurance Person of the Year honours for 2006.
2006 November- Patti Kernaghan featured in the November 2006 issue of the Canadian Underwriter Magazine
2005 July- Kernaghan Adjusters featured in the July 2005 issue of Insurancewest Magazine
"Innovation, Versatility, Genes Key to Success of Kernaghan Adjusters" chronicles the life of company president, Patti Kernaghan, as well the Kernaghan family and part of the history of Kernaghan Adjusters.
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