2010 Meetings
DATE: October 15, 2010
TIME: 9:30 a. m. Coffee / Meeting begins at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Holiday Inn Koger Center South, Richmond
WHO/WHAT: Training: David C. Creasy, Fire Marshal, City of Richmond and and Asst. Fire Marshal will be bringing a K-9 dog for a demo in class. Creasy will be talking on how the Insurance Industry and Fire Marshals can work together.
RSVP: Mike Burton, 804-627-5964 or michael.burton@allstate.com
DATE: December 10, 2010
TIME: 9:30 a. m. Coffee / Meeting begins at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Holiday Inn Koger Center South, Richmond
WHO/WHAT: Annual Meeting and Elections
RSVP: Mike Burton, 804-627-5964 or michael.burton@allstate.com
DATE: February 18, 2011
TIME: 9:30 a. m. Coffee / Meeting begins at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Holiday Inn Koger Center South, Richmond
WHO/WHAT: Gary Reinhardt, legal council for the VAIASIU, will provide training on ethics.
RSVP: Mike Burton, 804-627-5964 or michael.burton@allstate.com
DATE: April 22, 2011
TIME: 9:30 a. m. Coffee / Meeting begins at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Holiday Inn Koger Center South, Richmond
WHO/WHAT: Angela Brooks for Richmond, who is currently the state chapter president of the American Physical Therapy Assn., will cover physical therapy issues.
RSVP: Mike Burton, 804-627-5964 or michael.burton@allstate.com
Congratulations to the newly-elected board members: Don Fornoff, President; Chad Moore, Vice President; and Michael Burton, Secretary. Congratulations also to returning board members: Tina Bowen, Treasurer; and Gary Reinhardt, Counsel. Special thanks are extended to outgoing president Jerry Altieri for a job well done.
Jerry Altieri (right) congratulates newly elected president Don Fornoff.
VAIASIU Board Members (left to right) Gary Reinhardt, Don Fornoff, Chad Moore, Tina Bowen, and Mike Burton.
Members Achieve CIFI Designation
The Virginia Chapter congratulates Tina Bowen, Virginia Farm Bureau; Lisa Coker, Allstate Insurance; and Brad Barron, Nationwide, who recently were awarded their Certified Insurance Fraud Investigator (CIFI) designations. These Virginia chapter members committed themselves to strive for a higher level of professional excellence as investigators. As members of the IASIU, we belong to a group of professionals specializing in a demanding field and governed by a Code of Ethics. By earning your CIFI designation you have made another commitment to yourselves and individual companies. We join your companies and the IASIU in wishing you luck with your future endeavors.
VAIASIU Past Meeting Dates:
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YEAR/DATE
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# of CREDITS
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SUBJECT
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PRESENTER
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2010
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| 7/23 |
1 |
Training on boat and personal watercraft theft. |
SA Jim Croft, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries |
| 5/12 - 13 |
12 |
Annual Seminar - various topics |
Various presenters |
| 4/23 |
1 |
Interview techniques and use of ISO for law enforcement and insurance fraud investigators. |
N/A |
| 2/26 |
1 |
Updates in Virginia Tow and Recovery Board operations and issues concerning the insurance industry. |
Ken Mitchell, VTRB |
|
2009
|
|
7/24
|
1
|
Case study relating to an organized slip-and-fall accident ring, which was orchestrated by a personal injury attorney.
|
Natice Thompson, CHUBB SIU
|
|
5/13-14
|
12
|
Annual Seminar- “Piecing It All Together”
|
Various presenters
|
|
4/17
|
1
|
Rate/Premium Evasion
|
Chad Moore, GEICO
|
|
2/12
|
1
|
"Fraud Investigation – First Report to Litigation"
|
Gary Reinhardt, Attorney at Law, Kalbaugh Pfund & Messersmith
|
|
2008
|
|
12/12
|
1
|
How LoJack works with LE; and information and tips available to help SIUs.
|
Ron Stout, law enforcement liaison with LoJack
|
|
10/24
|
1
|
The role of Department of Health Professions and how SIUs can work together with DHP to fight fraud.
|
Addison Hurst, Va. Dept of Health Professions
|
|
7/24
|
1
|
IHS - Tour and Crash Test
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Various presenters & live crash
|
|
5/7-8
|
12
|
Annual Seminar - "Weathering the Storm of Fraud"
|
Various presenters
|
|
4/18
|
1
|
H.E.A.T. Overview of Programs and Equipment & Virginia State Police Fusion Center – Tour
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Virginia State Police
|
|
2/21
|
1
|
“Understanding CPT coding & services provided by physical therapists”
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Rhea Cohn, PT, DPT, American Physical Therapy Association
|
|
2007
|
|
12/14
|
1
|
“Getting Hip About Hippa” and 2008 Legislative Update
|
J. Christopher LaGow and Gary Reinhardt
|
|
10/26
|
1
|
Auto Theft Trends, Updates & License Plate Scanners
|
Dan Harrington, Virginia State Police, H.E.A.T. Program
|
|
7/27
|
1
|
“Medical Fraud Task Force Initiative”
|
Gary Healy, NICB
|
|
5/10-11
|
12
|
Seminar - “Following the Footsteps of Fraud”
|
Various presenters
|
|
4/10
|
1
|
IIHS - Tour and Crash Test
|
Various presenters & live crash
|
|
2/21
|
1
|
Black Box Technology
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Joe Atherton, Accident Technology
|
|
2006
|
|
2/26
|
1
|
Arson Dog “Hero”
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Lt. Rob Rollston, Chesterfield County PD
|
|
4/21
|
1
|
VA Dept of Heath Professions
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S. Roberson, Va. Dept of Health Professions
|
|
5/10-11
|
12
|
Seminar “Keys to Unlocking Fraud”
|
Various presenters
|
|
7/28
|
1
|
EUO Process
|
Jayne Pemberton, ESQ
|
|
10/20
|
1
|
Overview of International Convention and CCOR
|
Philip Wong, Erie Ins. and VA IASIU President
|
|
12/15
|
1
|
Identify Theft
|
Mike Romano, USPS & Robert Guynn, FBI
|
|
2005
|
|
2/24
|
1
|
Event Data Recorders
|
Dave McAllister, Crash Investigators
|
|
4/12
|
1
|
IIHS - Tour and Crash Test
|
Various presenters & live crash
|
|
5/11-12
|
12
|
Seminar- “It’s Raining Fraud”
|
Various presenters
|
|
7/15
|
1
|
DMV Information Assistance
|
Paige Green, VA DMV
|
|
10/7
|
1
|
Motorcycle Theft
|
Johnnie Jones, SA-NICB
|
|
12/15
|
1
|
Investigator Safety
|
Frank Dunton, VA Farm Bureau
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
|
2/27
|
1
|
Material Misrepresentation
|
Gary Reinhardt, ESQ
|
|
4/16
|
1
|
Fire Investigation Panel
|
Various presenters
|
|
4/12-13
|
12
|
Seminar - “Today’s Tools to Fight Tomorrow’s Fraud”
|
Various presenters
|
|
7/16
|
1
|
Date Coding on Auto Glass
|
Steve King, retired Baltimore County PD, currently NICB
|
|
10/15
|
1
|
BI Fraud Detection
|
Dawn Boyce, ESQ
|
|
12/10
|
1
|
Intentional Act/Innocent Insured
|
Gary Reinhardt, ESQ
|