Getting to Know Cindy Rogers in the Johnstown Office

How long have you been with us? I have worked at American Mining since October 2007.

What do you do every day? I was hired as part of the West Virginia Unit for Johnstown, PA.   I am responsible for assisting with medical management of our West Virginia book of business, as well as, being available to assist with medical management of other files on the AMIC side.  

What do you like most about your job? The things I like most about my job are the people I work with everyday, in the office and on the phone in other branches, and  the diversity of medical issues that arise.   Typically, my day starts off without any specific plan, other than being available to answer as many medical questions as I possibly can!

Have you lived in Johnstown long? I grew up in Johnstown and left the area when I went to college.  I  returned here in the summer of 2007 to live in my family home when my husband retired from 24 years of active duty service with the Air Force.   I have been very fortunate in my 23 years of nursing, having many wonderful opportunities in many different settings.  I have lived in Colorado, Maryland, Alaska, Texas, and Germany, and took full advantage of all travel opportunities.  My son and daughter are world travelers, but are happy to have a permanent place to call home.

It is nice to be home, and I look forward to the challenges we all face as we continue with our West Virginia adventure.
 
Celebrating Donna's 10th Anniversary

What's Happening with the West Virginia Claims

from Donna Shenesky
We currently have about 4000 claims, which is up from WV’s original estimate of 3000. The project increased our staff by about 20 folks. All except one (here in Birmingham) are out in the branches. We have nurses, adjusters, administrative support for the adjusters and general administrative support.

Additionally, our well-seasoned management team is spearheading the project. Jon Flower is the WV Unit Manager. Johnstown has Kim Edsall and Mike Stanley working with Jon. In Lexington, Gen Stanley and Barbara Cleveland are leading the charge. Donna Shenesky and Dom Giovannelli continue to be involved in the “big picture” issues and are spending a good deal of time in both Johnstown and Lexington as well as in Charleston WV.

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Don't Forget: This Friday is the First Friday Pizza Party

We've started a new tradition for all the offices: We'll be enjoying delicious pizza the first Friday of every month! If you missed it last month, be sure to join us this time around!

 

The Berkley Corner:
A Change in Ticker Symbol

W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: BER) today announced that it will change its NYSE stock ticker symbol on its common stock from "BER" to "WRB". The NYSE stock ticker symbol on its 6.75% trust originated preferred securities also will change from "BERPRA" to "WRBPRA". The stock ticker changes are expected to go into effect on April 15, 2008. As always, you can learn more about our parent company, W. R. Berkley by visiting their website: www.wrberkley.com.


Do you use a certain command in a menu a lot and wish it was on your Speedbar?  Go to Options, Customize Speedbar.  Look through the categories and find the buttons you wants to add and drag and drop them onto your speedbar.

 
By The Numbers


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April Birthdays
Mary Ann Wharton
1
Nancy Ramey
5
Dora Williams
12
Chan Cox
17
Dom Giovannelli
26
   
May Birthdays
Natalie Becker
1
Ellen Phillips
13
Durb Christner
16
Darlene Brancaccio
24
Genevieve Stanley
25
Carla Blankenship
28
 
 
April Anniversaries
Ted Roose
11 years
Linda Tucker
4 years
John Gardner
1 year
   
May Anniversaries
Chan Cox
23 years
Kathy Yaworski
16 years
Elaine Senner
8 years
Robin King
7 years
Dialyn Spence
4 years
 
 
freelunch

free lunch:
(home and branch offices).

In the "old days" miners were not paid in cash, what was their payment called?

Email your answers to bryantb@cghinsurance.com.

 

Kentucky

Coal Facts in Kentucky

  1. Kentucky has 29 billion tons of coal reserves, or 6.1% of the country's reserves.
  2. The combined direct and indirect contributions of the coal industry to Kentucky's economy are more than $12 billion.
  3. Using more than 40 million tons, Kentucky ranks sixth in coal use.
  4. Kentucky employs more than 17,200 miners.
  5. Kentucky distributes more than 138 million tons of coal each year.
  6. Kentucky has 246 underground mines and 162 surface mines.
  7. About 97% of the electricity used in Kentucky is produced by coal.
  8. Kentucky produces about 13% of the country's coal supply.
  9. Kentucky has 22 coal-fired power plants.
more facts from other states
next month!

 

New Hires
We have hired four new employees.

Nancy Ramey, KY, Nurse
Vicki Morder, PA, Admin Asst. 
Melissa Covert, KY, Adjuster
Dave Thomas, AL, Programmer

We are happy to have them join our team and look forward to working with them.

 

CGH Insider Editoral

Email us with any thoughts or suggestions, compliments or complaints.

Joe Watts, Editor
Bryant Brown,
Associate Editor

Sylvia Wilkins,
Associate Editor

 

 

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