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August 2009
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As CID management services are becoming more and more commoditized, it's important for management firms to look for alternative revenue sources. The CACM survey you will be receiving on August 19, will provide meaningful data to identify ways to accomplish this. Our goal? To help members and member firms gain a competitive edge delivering supporting services that enhance the quality of life in the communities they manage. Thank you for your taking the time to help with this important project.
Record Nominations
Marybeth GreenWe did it! Recognition is a great way to reward employees and our Vision Award nomination results proved this to be true.  Nominations were up 38% over prior years. Judging was difficult with so many great stories. Thank you for submitting nearly 100 Vision Award Nominations this year. The annual Vision Awards Dinner & Ceremony was nearly filled to capacity on July 30 as nominees, soon to be winners, business colleagues and friends watched. The 12 winners, with their respective stories, are pictured on the CACM website. Congratulations to these creative and innovative managers for their successes.
In This Issue
Record Nominations
It's No Secret
Insurance Article
It's No Secret
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Private offerings are a great way to save mileage expense and out of office time. Arrange to have the classroom brought to you; complete with syllabi and instructor. CACM limits private offerings to qualified organizations or firms that are approved by CACM. Visit CACM website for complete program requirements or contact education@cacm.org.  

3 top things that should be on a Management Firm's insurance department list  

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  1. Maintain a Claim Log!  Claims should be logged the day the claim was opened and progress carefully tracked to make sure that the claim is closed.
  2. Know your community. Having an accurate property profile and loss history will make it easy for your insurance department to make a profit.
  3. Additional Insured. When ever possible, have all contractors, service providers, and any other third party name the management firm as an additional insured. Also, the management firm should be named insured on their client's policies.
Visit Masterfidelity.com for more information.
The California Association of Community Managers, Inc. (CACM) is a statewide professional organization created by managers, for managers. CACM provides state specific certification for the community association management industry, and has established a Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice to guide its members in their business. The organization also delivers educational programs for both individual managers and firms, in order to promote and maintain professionalism within the community association management industry.