A Newsletter for First Nonprofit's Agents and Brokers   |  August 2012
In This Issue
Nationwide Nonprofit Consulting
Smooth Submissions
First Nonprofit Insurance Agency Is Here for You
Meet Joe Giovannetti
New Accounts


Our New Website
We've launched a new website with a special Agents & Brokers tab just for you! Check it out here.

 

Questions?

Our regional contacts have answers.

Eastern Region

Katie McDonough

Mid-Atlantic Territory

312.239.8386 

  

Jim Briski

Southeast Territory

678.249.3175 

 

 Central Region

Deb Zborowski

312.627.7718

  

Western Region

Kathy Szur

602.396.4414

 

 

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FirstHand is a bimonthly newsletter produced by First Nonprofit Insurance Company for the benefit of our agent and broker community.

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Victoria Sawtelle.

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312.627.7714

 

First Nonprofit's Newest Addition

 

First Nonprofit Consulting Company is helping the nonprofit community thrive. This new entity offers financial and management consulting expertise to nonprofits of all sizes across the country. Our goal is to assist charitable organizations in maximizing their impact on the community. First Nonprofit Consulting can:

  • Develop programs for boards including training, composition, governance, and succession planning.
  • Review the effectiveness of a nonprofit's financial reports. Work with management teams to develop timely and easy-to-understand financial data that will help decision makers react to budgetary variances quickly.
  • Supervise accounting staff or assume an organization's accounting responsibilities.
  • Review the efficiency of a nonprofit's accounting systems and related applications including general ledger integrations with accounts payable and receivable, pledge receivables, payroll, human resources, and benefits.
  • Audit for fraud prevention.
  • Evaluate funding sources for long-term stability.
  • Help organizations develop tactical plans that respond to changes in client population.
  • Conduct in-depth evaluations of mission, vision, and value statements. Perform comprehensive SWOT analysis and identify core competencies.

First Nonprofit Consulting Executive Vice President Tom Bonomo is thrilled to be managing this new endeavor. "I always love talking to nonprofits and helping them find solutions for the challenges they face." 

 

If you have any questions about our new consulting arm, contact Tom Bonomo at 410.931.6620 x117 or TBonomo@firstnonprofit.com.

Smooth Submissions

First Nonprofit has revamped its email submission process. FNPUnderwriting@firstnonprofit.com is an automated workflow system that ensures quick processing of agent submissions. Any submissions needing further information or instructions will now receive a response from a First Nonprofit underwriter within 48 hours.

 

Please be aware that any email larger than 20 MB may bounce. In order to avoid this, we suggest you send your attachments in two emails with the same subject line.

 

We are proud to offer faster service to our agents. This new procedure will ensure a smooth submission process from start to finish.

 

If you are an unappointed agent, please use the info@firstnonprofit.com email for all inquiries.

 

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact your underwriting team.

First Nonprofit Insurance Agency is Here for You 

Our in-house agency can help you place your directors and officers, educators' legal liability, employment practices liability, and crime and fiduciary liability risks on First Nonprofit paper for smaller prospects or with a host of other insurers for your larger accounts. 

 

FNIA can also help you craft a cyber liability quotation with small to large limits. Cyber liability is a great door-opener or return visit idea that many nonprofit organizations will want to learn more about. First Nonprofit Insurance Agency also pays standard commissions to you and your agency. Contact Chris Nugent at 312.715.3029 for more information.

Meet a First Nonprofit Professional


After three year's experience at First Nonprofit Insurance Agency, Joe Giovannetti has become very knowledgeable about the needs of charitable organizations. "I love demystifying insurance for nonprofits. I don't want them to be intimidated," he says.

 

 

In his position as an account analyst, Joe works directly with policyholders and nonprofit prospects. He particularly looks forward to helping them understand our new cyber liability insurance. "Within the next 10 years, cyber liability will be absolutely essential." The friendly Illinois native is eager to talk to you about new and existing products alike, so feel free to contact him at 312.239.8384 or JGiovannetti@firstnonprofit.com.

A Sampling of New Accounts
Our business continues to grow. As always, we'd like to thank you, our agents and brokers, for your continued partnership. Here are some recently bound accounts.
 

In the next issue of FirstHand ...
Have you seen First Nonprofit's great new website?
First Nonprofit Insurance Company is an insurance carrier that specializes in serving nonprofits and other charitable organizations. For more than 30 years, we have provided stable, reliable financial protection exclusively for the nonprofit community. We insure only nonprofits.
We're unique. We're experts. We're the best.
For more information visit www.firstnonprofit.com or email info@firstnonprofit.com.