11.28.08 December 2008 Newsletter.
The December 2008 Newsletter
is available for download.
Among other items of interest the newsletter contains 2009
Convention update information and a mentoring tip from board member, Woody Britton.
NACA would like to thank the following the following companies for their support and sponsorship
of the 2009 Convention.
- Pilot Catastrophe Services, Inc.
- Mathias Catastrophe Services, Inc.
- Aplin Peer & Associates, Inc.
- Eberl’s Claim Service
- IAS Claim Services, Inc.
- Pacesetter Claims Service, Inc.
- NCA Group, Inc.
- Simsol Software, Inc.
- Thunderbird Catastrophe Services, Inc.
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