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May 2016
In This Issue
Tornado Damage Assessment
Membership Application

2016 Board Members
  
Lawson Thompson - President
Frontier Adjusters
770-951-0044

Robbie Maples - 
Vice President
Cunningham Lindsey
770-828-0098

Marilyn Roberts - Treasurer
ACE North American Claims
678-795-4293

Griffin Rogers - Secretary
Crawford & Company
404-300-1262

Gwendy Schulte - Asst Secretary/Treasurer
OneBeacon Insurance
781-332-8688
  
  
Executive Board
  
Chris Nichols - Past President
PLS Claims
770-381-8855
  
Bill Cartwright - Eagle Adjustment Services, Inc.
770-928-9686 
  
Bob Murner - McLarens
678-296-9634

Joel Steber - Engle Martin
678-553-4438

Brian Richey - Custard
678-602-9061
  
John Southall - Historian
FM Global - retired
770-331-8572
  
Howard Zandman - 
Financial Advisor
Habif, Arogeti & Wynne
404-814-4915  
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President's Message
 
"It's amazing what you can accomplish when you don't care who gets the credit"...Harry S. Truman
  
  
Thanks to all who worked and prepared for the members-only Meet and Greet held at The Diner at Northpoint last month. The event was extremely well attended and everyone I spoke with was enthusiastic about continuing this tradition. We are considering doing this again in early October.  We would also like to thank all those involved with the preparation of the Golf and Tennis Tournament held at Chateau Elan.  It was a huge success.  

We will begin our new meeting venue at The Diner at Northpoint on May 12th.   With our meeting room being able to accommodate twice as many as our last venue, we encourage all to attend.   We are looking forward to loads of laughs from our speaker, Dr. Ryan Chancey, PE.
  
I would like to thank certain individuals for their service this year, over and above the call of duty. Thanks to Robbie Maples' work, we have all our speakers in place for the balance of 2016. Many thanks also to John Southall, who with great effort, compiled and edited our new officer duty outline in order to better acquaint us with our responsibilities as well as people who can assist. Bob Murner is due congratulations for bringing in at least a half dozen new full members this year, as is Marilyn Roberts for making it to the Meet and Greet on crutches!
  
Most of this takes place behind the scenes and without our membership's knowledge, but I think many can see the results. As long as we continue to work together, as Harry Truman suggests, we will continue to be successful in reaching our goal: making the Southern Loss Association the outstanding regional insurance group in the nation.
  
We as a board hope you share these goals.  As always we welcome your input as to improvements and enhancements to our  cumulative experience.  We look forward to hearing from you!!!

Best Regards,
    
  
Lawson 
Join us for the May Luncheon
The Diner at North Point
Our speaker this month will be Dr. Ryan Chauncey.
   
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 Schedule of Events

 

05/12/16 - May Luncheon

 

06/09/16 - June Luncheon

 

07/14/16 - July Luncheon 

 

08/11/16 - 24th Annual SLA CE Seminar

 
  

                                  SAVE THE DATE

 

Mark your calendar for August 11, 2016 for the 24th Annual Southern Loss Association Continuing Education Seminar

 

 
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                 GOLF  & TENNIS 

TOURNAMENT WINNERS

SOUTHERN LOSS ASSOCIATION 

April 28, 2016 

 

TENNIS WINNERS

 

Women's 1st Place  - Nancy Burke

Women's 2nd Place - Christie Claud
Men's 1st Place - Zach Greene
Men's 2nd Place - Reid Nix
Fastest Serve - Patrick Azul
Hit the Target - Chris Minker
 
GOLF WINNERS
 
Chateau and Woodlands
Closest To The Pin Chateau: #8 - Scott Johnston
Closest To The Pin Chateau: #16 - Caitlin Cole (Hole in One!!)
Closest To The Pin Woodlands: #2 - Robert Averett
Closest To The Pin Woodlands: #13 - Clint Padgett
Longest Drive Chateau: # 9 - Steve Austin
Longest Drive Chateau: #15 - Orlando Ojeda
Longest Drive Woodlands: #1 - Kelley & Chad (tied)*
Longest Drive Woodlands: #10 - Kevin Maxwell

GOLF TEAMS 
  Spring 2016 1st place golf
     1st Place Team          SCORE -17
    
     Lem Howard
     Guy Douyon
     Greg Hill
     Pete Robinson
                         
   
   
                                    2nd Place Team         SCORE -15 Spring 2016 golf 2nd place
   
    Orlando Ojeda
    Grey Bennett
    Dan Connel
    Travis Williams
 



Spring 2016 golf 1st place
  3rd Place Team     SCORE -15

  Candace Hight
  JT Franks
  Kirk Martin
  James Madison



*Tie-breaker settled by best performance on the hardest handicap hole until broken.
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Tornado Damage Assessment
by Luis De Jesus, P.E.
Donan
    
After a tornado event, devastation and destruction are found along the tornado path.  In areas where wood-framed construction is predominant, extensive damage to a house can occur.  How do you know whether visible cracks in the Sheetrock or brick finishes are just cosmetic damage or the signs of structural failure?
During a tornado, the winds that encounter a house are deflected over and around it.  Positive (inward) pressure is applied to the windward walls, and negative (outward) pressure to the side, leeward walls and roof.  The tornado is a dynamic and moving event; several walls of the house become the windward wall as the tornado moves.  The other primary effect of the wind is internal pressurization.  A breach in the exterior envelope due to broken windows, doors, or roof may cause an increase in the pressure acting on the building.

The roof framing is more susceptible to damage, followed by the wall framing, and then the foundation.  Gable ends will be the first damaged; members can crack at the connections or detach from the wall's top plate.  A standard stick-built roof framing will sustain more damage than a pre-fabricated truss due to the increased number of site-fabricated connections in the stick-built.  As the wind pressure "pushes" and "pulls" the roof covering, the connections in the roof framing are exposed to an increase load.  In a stick-built frame, the purlins and strut braces may fail once the push occurs.  If any of these members fail by detaching, cracking, or breaking, the rafter will be susceptible to damage as its effective length increases.  During the pulling, the collar ties might fail, and the connection of the rafters with the ridge board can be compromised.  On a pre-fabricated truss framing system, the loads are evenly distributed along the members.  Failure could occur where loads exceed design and break or detach a member from the truss plate.  Roof framing members and wood decking can also be damaged by wind-borne debris.

Brick veneer is prone to damage, as it is not fully supported against a flat surface.  The brick ties installed on the wall studs prevent the brick veneer from moving outward. The wind pressure applied can detach the ties from the studs, break it, or pull it out from the mortar, thereby allowing the veneer to move freely, resulting in horizontal cracks or broken bricks.  The same will be true for stone veneer.  The same force exerted on the exterior of the wall is experienced by the wall framing, which will flex to accommodate the movement.  The interior wall cover will crack consistent with the degree of movement.  The flexing of the wall framing will not compromise its structural integrity, as long as it does not pull the sole plate off the foundation or permanently deform the wall.  This can be detected by verifying the plumbness of the wall.

Foundations are the least expected to be damaged by a tornado event.  If the foundation was failing due to soil-induced movement prior to the event, the wind pressure can aggravate the condition.

The structural damage to a house can be repaired, as long as it meets current codes and city requirements.  The economic impact of an extensive repair should be analyzed to determine its feasibility against razing the structure and starting from scratch.

If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Mr. De Jesus at  800-482-5611 Ext: 1174 or e-mail him at [email protected] .

This newsletter is a publication of Southern Loss Association, Inc., P.O. Box 421564, Atlanta, GA 30342. The articles written in the newsletter are in a general format and are not intended to be legal advice applicable to any specific circumstances. Legal opinions may vary when based on subtle factual differences. All rights reserved. 
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A special thank you goes out to our dedicated volunteers.  It would not be possible to have a tournament without their hard work.  They are:

 

Susan Freeman - Haag

Jennifer Hagerman - Response Team 1 - Universal Restoration

Kristy Hauger - Premier Adjusting Services

Crystal Germanenko - Haag

Candace Caldwell - Electronic Restoration Services

 

  

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