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United Methodist Conference Wrap-Up

August 8, 2011 By Resource Officer
United Methodist Annual Conference

United Methodist Annual Conference season is here!

Over the last couple of months, United Methodist Insurance folks have traveled from California to Georgia visiting with conference delegates. Every conference saw beloved pastors retire and new conference relationships born. Also at every conference, both lay and clergy delegates were chosen for the general and jurisdictional conferences.

Yes, it’s an exciting time to be a United Methodist, because this is the backbone of how we make disciples of Jesus Christ. The passion and leadership inherent in the conference attendees was palpable! They had big dreams for their churches and their ministries. This is what we, as United Methodists, do best: serve others.

Here are a few of our take-aways:

  • Imagine No Malaria: Many conferences supported Imagine No Malaria generously.
  • New faith communities were born: Many conferences had a double-digit number of pastors moving in their communities and creating new communities of faith.
  • Global and local focuses: From Brazil to Mozambique, conferences are making things happen globally. Yes, many conferences focused on ministering to the poor or the youth locally, too. Hundreds of organizations benefited from the generosity of the conference attendees.
  • Hearts afire: There is no ministry or church without risk. Churches are perhaps the only organizations that exist to serve those who are NOT yet members. To reach more and do more for both members and the un-churched requires commitment, focus, and risk. We heard about many wonderful initiatives in local communities and about the risk they were afraid would be a part of those initiatives.

We’re honored to support many conferences, agencies and local churches in their quest to set hearts afire.

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United Methodist Insurance is on the way.

July 20, 2011 By Resource Officer

You’ve been reading about it for a while: the United Methodist Property and Casualty Trust is becoming United Methodist Insurance. Over the next several weeks you’ll see the final transition to a new name that better reflects our mission and purpose: serving United Methodist Churches, conferences, agencies and their ministries.

What are some of the differences you will see?

  • Updated website: Yes, the new website get another update. Look for the updated logo and some changes to the verbiage throughout the site.
  • Updated resources: Along with United Methodist Insurance’s superior coverage, you’ll see that we are continuing our history of innovation in the resources section. Check it often for additional content that is exclusively for members of United Methodist Insurance.
  • Improved communication: Would you like to learn more about protecting your people and assets? Our monthly eNews is made just for you. It focuses on areas that are both practical and actionable – with valuable tips that you can use today in your food programs, daycares, and more! Opt-in to receive this fresh communication. That newsletter is already up and running! No waiting is required.

What are other things I can expect?

  • Claims number: The number you have used for questions, support and claims will remain the same. You can find it on your policy or throughout the website right now.
  • Great service: We have a history of continuous improvement and the high quality service and coverage you’ve expected will only improve.

This is an exciting time to be a United Methodist. We are needed in our local communities and around the globe like never before. It’s a distinct honor to be an organization that was built specifically for the connection. We look forward to serving you.

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It’s Annual Conference Time!

June 17, 2011 By Resource Officer
United Methodist Annual Conference

United Methodist Annual Conference season is here!

Annual Conference is an important time in the life of the United Methodist Church and its members. From California to Florida, Annual Conferences have been taking place since the beginning of June.

We’ve been honored to visit and be a part of many of these conferences so we’d know what was most important to you.

Resources:

Online: Did you know that many of the Annual Conferences have new media set up so you can follow all of the important activity from your mobile device or online? Here’s a list courtesy of the UMC.org

More sights from Annual Conference

website. Even if the conference is over, you can still review the online conversation and follow leaders in your area.

Reports: Several of the reports are available for review.

 

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United Methodist Benefits

June 17, 2011 By Resource Officer
United Methodists rely on United Methodist Insurance

By United Methodists for United Methodists

You’ve heard the saying “birds of a feather flock together”? Well, there is some truth to that. Isn’t it more comfortable for you to spend time with those who have similar interests? Don’t you prefer to do business with folks who understand your unique situation?

Choosing an insurance partner is similar. When it comes to understanding the unique needs of United Methodist churches, agencies and conferences, the United Methodist Property and Casualty Trust is your partner.

In fact, because of our total focus on the needs of the United Methodist Church and its members, we are becoming United Methodist Insurance.

What benefits will that mean to you?

  • More exceptional coverage: As UMPACT, we already provide coverage options that you won’t find anywhere else. We are constantly looking at innovative ways to cover your good works.
  • New communication resources: As part of our continued focus on convenience, customer service and education, we are launching a wide range of online resources tailored to the specific needs of United Methodists.
  • Renewed focus on service: We have a long history of great service, and we’ve redoubled our commitment to providing timely claims service, faster information delivery and quicker turn-around.

We are honored to be members of this flock and look forward to continuing to serve you.

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A History of Innovation

June 2, 2011 By Resource Officer
Becoming United Methodist Insurance

United Methodist Insurance covers your ministries so you can continue your important work.

Over the next few months, our customers, friends, partners and prospects will see an important change. Our name will change from United Methodist Property and Casualty Trust to United Methodist Insurance. If your church, conference or agency is currently insured by UMPACT, you’ll have a seamless transition.

However, folks have asked about why we felt the change was important.

  • This is what we do. The name United Methodist Insurance more fully and more simply explains our mission: insuring United Methodists who are doing the most important work of all–>making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
  • We are innovating and building on a culture of continuous improvement. United Methodist Insurance is the next logical step in moving PACT to a platform that allows us to live out more fully the flexibility and control for local churches that we envisioned when we started on this path in 2005.

What can customers and prospects expect?

  • As with every innovative step we’ve taken over the past years, you can expect coverage enhancements.
  • Continued improvement of processes, partnerships and service mean better response times and potential cost savings.

All we have to do is look around our communities to see United Methodists in action in flood zones and areas affected by tornadoes. United Methodists serve all across the globe and our job as United Methodist Insurance is to make sure they can continue to do THEIR jobs.

Please continue to join us over the next few months as we recommit to the important work that each and every one of you do everyday.

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Becoming United Methodist Insurance

May 24, 2011 By Resource Officer
The United Methodist Property and Casualty Trust, the preferred insurer of churches, agencies and conferences in the United Methodist Church, will have  a new name that better represents its mission, vision and commitment to United Methodists and their ministries: United Methodist Insurance.

“We are better than ever,” said Irene Howard, CEO. “No other insurance company understands local churches like we do because we were purposefully designed for local church ministry. As the United Methodist Property and Casualty Trust, we’ve been serving churches, conferences and agencies reliably and faithfully for years. That will not change. The new name builds on our successes over the past 6 years and better reflects our single focus on serving United Methodists and their good works.”

As part of their continued focus on convenience, customer service and education, United Methodist Insurance is also launching a wide range of online resources tailored to the specific needs of United Methodists.

“Trustees, leaders, pastors, and administrators will be able to dialog with us in the way that’s best for them,” added Howard. “Our fresh website is easy to use, is packed with ministry-specific resources, and offers a direct avenue for quotes and service.”

In addition, United Methodist Insurance will offer a YouTube channel, Twitter account and other online tools to ensure all United Methodists have access to valuable resources created just for them.

“If your ministry is currently insured with us, you are accustomed to receiving the best loss control resources, including ministry protection memos and webinars,” said Joy Melton, Chief Resource Officer. “Not only will you continue to have access to the archive of exceptional resources, we are developing more resources regularly, which are of unparalleled excellence.”

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Why do you need insurance?

March 22, 2011 By Resource Officer

It sounds like good commonsense, doesn’t it? We know that natural disasters happen, people make poor choices, kids fall down, drivers get into wrecks and insurance is there to protect us.

Even so, folks often fail to consider what it really means to our congregations and ministries if there is a theft or property loss that insurance doesn’t pay for. That’s what PACT really provides to you: peace of mind when something goes wrong.

  • Can you afford an  unpaid insurance claim because a new employee wasn’t added to the church’s employee health insurance program?
  • Can you afford an unpaid insurance claim because a part-time employee says he was wrongfully terminated?
  • If your pastor is sued for negligence in a counseling session, can your church or pastor afford to defend the lawsuit without pastoral counseling liability insurance?
  • If your building is totally or partially destroyed by a kitchen or advent candle fire, can you afford to rebuild if your property insurance doesn’t care for the total replacement cost?

These are real-life things that can happen and put your church and ministry at risk. Learn more about insurance requirements and how we can help.

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Conferences where PACT is Active

March 9, 2011 By Resource Officer

To directly contact a conference program administrator, call the United Methodist Service Center at 1-800-975-5442.

Find Annual Conference Offices

UMPACT is proud to serve many of the conferences. If  you would like more information any of the conferences, simply click the conference below. PACT is currently active with the following agencies and annual conferences: General Council on Finance & Administration, General Board of Global Ministries, North Georgia, North Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference, Holston (SE Jurisdiction), Alabama-West Florida, North Carolina, Oregon-Idaho, West Virginia, Memphis (SE Jurisdiction), and Missouri.

Click on a Jurisdiction to find the Annual Conference Offices in that Jurisdiction.

Western Jurisdiction
North Central Jurisdiction
Northeastern Jurisdiction
South Central Jurisdiction
Southeastern Jurisdiction

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Five Steps of Risk Management

March 9, 2011 By Resource Officer

Risk Management is more than you may think. It involves a set of specific strategies that can be used individually or in combination with other strategies. There are five steps that are usually included:

  1. Risk Identification and Measurement: How would your ministries and income be affected if there were damage to the property or another type of incident occurred?
  2. Risk Avoidance and Reduction: An example of risk avoidance would be a local church’s decision to not allow a local martial arts studio to use the property because the church believes there is an unacceptable risk of bodily injury. As good stewards of what is entrusted to us, we need to look at potential consequences.
  3. Risk Retention:  Self-funding certain types of risk can be an option.
  4. Risk Transfer: An example of risk transfer is a church’s requirement that an independent pre-school using the church facilities indemnify and hold the church harmless from liability claims.
  5. Risk Monitoring and Adjustment: You should periodically engage in re-examining your risk management strategies and adjust them to meet your new needs, growth and requirements.

United Methodist Insurance stands ready to help and answer your questions. Call us today.

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