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FR O M THE C OVER
T h er e w e gr o w a g ai n
C o u nt y Ri s k S er vi c e s, I n c.: T h e n at ur al n e xt
st e p f or m at uri n g i n s ur a n c e pr o gr a m s
C
T o p 4 C R S A d v a nt a g e s
1
C o u nt y l e a d ers hi p
Fr o m d a y o ne, F u n d me m b ers
h a ve h a d a hi g h le vel of tr ust i n t he
de cisi o n m a k ers at C R S. Al a b a m a
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o u nt y Ris k S er vic es, I nc.,
( C R S) s e e ms t o s o me h o w
h a ve t he b est of b ot h w orl ds – t he
e ner g y a n d e xcite me nt of a st art u p
c o m p a n y, b o otstr a p pi n g its w a y
i nt o e xiste nc e, a n d t he st a bilit y a n d
e x p erie nc e of a l o n g- est a blis he d
or g a niz ati o n wit h a n e xte nsi ve tr a c k
re c or d of s u c c ess.
The i n- h o us e, t hir d- p art y
a d mi nistr at or f or A C C A’s S elf-
I ns ur a nc e F u n ds is y o u n g, h a vi n g
g otte n its st art i n Ja n u ar y t his ye ar.
B ut it is a n o ut gr o wt h of i ns ur a nc e
pr o gr a ms d ati n g b a c k t o 1 9 7 6,
pr o gr a ms r o ote d i n a 9 0 + ye ar- ol d
ass o ci ati o n.
“ The w h ole re as o n f or d oi n g
t his is we w a nte d t o e n h a nc e o ur
s er vic es,” s ai d He nr y v a n Arc k e n,
A C C A Dire ct or of I ns ur a nc e
Ser vices. “ M ost p o ols are li ke t hat —
t here j ust c o mes a ti me w he n y o u
bri n g t hi n gs i n- h o us e.”
C R S pr o vi des cl ai ms
a d mi nistr ati o n a n d s afet y s er vic es
t o t he 6 2 c o u nties a n d d oz e ns of
c o u nt y-rel ate d e ntities g etti n g t heir
w or k ers’ c o m p e ns ati o n, li a bilit y
a n d/ or pr o p ert y i ns ur a nc e t hr o u g h
A C C A.
M ar y K a y Fr a z e, Vic e Presi de nt
of C R S, h as q uic kl y c o n ne cte d t o
t he “ 6 7 C o u nties, O ne V oic e ” b elief
t h at g ui des de cisi o ns at A C C A. “It’s
q uite u plifti n g,” s he s ai d. “ Y o u fe el
t he c o n ne cti o n of t h at f a mil y, t h at
we are b etter t o g et her.”
C R S i s gr a d u all y r olli n g o ut t o m e m b er s t h e p o w erf ul f u n cti o n aliti e s of t h e n e w cl o u d-
b a s e d s oft w ar e s y st e m, Ori g a mi. C o u nt y o p er ati o n s ar e n ot li mit e d t o n or m al b u si n e s s
h o ur s o n w e e k d a y s, a n d m e m b er s will h a v e 2 4- 7 a c c e s s t o cl ai m s st at u s a n d ot h er vit al
i nf or m ati o n. A n ot h er hi g hl y a nti ci p at e d f e at ur e will m a k e it p o s si bl e t o s u b mit a cl ai m a n d
r el at e d p h ot o s dir e ct fr o m a m o bil e d e vi c e.
c o u nties f u ncti o n i n a u ni q ue
le g al fr a me w or k, m a ki n g t he m
disti nct fr o m c o u nties i n ot her
st ates, a n d t he y ne e d a pr o vi der
att u ne d t o t he e ver y d a y press ures
i n t he Yell o w h a m mer St ate’s c o u nt y
c o urt h o us es.
C R S is g o ver ne d b y a fi ve-
me m b er b o ar d of dire ct ors. B o ar d
C h air m a n Ric k y H arcr o w, a p ast
presi de nt of A C C A,
h as s er ve d o n t he
D e K al b C o u nt y
C o m missi o n si nc e
1 9 9 6. The C R S B o ar d
Vic e- C h air is C hris
Gre e n, pr o b ate j u d g e
H ar cr o w
a n d c o m missi o n
c h air m a n i n Bl o u nt C o u nt y.
B o ar d me m b er To n y C herr y, t he