State Certification Director’s Corner
Mark Bender
GACP Director of
State Certification
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Your state certification program continues to grow. When you read this arti-
cle, we will have 124 state certified agencies and by the end of January, it will
be 125. This is due in large part to the dedicated professionals who serve as
their agency’s certification managers. These men and women put in tireless
and sometimes thankless hours preparing the agency for their on-site. With-
out their dedication to the process, the program would not be the preeminent
state program in the country today. They also spread the word to their peers
to try and increase the membership into the program. Many thanks to these
professionals!
Don’t forget that if your agency is insured through GIRMA, you can qualify
for a discount of up to 20% on your liability coverage if your agency is state
certified. Also, GIRMA will not have any discounts for liability after May 1,
2018, if you are not in the program. Certification is not difficult. It just takes
dedication and a commitment from the CEO to achieve this goal. We are
always here to lend assistance throughout the process. Make your agency
better and take the first step into certification and you will be glad you did!
Mark Bender
Director, State Certification
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