About GKCCA
SERVING THE CLAIMS ADJUSTING NEEDS OF GREATER KANSAS CITY
The purpose of this not-for-profit organization is to establish the art and craft of claims handling as a profession. In general, the association shall:
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Regulate the activities of the members in a manner that will dignify our profession
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Help establish standards of conduct and technical ability
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Improve adjuster methods
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Encourage and foster cordial relationships among our members and others
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Promote the general welfare in the handling of claims
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Further the fortunes of the members
Founding Members & Our History
The Greater Kansas City Claims Association was founded in January of 2012. The organization was originally the Northeast Chapter of the Kansas Claims Association, which was around for decades in Kansas, but was disbanded in 2009 across the state.
George Waldron, then of Crawford & Company, along with Sonya Drake of Haren Laughlin Restoration banded together to lead a rejuvenation of the NE Chapter of the KCA by moving it from Topeka to Overland Park.
From that humble beginning of a dozen members to a few dozen in 2011, the Board made the decision to remove its association with the completely disbanded KCA and formally changed its name to the Greater Kansas City Claims Association, reaching across the state line into Missouri for the first time.
Our Board of Directors
Nick Verzani
PRESIDENT
Claims Manager
Travelers Insurance Company
Janae Thompson
SECRETARY
Risk Claims Specialist
University of Kansas Health Systems
Destiny Smith
VISE PRESIDENT
Owner/Operator
Frontier Adjusters
Alex Shaw
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Claims & Inspections Manager
Agribusiness Risk Services
Ashley Ware
TREASURER
Business Interruption Guru
Business Income Loss Group
Weston Mills
LEGAL COUNSEL
Managing Attorney
Gilson Daub