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Tips for Parents Teaching Their Teens to Drive
Teaching your child to drive can be exciting and emotional, and you want it to go as smoothly as possible. If you’re getting ready to slip into the passenger seat alongside your teen, remember, you’ve got this. In honor of Teen Driver Safety Week, we’ve put together a...
How to Fireproof Your Home – Inside & Out
It takes just about 30 seconds for a small fire to turn into a major blaze. That same fire can destroy your home in minutes. Spending some time to fireproof your home, inside and out, can help to protect it. Fireproofing can also buy you precious time if you need to...
Prepping for Parent-Teacher Conferences
It’s that time of the year again, the time when we share important information about our student's progress with their families. Parent-teacher conferences are wonderful opportunities to build bridges between home and school. But when you’re faced with doing 2 dozen...
New Employee Spotlight: Caroline Gonani
We have amazing employees at California Casualty. The New Employee Spotlight is a series aiming to highlight the talented individuals that are brand new to our team. Please help us give them a warm welcome! Today we're spotlighting Claims Adjuster, Caroline Gonani...
Strategies to Address Bullying in Your Classroom
Students learn best when they feel safe, comfortable, and valued. But for students who are being bullied, that’s not the case. Bullying is distracting and anxiety-producing. It affects student self-esteem. It creates an unstable environment for the whole class. As a...
Do’s & Don’ts for Halloween Fire Safety
Creating a spooky Halloween mood often relies on great lighting effects in your home and yard. Glowing jack-o-lanterns, flickering luminaries, and strategically placed uplighting are all classic fare. But they can also pose a fire threat. The National Fire Protection...
6 Reasons to Clean Your Gutters Before Winter
“Clean the gutters:” It’s one of those perennial to-do list items that never seem to get crossed off. One season runs into the next, and before you know it, winter has arrived and your gutters are still full of debris. Unfortunately, that can wreak a lot of havoc on...
Kid Conferences – Getting to Know Your Students
Written by Casey Jeffers, Owner of Fair Winds Teaching & MSEA Second Grade Teacher Ever wonder why, as elementary and middle school teachers, we meet with our student’s parents and never meet with our students one on one for a conference. Years ago, I held my very...
Welcome Back to School – First 10 Days Prep and Plans
Written by Casey Jeffers, Owner of Fair Winds Teaching & MSEA Second Grade Teacher It’s back to school time and you have to start thinking about all the things you want to try to fit into your busy schedule for the first couple weeks of school. My number one...
Mark D. Pitchford Has Been Elected Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of California Casualty
Mark D. Pitchford has been elected Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of California Casualty Management Company (“CCMC”) effective July 25, 2022. In this role, Pitchford will lead the marketing and sales efforts of the company. Pitchford has more...