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Important News Regarding Clergy Auto Insurance and Secretary of State Fraud Program

Posted June 19, 2013

The Michigan Secretary of State has instituted a fraud procedure that may affect the renewal of your license plates. The Clergy Auto Program is written on a “Commercial Policy”. With your name and vehicle information on the ID card, some offices are presuming this is personal automobile coverage and try to find your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) in their database. This being a commercial policy, the VIN is not in the database and this flags their fraud program. Please keep this letter of explanation with you and present it to the Secretary of State and they can call Michigan Catholic Conference for confirmation, if needed.

Video: Practices and Procedures for Fraud Prevention

Posted January 20, 2012

Michigan Catholic Conference recently produced and distributed to parishes across the state a DVD and brochure intended to eliminate fraud and embezzlement in Catholic parishes and schools. The video features a forensic accounting expert and provides tips that are meant to promote sound practices in the field of parish accounting.

Identity Theft: New Sources of Identity Theft Have Been Uncovered

Posted January 4, 2011

Parish and school administrators need to be aware of a new avenue for obtaining personal and sensitive information that is stored and can be released without knowing. Please see the Risk Managment Newsletter, Volume 10, Issue 2 for more information.

EPA Alert: Lead-based Paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Program

Posted April 14, 2010

Lead-based Paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Program affects contractors, property managers, and maintenance personnel working in homes, child care facilities and schools built before 1978. Common renovation activities like sanding, cutting, and demolition can create hazardous lead dust and chips by disturbing lead-based paint, which can be harmful to adults and children.