Construction Industry

Seeking Renewal of Terrorism Risk Insurance Program

DC Capitol

A&K Painting Company is an involved member of Building Owners and Managers Association International (BOMA) and Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM). These two industry groups have issued Call-to-Action alerts  for their members to contact U.S. House of Representatives members to renew the Terror Risk Insurance Program (TRIA). The TRIA was first signed into law by President George W. Bush on November 26, 2002.  The Act created a federal “backstop” for insurance claims related to acts of terrorism. The Act provides for a transparent system of shared public and private compensation for insured losses resulting from acts of terrorism.

We urge your support by contacting your U.S. House of Representatives Member’s office. Provide a message to take action and pass the House version now during this session, with the mid-term elections now completed, and before the expiration of the current program.

BOMA and IREM are part of the 75 member Coalition to Insure Against Terrorism (CIAT). The CIAT represents a wide range of businesses and organizations throughout the transportation, real estate, manufacturing, construction, entertainment and retail sectors. Coalition member groups include other construction associations such as ABC and AGC, and includes the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and entertainment business groups NASCAR, NFL, NBA, and NHL.

These groups banded together to speak for business insurance policyholders and win passage of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act in 2002. This federal reinsurance backstop is the sole support of the U.S. market for terrorism risk insurance.  The group backed a 2-year extension of the act in 2005, and a 7-year extension in 2007. Today, CIAT is seeking a long-term solution to make comprehensive terrorism risk insurance coverage available and affordable after the expiration of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act at year-end 2014.

References:  BOMA, IREM, CIAT, Wikipedia

A Very Special Operation Pink for 2014

Breast Cancer Awareness with A&K Painting Company Operation Pink 2014
A&K Painting Company 2014 Operation Pink Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness

The A&K Painting Company Team works to help spread the word about Breast Cancer Awareness with our Operation Pink 2014. In doing our part to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month, again this year, the A&K Painting Team are on projects wearing pink A&K logo shirts that stick out on our job sites. Our company vehicles are again sporting large pink ribbons. This year, 45 jumbo sized pink ribbons adorn our work vans and trucks along with other company and personal vehicles all to help identify BC Awareness.

This year Operation Pink takes on a very special meaning at A&K with our Director of Repaint Division, Amanda Hibberts, becoming a Breast Cancer Survivor. Amanda, pictured above being cheered on by A&K Team Members, has been very busy this month, with speaking engagements, a television interview and other promotional events, all to promote Breast Cancer Awareness.  The A&K Team is very proud of Amanda and celebrates her leadership and determination to share her message of hope, survival and strength.  Please consider supporting the work of the American Cancer Society and their Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walks in your community. Thank you!

We Remember and Honor Those Who Gave All

 

The A&K team members remember and honor those men and women who died serving in the United States Armed Forces.

A&K honors those who gave their everything
A&K Painting Company camo shirts to honor US Military who died in service to the United States of America. Friday, May 23, 2014

From www.usmemorialday.org

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service of the United States of America. Over two dozen cities and towns claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day. While Waterloo N.Y. was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, it’s difficult to prove conclusively the origins of the day.

Regardless of the exact date or location of its origins, one thing is clear – Memorial Day was borne out of the Civil War and a desire to honor our dead. It was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11. “The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village and hamlet churchyard in the land,” he proclaimed. The date of Decoration Day, as he called it, was chosen because it wasn’t the anniversary of any particular battle.

On the first Decoration Day, General James Garfield made a speech at Arlington National Cemetery, and 5,000 participants decorated the graves of the 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiers buried there.

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