Our Fall 2018 Newsletter featured an article written by Lisa Bamburg, co-owner of Insurance Advantage & LMA Financial Services.We are sharing it here: In March of 1995, I gave birth to my first child, Elise. One year and nine months later, God blessed me with a son, Joel. Fast forward 23 years… This past June …
We were sorry to read this week that Mr. George Hopkins will resign as ATRS Executive Director at the end of this year. One of our owners, Mary Alice Hughes, has worked with active and retired school employees since January, 1995. She will be quick to tell you that George Hopkins has been a terrific …
We recently attended a college graduation at The University of West Florida. You know how it is?you?re excited to see your family member or friend graduate but you dread the entire ?ceremony? thing. Prior to graduation, you check to make sure your phone is totally charged just in case you need to play Solitaire or …
When Mary Alice was in college and pursuing her degree in education, PET was the big thing. Fast forward 30 years and she can?t for the life of her tell you anything about PET except ?Monitor & Adjust?! And although PET was meant for the educational field, we have used ?Monitor and Adjust? almost daily both …
Dear Clients and Friends: What a difference a virus makes, right?!!! It seems like everything is different. For example, we submitted our spring newsletter to the printer weeks ago and as we write this, it still hasn?t been printed. We assume they are short-handed and over-loaded. Another example is life at our offices. Mary Alice has not …
ARTRS has sent letters to members stating that an agency email account was accessed by an unauthorized individual. ARTRS hired an independent computer forensic investigating service to determine the extent of the unauthorized activity. The investigators determined that an unauthorized user gained access to one email account for a limited period of time. As of …
No group of people enjoy being together more than our staff! But as much as we love our gatherings, we have made the decision to cancel our annual Christmas dinner with staff & spouses. Our health, and the health of our family members, is priority. Instead of being together this year, we’ll watch this video …
