The Atlas ‘Thrive Across Hawaii’ (TAHI) program officially kicked-off it’s 8-week journey on

September 18th. A total of 15-teams made up of 76-employees started including 30-60 minutes of

physical activity into their workdays (and for some, their weekends), in hopes of becoming healthier, de-

creasing stress, and perhaps winning some incentives.

The Atlas HEART committee developed this program in partnership with

Kaiser Permanente in hopes of helping our one Atlas team better their

health and increase their physical activity, and after the first two weeks,

that appears to be the result. Daily, you will find staff out in small

groups walking loops around downtown, and/or counting their steps

with our committee-issued pedometers. Way to go Atlas!

The teams came up with some creative names, such as ‘Lucky Charms,’ ‘The Avengers,’ ‘Heart & Sole,’ ‘The

Pacemakers,’ and ‘Workout-Aholics.’ The first week winning team, ‘The Expendables,’ made up of Keane

Muranaka (Claims), Nadine Cui (Special Projects), Peaches Kong (Maui), Steven Pang (Risk) and Irene

Zilisch (Maui), came in with highest average minutes for a team. The second week winning team, ‘The

Workout-Aholics,’ made up of Anna Gima (Accounting), Corina Hill (Personal Lines), Kristl Ito-Lau (Maui

Agent), Kurt Sibayan (Risk) and Phuong Ma (CCG), came in with the highest percent increase in team

points. Great work thus far winning teams!

Congratulations everyone for increasing your physical activity and for becoming healthier!

An apple a day. . . . . .and some exerc i se keeps At las healthy!

E M P L O Y E E N E W S L E T T E R O F A T L A S I N S U R A N C E A G E N C Y

OCTOBER 2012

VOLUME 8, ISSUE 10

Na Leo O’ Atlas

one atlas.

1132 Bishop Street

Suite 1600

Honolulu, HI 96813

808-533-3222

Inside this issue:

Top 5 Agents 2

Kudos Korner 2

Atlas Welcomes 3

Atlas at CFS Event 4

Atlas at Make-A-

Wish Hawaii Event

4

Atlas Toastmasters 5

Kapiolani Hospital

Halloween Party

5

October Calendar 6

You Gotta Be

Kidding Me...But

We’re Not!

6

Atlas recognized again as health iest employer PBN ‘Health iest Employers ’ g ives At las nod, approval

Once again, Atlas Insurance has been recognized as one of the healthi-

est employers in Hawaii by the Pacific Business News. The first recogni-

tion by PBN of this type was started last year with the inaugural PBN

‘Healthiest Employers’ awards, and Atlas received the recognition last

year as well.

Thanks to

the ef-

forts of

our Atlas

HEART

commit-

tee made up of Dana Tokioka (CCG), Kurt Sibayan (Risk), Tina Leger

(EB), Bonnie Pang (EB), Greg Chilson (Professional Development), Mar-

tin Beardeaux (Claims) and Nick Tan (Surety), our executive team and

our lunch and learns, our farmer’s markets, our healthier drink options

in the lunchroom, our ‘Thrive Across Hawaii’ program, our numerous

charitable efforts, our Office Activities Committee and the fun stuff that

helps us mitigate stress, Atlas continues to improve how we promote

work/life balance. There’s clearly much more to do, but this recognition

validates our efforts thus far, and further motivates us to keep growing

this initiative.

Do you have an idea for a fu-

ture Na Leo feature or story?

Please feel free to share your

thoughts by contacting Greg

Chilson at

gchilson@atlasinsurance.com.

Mahalo for reading!

Bui ld ing a better bus iness with sa les acumen!

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1st Gerald Takeuchi

2nd Spencer & Kristl Ito

3rd Scott LaRue

4th Min Sung Yang

5th Dennis T. Miyashiro

Kudos Korner ; Kar i , David, Phoebe al l impress c l ients

From: Kathy Kano

Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 11:37 AM

Thank you for sharing your positive feedback! I think there were several individuals involved, but it was Kari [Yamada]

that brought the issue to my attention and made a case to eliminate the “blue paper invoice”. Great teamwork!

From: Lisa Hashimoto

Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 8:43 AM

To: Sharon Hodson

I just wanted to say this new system of sending a copy of the invoice with the policy or endorsement is AWE-

SOME! Please thank those involved in making this change. I know we don’t always applaud the good as much as com-

plain about the bad so I want to change that and give kudos out to those responsible!!

From: Carroll Takahashi

Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 2:54 PM

Mike, the amendment for the extension is attached with the exhibits.

Mike, by the way, we will be turning over the keys to the building to the Cancer Center inhabitants on October 1. We

already started work on the extension and work on the concrete slab is done. We are very pleased with the excellent

work and care of your/our safety consultants. David [Ching] in particular is knowledgeable, effective and most impor-

tantly a very kind person. As a result people listen to him. I am sure he taught Mel, ACK’s safety person, a lot about

safety and working with people. Thank you for sharing DAVID with us.

From: Bonnie Call

Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 7:51 AM

To: Phoebe Kekauoha

One thing I've ALWAYS noticed and appreciated, and made reference to in my e-mail, is the responsiveness of all of the

people in your office. That's SUCH awesome customer service, and I want you to know how much we appreciate it. We

both worked for local cities for years and know how unappreciated public servants can be, so I also know that you usually

only hear from people with complaints or problems...so I want you to know how very much we do appreciate you.

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Lynette ‘Kanani ’ Perei ra Newest Account Manager addit ion to our CCG team

Lynette Pereira, better know to her friends as ‘Kanani,’ joined Atlas in September as our newest AM in CCG. She also cele-

brated her birthday in September on the 11th, and joining the Atlas team was the one gift she wanted and received.

Lynette has a 13-year-old son, Nainoa, and considers ‘staying afloat’ during these tough economic times one of her per-

sonal triumphs. She’s challenged by time management, and she’s unwilling to share a secret about her, because as she

states, ‘if I tell you, it’s no longer a secret!’ Yep, you got me!

Lynette’s best vacation was an Alaskan cruise, and she’d love to one day travel to Italy and Portugal. Lynette enjoys Ha-

waiian food, as well as Italian and Korean food. Her favorite color is the color of money—green, and she loves cooking!

Pri sc i l la Narvaez She ’ s been with At las for a whi le , not i t ’ s of f i c ia l !

Cheeeeee-hoooooooo! Well, that’s probably what went through Priscilla Narvaez’s head when she found out she was

able to ‘officially’ join the Atlas team as our full-time receptionist after spending 3+ months as a contracted employee.

Her bright smile and naturally cheerful personality made her a shoe-in to fill the position on a permanent basis.

Priscilla, or ‘Pris’ to her closest friends,’ is a July baby and is married to Travis Salibad. Her wedding anniversary falls in

October, and her and Travis share the rearing duties to one son, 12-year-old Sebastian.

Priscilla’s best vacation ever was to New York, and her worst was in Pleasonton, Texas. If she could travel anywhere in the

world, it would be several countries throughout Europe, including Greece, Spain, and Italy. She just loves arroz con pollo

(chicken and rice, Mexican style), and her favorite color is purple.

When it comes to hobbies, Priscilla loves traveling and experiencing where history once took place. She loves learning about different cultures.

Naturally motivated to succeed, Priscilla hates when someone tells her something isn’t possible. According to her, ‘it usually just motivates me

to try harder to succeed. I try to always have a ‘can-do’ attitude.’ We can tell Priscilla, and we’re happy to have you as part of our Atlas Insur-

ance Agency family of employees—on a permanent basis!

Chr i st ine Soquena New to insurance , new to Personal L ines AA team

With a really big smile, bright personality, and loads of enthusiasm, we’re lucky to inherit someone completely new to the

insurance world, Christine Soquena!

With prior experience mostly in the medical industry, Christine looks forward to the challenges and opportunities the in-

surance industry, and more specifically, Atlas Insurance, will provide her. She’s a fast typer and she’s got great customer

service skills, so her addition to our Personal Lines AA team is a natural fit.

Christine enjoys spending time with her family, and she enjoys crafting. Her favorite color is purple and if she could travel

anywhere in the world, it would be Europe! Welcome to Atlas Christine!

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The At las team, out-and-about, support ing great causes ! Chi ld & Family Serv ice, Make-A-Wish Foundation Hawai i Chapter

Several of our Atlas team attended a Child & Family Service (CFS) charitable function back on September 15th called

‘Boogie Wonderland.’ Like the name implies, guests were asked to wear their favorite 70’s era threads and hit the

disco-ball illuminated dance floor, all the while shouting things like ‘cool,’ ‘groovy,’ and ‘hip.’ What’s that all about?

To make matters worse, Colbert Matsumoto wore the loudest shirt of them all, making him the easiest target for both

ridicule and praise. Turn it down Colbert, we can hear your shirt from here!

Then there was those of us at Atlas that preferred the more sophisticated ‘white out’ dinner and fundraiser for

Make-A-Wish Foundation at the Kahala Resort. Who needs all that ‘boogie-woogie’ fun when you can feel dap-

per, sip on wine, and bid on expensive give-a-ways. Not I.

Seriously, a second team of Atlas mates made their to the Make-A-Wish event the same evening as the CFS

event, ensuring Atlas was present from the Blaisdell to Kalaha supporting great causes. How’s that for divide

and conquer!? Thanks Carol Davis for organizing and ensuring a solid Atlas presence at both events!

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Congratulations Dania! by Melanie Nordgran, Atlas Olelo Hui Toastmasters President

As President of the Atlas Olelo Hui Toastmasters Club, I would like to recognize Dania

Narruhn (Personal Lines) for being honored with the Best Speech award for the month

of September 2012! This award is voted on by club members for the best speaker dur-

ing our monthly meetings.

This recognition is even more impressive because it was Dania’s first speech in our

Toastmasters club, and she hit it out of the ball park! Dania has natural gift for being

comfortable in front of the audience and relaying her personal stories with grace and

humor. Dania has been a member of Toastmasters for a few months and has already

made significant contributions. Her speech this month was very inspiring; our club

agrees she has a very bright future in Toastmasters.

Congratulations, Dania!

Kapiolani Hospital Halloween Party volunteer opportunities

Atlas will again team up with Island Holdings and participate in the Halloween Party for the children at

Kapiolani Hospital. It’s a wonderful event and the families totally appreciate our efforts. It can, however, bring out some emo-

tions as the kids may come to the party connected to an IV or visibly obvious that they are suffering from some type of serious

health condition or treatment. Our party is to help them take their mind away from their medical challenges and have some

Halloween fun! There will be games, crafts, and much more.

The deets:

Date: Friday, October 26

Location: Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children

Time: 2:30 – 6:30 (includes set up & clean up; the party runs from 4:00 - 6:00)

Help: Atlas games, simple so that kids in a wheelchair or connected to an IV can participate

# of Kids: 100, but they trickle through slowly (siblings of the hospitalized kids are invited too)

If you’re interested in helping with the Atlas games, please be sure

your manager is ok with you being out that afternoon. We only need

a few volunteers but the committee is asking for names of the volun-

teers...so please respond to Sandy Tsukada (8791) by Friday, Sep-

tember 7th.

E M P L O Y E E N EW S L E T T E R O F A T L A S I N S U R A N C E A G E N C Y

A Charlotte, NC lawyer purchased a box of costly cigars and insured them against flood, storm damage and, of all

things, fire. Needless to say, his investment went up in (happily inhaled) smoke within a month, after which the

lawyer filed a claim with his homeowners insurance company that he was owed compensation because "the cigars

were lost in a series of small fires". The insurer refused to pay, assuming (correctly) that the man had smoked the

pack himself. A judge ruled, however, that since the insurer had never stated what was considered to be

"unacceptable" fire the company did, in fact, owe him $15,000 to replace his property.

The insurance company paid the claim, but they got their own back in the end. The lawyer was then arrested, sen-

tenced to 24-months in jail and a $24,000 fine for 24-counts of arson and insurance fraud.

You gotta be kidding me. . .but we’re not !

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Atlas Quarterly Staff

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Cyber Liability

Training

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Cyber Liability

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Halloween

Key: F.H. = Floating Holiday