TITLE: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of VFIS.

SUMMARY: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of VFIS.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The insurance company VFIS, a division of Glatfelter Insurance Group, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019; and WHEREAS, In the late 1960s, insurance executive Arthur J. Glatfelter recognized a need in the emergency service sector for specialized insurance coverage, so in 1969 he established Volunteer Firemen's Insurance Services, Inc., in Pennsylvania; during the company's early years, he visited hundreds of fire service organizations in order to learn their concerns; and WHEREAS, Known today as VFIS, the company has become one of the nation's leading providers of insurance, education, training, and consulting services for emergency service organizations; it is also a member of Glatfelter Program Managers, a group that offers similar services to other governmental and nonprofit institutions; and WHEREAS, VFIS issued its first policies in Texas in 1976, and today it insures more than 1,500 nonprofit emergency service organizations in the Lone Star State, including volunteer fire departments and ambulance and rescue squads; through the years, the company has paid thousands of claims, playing a vital role in the aftermath of natural disasters such as Hurricanes Rita, Ike, and Harvey, as well as the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion in West; and WHEREAS, For half a century, VFIS has helped to ensure greater financial security for the emergency responders who risk their own safety to preserve the lives and property of the public, and it is indeed fitting to recognize the company as it marks this milestone year in its history; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of VFIS and extend to all those associated with the company sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for VFIS as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Guillen Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1253 was adopted by the House on April 26, 2019, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House