Posts Categorized: News

Reducing Expenses by Improving Equipment Maintenance Process

When it comes to reducing expenses by improving operational efficiency; one of the lesser talked about areas of opportunity for credit unions lies within their equipment maintenance process.   The Struggles of Equipment Maintenance When equipment breaks at the branch it creates a chain reaction that sometimes involves everyone from the front-line teller staff to upper… Read more »

Should GAP Insurance and Vehicle Service Contracts Be Sold By Dealers Only

During a recent CUNA Lending Council panel discussion, a Washington State auto dealership was asked to state their position on the topic of GAP Insurance and Vehicle Service Contracts offered by credit unions.  The dealer’s General Manager, Mary Byrne provided a testimonial that was starkly opposed to credit unions offering these types of ancillary programs at… Read more »

Spring 2016 Lending School with Brett Christensen – Save the Date!

CU Insurance Solutions and CUAlliance are pleased to announce our Spring Lending School to take place on April 11-12, 2016 at America’s Credit Union Museum in Manchester, NH.  This event is part of our ongoing Insurance Trust University training initiative and semi-annual live lending school workshop. This focused and informative session is designed for CEOs, executive management, lending… Read more »

Illuminating Member Service with Lending Solutions Inc.

CU Insurance Solutions is pleased to announce our partnership with Lending Solutions Incorporated (LSI), an innovative company helping credit unions grow their loan volume while serving their members more efficiently.  LSI provides customized programs that act as an extension of your credit union by serving your members beyond traditional business hours to stay competitive in today’s demanding service… Read more »

Gearing Up for the 2016 Special Olympics Maine Winter Games

November is here, which means the Special Olympics Maine Winter Games are just around the corner. The Winter Games will be taking place at Sugarloaf Ski Resort in Carrabassett Valley, ME  from January 31 through February 2, 2016. CU Insurance Solutions will be reaching out very soon to Maine credit unions for volunteers to help make… Read more »

An Efficient, Flexible Settlement Solution for Mortgage Lenders

CU Insurance Solutions is pleased to announce our partnership with Alliance, LLC, a collaborative enterprise dedicated to helping credit unions benefit from a collective “buying power”, driving down the cost of mortgage settlement services and creating a more efficient vendor management workflow. The Alliance software platform is designed to deliver an end-to-end solution for mortgage… Read more »

CU Survivor Challenge Highlights

Our first ever CU Survivor Challenge event took place on Saturday August 1, 2015 at Maine Forest Yurts “Survivor Camp” in Durham, ME where 8 of our local credit union clients were chosen following our 4 month GAP Insurance contest to compete in a series of fun challenges to determine which “Credit Union Castaway” would win the grand… Read more »

How Maine’s New Ridesharing Law Could Affect Your Credit Union

Last Tuesday June 30th, the Maine ridesharing legislation, LD 1379, cleared the House by a vote of 138-1. The Senate voted unanimously for the new regulations to become law. The new rules in Maine set insurance and safety requirements for ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft who host a network of independently contracted drivers… Read more »

Anchors Aweigh with the Fall University of Lending

Ahoy! CU Insurance Solutions and our sponsors Frost and Transamerica would like to invite you to come aboard with Ed Swanson to attend our Fall University of Lending event to be held September 28-29, 2015 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Freeport, ME. If your earnings have been crying out a “Mayday call”, this school… Read more »

13th Annual Special Olympics Maine Golf Tournament

CU Insurance Solutions along with our subsidiary Equinox Financial & Insurance Services will be holding our 13th Annual Golf Tournament on Thursday July 23, 2015. This tournament is our largest fundraiser for Special Olympics Maine and will take place at Spring Meadows Golf Club in Gray, Maine. Tee off will be at 9:00 am with… Read more »