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From Our Partners Laurie Bauer | Business Development Manager, TW Insurance Alberta Auto Insurance Digital Pink Slips If you’ve ever fumbled through your glovebox for your insurance pink slip, you may be excited to learn that in Alberta you can now store your proof of insurance digitally on your smartphone. But this doesn’t mean you can just take a photo of your paper pink slip — the digital copy must be an offi cial copy provided by an insurance broker or carrier. For privacy reasons, you may not want to give your unlocked smartphone to a police offi cer, as it contains a great deal of personal information that you may not want to share. If you choose to display your pink slip digitally, make sure you have locked your screen before you hand over your phone. Of course, if you prefer to keep the paper copy on hand, you are not required to switch to a digital pink slip. The paper copy will continue to be accepted. You are still required to provide proof of insurance when asked, even if your phone dies or is lost, so having a paper copy as a backup is probably a good idea. To learn more about how you can use your digital pink slip, contact your insurance broker. ● 2020 Scholarship Information community involvement, and volunteer work. Future goals, personal accomplishments, and supporting letters of reference are also significant in selecting the scholarship recipients. ARTA–TW INSURANCE DEGREE SCHOLARSHIPS Through ARTA, TW Insurance Brokers provides scholarships for undergraduate students registered in a degree program who are related to an ARTA member. ARTA CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMA SCHOLARSHIPS Through its own generosity, ARTA provides scholarships to students in a certificate or diploma program of two or more years at an accredited post-secondary institution and who are related to an ARTA member. Degree Scholarships Certificate/Diploma Scholarships (two each to be awarded) (two each to be awarded) • • • • • • $5,000 $3,000 $2,000 $5,000 $3,000 $2,000 Application forms and criteria for the 2020 scholarships are available online at ARTA’s website, arta.net, or by writing to: Chief Executive Officer, Alberta Retired Teachers’ Association 11835 149 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5L 2J1 58 | arta.net