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Q & A: Does homeowners insurance cover my “At-Home” business?
Saturday, March 10, 2018
We printed this Q&A column in the March 10, 2018 edition of The Lewiston Tribune. Q. Does homeowners insurance cover my “At-Home” business? A. All Homeowners policy forms contain business exclusions in the property,...
Q & A: Are business insurance premiums rising?
Saturday, February 10, 2018
We printed this Q&A column in the Feb. 10, 2018 edition of The Lewiston Tribune. Q. Are business insurance premiums rising? A. Natural disasters in 2017 will have little effect on Business Insurance premiums in 2018....
2018 Commercial Insurance Rate Forecast
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Natural disasters in 2017 will have little effect on Commercial Lines premiums in 2018. That is not to say that natural disasters were insignificant. The record hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, mudslides and wildfires...
Deadline extended for some 1095 forms
Thursday, January 25, 2018
There are reports that insurers or employers may be delayed in delivering their 1095-B or 1095-C forms to their clients or employees to show creditable coverage for 2017. Generally, you must file Forms 1094-C and 1095-C...
ACA premium tax credits require 2017 tax filing
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
The Idaho and Washington health exchanges are reminding area residents who have not yet filed a federal tax return to do so by the Tax Day deadline or risk losing access to future tax credits. Customers who enrolled...
2018 Insurance Rate Forecast
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
The perfect storm? Record hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, mudslides and wildfires coupled with already rising costs for medical injury claims, auto repairs with new tech, distracted driving – all are converging in 2018...
Reviews requested from you!
Thursday, January 11, 2018
How are we doing?“ We want you to tell us what you think of our service. Please send in a confidential message to management by filling out our short Customer Service Comment form. Gift Card: As a "thank you" for taking...
Q & A: How can I cut insurance costs?
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
We printed this Q&A column in the Jan. 10, 2018 edition of The Lewiston Tribune. Q: How can I cut insurance costs? A: Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to spend less money on insurance? AMERICAN INSURANCE has...
2 ways to save on insurance in 2018
Friday, December 29, 2017
Is one of your resolutions for the New Year to spend less money, or find ways to cut costs? American Insurance can help you do just that! Here are two ways you can save money on your auto and home insurance today. ...
Enrollments up in area state health exchanges
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Idaho health exchange now closed; Washington is still open until Jan. 15. - Federal health exchange enrollment for 2018 coverage fell only 4.5 percent, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),...
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- DUI Education and Enforcement stretches from Border to Border on New Year's Eve
- Q & A: Can I buy life insurance during the pandemic
- Open enrollment for ACA ends soon in ID & WA
- 1948 BETTY REIMLER KNOPES: Memories of working for the Christys
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- 4th Annual Food Drive results are in!
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- Changes for 2020 Medicare clients - Part 2
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- Health Exchanges Now Open until Dec. 15
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- What’s next for the big fireworks display?
- Soup-Porting the YWCA!
- Best of the West Winners Announced
- Transforming our future Moscow office
- Is your contractor insured?
- Are you liable?
- Auto wish list: You want these coverages
- How an umbrella policy works to cover you
- Wedding vendors account for most costly claims
- Drugged driving problem grows
- 4 reasons for motorcycle fatalities
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- See our ad on KLEW TV
- 2nd Annual Food Drive set Nov. 13-17
- Umbrella coverage: Because when it rains, it pours
- Open Enrollment Time For ACA Medical And Medicare
- 2018 Idaho Small Group Medical Premiums Released
- Idaho Individual Medical Premiums Increase for 2018
- 2018 Washington Health Plans Certified
- Q & A: Can I buy subsidized Medical Insurance now?
- New Medicare ID cards coming in April
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- 4th of July Fireworks – A Sullivan Family Tradition
- The AMERICAN CHALLENGE - and fireworks!
- You can now call your agent's direct line
- Homeowners - Beware of Business Exclusions
- Fireworks & Your Liability - What if something goes wrong?
- We're a Best of the West winner!
- History Brief - Our Logo
- Q & A: How can I find out if a home has had any serious claims?
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- Deadliest Day of the Year
- Health exchange enrollment up in all areas
- Working smoke alarms -- a New Year's Resolution!
- 2016 Celebrated by Staff
- Food Drive - Thanks for your support!
- Q & A: What is the status of Obamacare?
- The Down Side of PERSONAL SERVICE
- Season of Sharing - Food Drive ahead
- 2017 – A Year of Change
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- How 5 Amateur Arsonists Screwed-up
- Law Enforcement Crackdown on Texting & Driving
- Blue Cross Cyber Attacks Affect 91 Million
- New Tech to Stop Drunk Drivers
- Hackers Filed Your Taxes Early
- Insuring Celebs ... Body Parts?
- ACA - Large Employer Reporting 2015
- 11.7M Enrolled In 2015 ACA Health Insurance
- Three Hackers Charged In Largest Ever Data Breach
- Future ACA Health Premium Subsidies Uncertain
- 7 Dangerous Weather Myths
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- The 9 Vehicles With Lowest Death Rates
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- Quiz Yourself On Health Reform
- Health Reform Hits Main Street - Kaiser
- Distracted Driving - Employer Issues
- 20% Of Car Accidents Are Caused By?
- Independent Contractor? Maybe not!
- Heath Care Reform Overview - ADP
- Small Biz Health Exchange Delayed
- Home Claims Satisfaction Study
- Feds To Pay 100% New Medicaid Cost
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- AMERICAN INSURANCE Celebrates 90 Years
- 10 Tax Tips for Home Sellers
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- A "Classic" Love Affair Confession
- Health Care Reform Timeline
- Medicare Part D Rx Premiums Hold Steady
- Idaho Police Target Aggressive Drivers
- Hail & Windstorms Cause Major Damage
- 8 New Preventative Services Free For Women
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- New pain meds approved to lessen abuse
- P&C Insurance Net Income Plunges
- Top 10 Contents Items Claimed
- ID & MT Among Worst States For Injury Deaths
- What is driving health care spending?
- 5 Ways To Reduce Motorcycle Deaths
- Leading Cause of Death Ages 8-24
- WA & OR Take Health Exchange Grants
- Stolen! 1 in 10 of these vehicles
- Obesity's Heavy Health Care Cost
- Healthcare Costs Now Exceed $20,000 Per Family - Milliman Study
- 4th Leading Cause of Death Is?
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- Six Year-End Tax Reduction Tips
- New Housing Starts Soar +9.3%
- Distracted Driving Not Just Cell Phones
- States To Decide “Essential Health Benefits”
- Driver Cell Phone Ban Urged
- Newsletter - Winter 2011
- Affordable Care Act vs Supreme Court 2012
- US Record -12 Billion $ Disasters
- Cutting CMS Payment Errors Saved $17.6 Billion
- Idaho Receives Health Exchange Grant
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- Supreme Court Blocks Class-Action Lawsuits
- Was Your Accident “Staged”?
- Electric Cars Earn 1st Top Safety Ratings
- Feds Charge 16 in PA Identity Theft Scheme
- MT Workers Comp Reform Enacted
- Toyota “NOT GUILTY”- Accelerator Case
- Traffic Fatalities Lowest Ever Recorded
- Fewer Teens Getting Driver’s License
- Identity Theft #1 FTC Complaint in 2010
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- Workers Comp Sparked By 100 Year Old Tragedy
- Obama Care - One Year Later
- Japan Quake Disrupts Global Supply Chains
- Insurance Goes Nuclear
- Japan: Insured Losses $35B
- 10 Costliest Catastrophes
- Insurer Losses Increased in 2010
- Can Insurers Withstand Catastrophes?
- 9 Million Lose Health Benefits
- Health Insurance - Employers Taking Bold Action
- Workplace Deaths At All-Time Low in Oregon
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- Free Medical Clinic Open for Uninsured
- Auto Claims Fraud by Medical Providers Rampant
- Senior Health Plans Changing / Some Discontinued
- Traffic Fatalities Lowest in 60 Years
- Crash Test - 1959 vs 2009 Chevy
- Dog Bite Claims Top $400M in 2009
- Newsletter - Fall 2010
- Professional Liability Costs Rising for Hospitals and Physicians
- WA Voters Alert - Initiative 1082
- Healthcare Law Upheld by US Judge
- Homeowners’ customer satisfaction studied by JD Power
- Insurers Spend Millions on Reform Changes
- 50.7 M without Health Coverage reports Census Bureau
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- New Idaho ATV Registration & Licensing Requirements
- Liability lawsuits cost small businesses 33% out of pocket
- Free “lunch” and $700 savings over Mutual of Enumclaw
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Signed into Law
- Dependent Coverage for Children Extended to Age 26
- Lender Spotlight: James Waham
- Independence Day Fireworks & American Insurance
- Newsletter - Summer 2010
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