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Floods may be coming – are you covered?
Monday, January 9, 2017
Idaho has had more than its share of snow this winter, and the next big weather event may very well be flooding from rapid snow melt or rising water. The Idaho Department of Insurance reminds consumers that water damage...
Finding lost life insurance policies
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Locator will help consumers find lost life insurance policies, annuities. The Idaho Department of Insurance and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) recently announced a national service that...
Neglecting ‘Life’
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Life has a habit of getting very busy – from raising a family, to buying a home, to building a business or a career. We can procrastinate taking care of a fundamental insurance coverage that protects our dreams for the...
Deadliest Day of the Year
Friday, December 30, 2016
Jan. 1 is the deadliest day on average for alcohol-related crashes involving a motor vehicle, pedestrian or bicyclist, a new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety analysis shows. New Year's evokes visions of...
Health exchange enrollment up in all areas
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Around 6.4 million consumers across the country have signed up for health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act, an increase of 400,000 plan selected from last year. More than 98,000 Idahoans have selected a...
Working smoke alarms -- a New Year's Resolution!
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
A working smoke alarm can save a life. In the 24-hour period from Dec. 19-20, the Idaho State Fire Marshal was called on to investigate three home fires. None of the homes had working smoke alarms. One fire resulted in...
2016 Celebrated by Staff
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
AMERICAN INSURANCE staff and management celebrated our annual employee meeting and awards ceremony on December 16, 2016. President John Sullivan talked about upcoming changes in 2017 in the insurance industry and how...
Food Drive - Thanks for your support!
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
You helped our Agents and employees at AMERICAN INSURANCE collect 708 lbs. of donations during our Food Drive last week to support the Community Action Partnership (CAP) Food Bank! Steven Small (left), with the Lewiston...
Q & A: What is the status of Obamacare?
Saturday, December 10, 2016
We printed this Q&A column in the Dec. 10, 2017 edition of The Lewiston Tribune. Q: What is the status of Obamacare? - A: It may take as long as three years for the Trump / Republican repeal of the Affordable Care...
The Down Side of PERSONAL SERVICE
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
What? Is there a down side to personal service? At AMERICAN INSURANCE we are proud of providing "personal service." That means we assign our customers to a specific Customer Service Agent who knows your name, knows...
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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!
- Premiums reduced in 2020 for some senior plans
- Changes for 2020 Medicare clients - Part 2
- 2020 WA health rates released
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- Welcome back Jenni Waters!
- Regence announces good news for MedAdvantage members regarding SJRMC services
- 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
- 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
- 2017 – A Year of Change
- Season of Sharing - Food Drive ahead
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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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