American Insurance NW Inc. Blog
All You Ever Wanted to Know About Insurance
Free Medical Clinic Open for Uninsured
Monday, October 25, 2010
The area's only free medical clinic is serving the uninsured and medically needy of the Lewiston-Clarkston valley. The Snake River Community Clinic (SRCC) has limited hours on Tuesday and Thursday evenings on a first...
Auto Claims Fraud by Medical Providers Rampant
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Higher auto insurance rates for New Yorkers is blamed on rampant fraud by unscrupulous medical providers. Health care costs for automobile accident victims in New York increased 42 percent faster than overall medical...
Senior Health Plans Changing / Some Discontinued
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Millions of seniors must choose new Medicare supplement plans before 1/1/2011. Some plans are being discontinued to comply with the Affordable Care Act. Call us for an appointment with a certified insurance agent to...
Traffic Fatalities Lowest in 60 Years
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
2009 saw the lowest traffic fatalities ever recorded according to the US Transportation Department. Highway deaths fell to 33,808 for the year, the lowest number since 1950. In fact, fatalities declined in all...
Crash Test - 1959 vs 2009 Chevy
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Which vehicle is safer in a crash test - a 1959 Chevy Bel Air or a 2009 Chevy Malibu? The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety celebrated their 50th anniversary with a crash test to demonstrate that car...
Dog Bite Claims Top $400M in 2009
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Dog bites accounted for more than one-third of all homeowners insurance liability claims paid out in 2009, costing $412 million and up 6.4 percent from 2008, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.)....
Newsletter - Fall 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Feature articles include: New website launch - get $5 gift card WA Voter Alert I-1082 Senior Health Plans Changing Lender Spotlight - Bobbi Hoene Referral Rewards - 3rd Quarter Winners Don't forget to fill out the...
Professional Liability Costs Rising for Hospitals and Physicians
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Hospitals and physicians should prepare for increasing liability costs, according to the 2010 Hospital Professional Liability and Physician Liability Benchmark Analysis created by Aon Risk Solution. In its 11th year,...
WA Voters Alert - Initiative 1082
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
WA ballot initiative to privatize workers compensation Watch for November ballot Initiative-1082 The 30 year battle to end the state monopoly of Workers Compensation insurance goes to Washington voters in Nov under I-...
Healthcare Law Upheld by US Judge
Friday, October 8, 2010
A US judge upheld a key part of President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that requires Americans to obtain coverage, rejecting a challenge by a conservative...
Homeowners’ customer satisfaction studied by JD Power
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Source: JD Powers and Associates Reports AMERICAN INSURANCE increases customer satisfaction with homeowners insurance while the national trend shows a decline according to the JD Power and Associates 2010 US National...
Insurers Spend Millions on Reform Changes
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Tens of millions of dollars are being spent by insurance companies to comply with Health Care Reform. September 23rd was a major deadline, ushering in new health benefits for consumers mandated by the Affordable Care...
50.7 M without Health Coverage reports Census Bureau
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Source: US Census Bureau 17 Sept 2010 The US Census Bureau announced today that the number of people without health insurance coverage rose from 46.3 million in 2008 to 50.7 million in 2009, an increase of 9.5%. The...