In The News

Chad Goetz Joins AMSkier as Agency Sales Leader

February 5th, 2010

AMSkier Insurance (www.amskier.com) today announced that Chad Goetz has joined the company as Agency Sales Leader, and will be responsible for managing current commercial accounts and expanding commercial account business.

Goetz has more than 17 years of insurance experience, most recently as owner and operator of Chad Goetz Insurance Agency in Port Jervis, N.Y. Prior to that, he served as an agency manager and underwriter for State Farm Insurance.

“Chad will be working closely with the caring AMSkier staff to ensure all of our customers receive the high level of service they have come to expect and deserve,” said Henry Skier, AMSkier president.

Goetz holds New York and Pennsylvania Property & Casualty and Life & Health Insurance Licenses and Series 6 and 63 Securities Licenses. He is a graduate of Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

A resident of Hemlock Farms, Pa., he is President of the Wallenpaupack Baseball Booster Club and the Hemlock Farms Babe Ruth League, Vice-President of the Wallenpaupack Area Babe Ruth League, and also involved with Wallenpaupack Youth Basketball League and Hawley Parks and Recreation Committee.

AMSkier Insurance was founded by Henry Skier’s father, Abram, in 1920, in Hawley, Pa., and today is in its third generation of family leadership with Aimee and Jeffrey Skier.

Tribute to Janet Olver

February 4th, 2010

Many of us know that Janet Olver has been a dedicated and a loyal member of our AMSkier family for over forty-three years. But only one AMSkier person knows how she began her career with us (I was in the U. S. Army when my Dad interviewed Janet Wiek in 1966). So, we must ask Gail Masker, who was with us for fifty-three years, about Jan's first days with us, when we celebrate the New Year and Janet's retirement at our holiday party, Tuesday, January 12. The Skier family has great pride in the quality and length of Janet's service. Her early years were in our Honesdale office at 825 Main Street, where she, Bertha Lintner, and Bob Hafner worked with my Dad to build a successful business. And, later, when I decided to move our staff to Hawley, Jan joined her Hawley colleagues, who were familiar, because Jan was born and educated in Hawley schools.
So, as we celebrate Janet's retirement after forty-three years, we also fondly remember her distinguished service to three generations of the Skier family. We salute Janet, and we wish her continued happiness and improving health, as she enjoys her retirement years with her husband Craig and daughter Tara.
Thank you, Jan.
Henry, Jeffrey, and Aimee

Peace-of-Mind Insurance Offers Tuition Protection for Campers

January 19th, 2010

www.csatravelprotection.com/AMSkier

Hawley, Pa. – January 19, 2010 – AMSkier Insurance has launched Peace-of-Mind Insurance^TM for children’s camps, a unique insurance program that offers camper families tuition protection in the event a camp or travel program is cancelled or interrupted.
“Sending children to summer camp or on a travel program is a significant investment for many families, and no one wants to lose their money when there are medical problems, weather delays or any other unexpected issue,” said Henry Skier, president of AMSkier Insurance. “Our new insurance program give families the peace of mind they need to continue to make this important investment in their children’s future.”
Peace-of-Mind Insurance^TM offers up to 100 percent reimbursement of camp tuition in the event that a camp or travel program is cancelled or interrupted, as well as an “Optional Cancel for Any Reason” coverage up to 100 percent of the cost of a non-refundable camp program. Additional options include coverage for loss or damaged baggage and personal effects, and coverage for travel delays.
Cost of this affordable insurance program is scaled based on the cost of the camp or travel program. It is available to all campers from anywhere in the world, and makes available a pre-existing conditions waiver up to the final tuition payment.
Camp directors interested in making Peace-of-Mind Insurance^TM available to their camp families should call AMSkier Service Directors at 800-245-2666 or email PeaceOfMind@AMSkier.com.

World Traveler™ Offers Unique, Affordable Insurance for International Travel Groups

November 10th, 2009

www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/world-travelertm-offers-unique-affordable-insurance-for-international-travel-groups-69654017.html

A new insurance program from AMSkier Insurance meets the unique needs of today’s international travel groups, providing worldwide travel liability that covers both worldwide and domestic lawsuits, sexual abuse and molestation, kidnap and extortion, accident medical and other key risks faced by adult, student and business groups traveling abroad.

The program, called World Traveler™ is offered to travel groups on a per trip basis and has several coverage features that are typically excluded from other worldwide travel policies or offered for much higher premiums.

“World Traveler addresses the very real threats to today’s international travelers by eliminating many of the very severe limitations usually placed on travel protection and liability,” said Henry Skier, president of AMSkier Insurance. “Our program provides all the key coverages needed today at a very affordable price, giving American travel groups the protection they need when traveling abroad.”

Unlike many travel liability policies that do not cover lawsuits either brought by participants or filed outside the United States, World Traveler features both “participants coverage” and protection from domestic or international suits. Also included in the policy are:

·         Sexual Abuse Coverage

·         $25,000 Kidnap & Extortion Coverage

·         $25,000 Accident Medical Coverage per person

·         $10,000 Foreign Travel Property Coverage

·         $1,000 per person Emergency Political Repatriation and Relocation

·         Hired/Non-Owned Auto Liability for chartered bus trips.

·         Employers Responsibility Coverage

·         Emergency Evacuation and Repatriation

·         Assistance Service 24 hours a day to help with medical, legal and personal emergencies while traveling

·         On-the-ground expertise in over 40 countries worldwide and international claims   expertise

Applications for World Traveler can be done online at www.amskier.com, by phone at 570-226-4571 or email worldtraveler@amskier.com.