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Appliance Breakdown: Clothing Dryer Units

Clothing dryer units frequently break down due to overheating. This is often caused by poor air supply and ventilation within the unit. As a result the motor needs to work harder to perform at an optimal level.

How can you prevent this from happening?
Cleaning your dryer vents to prevent clogging will not only improve the performance and life expectancy of your unit, but it can also help prevent a fire. According to the U.S. Fire Administration, 2,900 home clothes dryer fires are reported each year with the leading cause of dryer fires is the failure to clean them. You may view additional dryer safety tips on the USFA website.

What happens if your dryer has a breakdown? At MAX, homeowners and farmowners policies have Equipment Breakdown coverage available. Talk to your MAX agent or contact us for more information to add this valuable coverage to your policy.

Source: Mutual BoilerRe

Photo by HomeSpot HQ

Troyer-Weaver Insurance Partners with MAX Insurance in Donation to Pryor Ministries Center

(PRYOR, OK) – The good Samaritan would feel right at home at Pryor Ministries Center. People in need are always welcome at the center which provides them with food, clothing and other essentials.

That’s why Ken Weaver of the Troyer-Weaver Insurance Agency, Inc. — together with one of its insurance providers, MutualAid eXchange (“MAX”) – recently made a generous donation to the center.

“I felt our gifts would really help the center during this time when families are needing supplies to start the new school year,” Weaver said. “I really admire what Pryor Ministries Center does for our community. And, it fits well with MAX’s goals of sustaining wholeness by helping and ministering to those who are less fortunate. It reflects Christ’s love to those who may not have a church home, or they need to know Christians care about them and are willing to share material blessings with them.”

MAX Insurance of Overland Park, KS, is a unique fair, faithful and socially responsible insurance enterprise. Founded on religious principles, the company’s mission is to restore wholeness to communities and individuals in need. It lives out its mission through a variety of quality, fairly-priced insurance products, outstanding personalized customer service and its non-profit Mutual Aid Ministries (“MAM”) program. Mutual Aid Ministries helps communities and families after unexpected financial crises. It partners with its independent insurance agencies to support worthwhile community charities and programs.

“MAX is more than an insurance company. We truly care beyond the contract,” said David Wine, President and Chief Executive Officer. “That’s why we are excited to partner with Troyer-Weaver Insurance on this important project. We think that’s the way insurance should be.”

Troyer-Weaver Insurance is located at 20 N. Vann Street, Pryor, OK 74361. Phone 918-825-1814. Email: twinsurance@sbcglobal.net.

More about MAX Insurance and Mutual Aid Ministries is available at www.MAXInsurance.com.

Photo: Ken Weaver presenting a check from MAX and Troyer-Weaver Insurance Agency’s matching check to Angela Boy, Director of the Pryor Ministries Center.

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Dublin, OH Insurance Agency Wins Top Honors

A Dublin, OH insurance agency has earned the highest award from insurance carrier MutualAid eXchange (“MAX”).

IHT Insurance Agency has been designated a Premier Agency for its commitment to MAX’s fair, faithful and socially responsible values and business practices.

“MAX was built on faith, strong values and service to others,” said David Wine, President and CEO of MAX. “IHT is a great example of the kind of trusted, community minded agency we want to associate with. We’re proud to call them a partner.”

Rod Mayhill, Bill Griffioen and Fritz Griffioen head the agency. “Our relationship with MAX has helped our agency offer quality insurance products to a wide spectrum of clients,” Mayhill said. “The MAX organization truly cares about the client and the quality of protection they offer. This mindset runs through the entire organization from customer service to product managers to executive management.”

To earn the award from MAX, IHT met several criteria including:

Commitment to the MAX values of:
- Treating others as you would like to be treated
- Faith in a higher power, and
- Doing good in the world.
Support for MAX’s Mutual Aid Ministries program that provides emergency grants to communities, families and individuals facing unexpected challenges.
Ambitious sales and retention targets.

IHT Insurance Agency is located at 655 Metro Place South, #330, Dublin, OH 43017. Phone: 614-761-2825. Email: IHT@ihtagency.com.

MAX is headquartered at 4400 College Boulevard, Suite 250, Overland Park, KS 66211. Website: www.MAXInsurance.com.

Photo: Kristina Mendoza and Hans Griffioen of IHT Insurance Agency with Phil Blount, Field Sales Director of MAX

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MAX Mindfulness: Stay out of BED!

by Dave Wine, President & CEO

Mindfulness can be practiced in a lot of different ways. Besides specific breathing, focusing, listening and other similar exercises, mindfulness can be practiced through focusing on a thought or a sentence or a quote and just resonating with that for a period of time. Let me share one with you today:

BED: as in, Stay out of BED! What, Dave, is that all about? Well, in this case, BED, stands for three other words:

Blame
Excuse
Denial

These three words form most of the ways we skirt around self-responsibility and mindfulness is really one of the most powerful ways we can stay responsible to and with ourselves. By blaming others (the opposite of not taking responsibility for ourselves); by excusing ourselves (again not taking responsibility) or using denial (not my fault – something or someone else is responsible!), we create a context that leads to projecting onto others and other things the reason we are who we are or do what we do. We give up our personal power when we do that.

So this simple mindful exercise is taking a thought we can easily remember – Stay out of BED!- and then taking time to pause and reflect on ways we may be staying in BED in our lives. The awareness that comes with that reflection can then help us catch ourselves when we mistakenly blame others, excuse ourselves, or deny that we were responsible. And remember – always do this with a forgiving, loving, affirming attitude toward yourself! We all do this at times – it is not about perfection – it is about improvement and using mindfulness as a tool to enable this greater awareness of ourselves.

David Wine

David is the President and CEO of the MAX enterprise, having served in that capacity since its formation in 2001. He has forty plus years of leadership experience in the business and faith-based worlds, being an ordained minister, having been elected to the highest position in his denomination, and receiving numerous awards and recognition for his leadership in the insurance industry. He currently serves on numerous boards in the church and insurance sectors. His hobbies include hiking, biking, skiing and snowshoeing as well as being an avid reader. David and his wife, Sharon, have three daughters, a son, and four grandchildren.

Tabler Insurance of Findlay Receives Top Honors

Tabler Insurance of Findlay, has earned the highest award from insurance carrier MutualAid eXchange (“MAX”).

The independent insurance agency has been designated a Premier Agency for its commitment to MAX’s fair, faithful and socially responsible values and business practices.

“MAX was built on faith, strong values and service to others,” said David Wine, President and CEO of MAX. “Tabler Insurance is a great example of the kind of trusted, community minded agency we want to associate with. We’re proud to call them a partner.”

Michael Tabler heads Tabler Insurance. “I really like the values that MAX has established,” he said. “As an agency, we strive to take care of our clients’ needs quickly and fairly. MAX is a one-of-a-kind program and every client I talk to really likes what they do.”

Tabler and his agency give back to the community. He recently led a project to install a playground and walking path at the Van Buren Youth Sportsplex. The agency has also participated in the MAX Community Grant program which provides support to worthy local causes.

To earn the award from MAX, Tabler Insurance met several criteria including:

Commitment to the MAX values of:
- Treating others as you would like to be treated
- Faith in a higher power, and
- Doing good in the world.
Support for MAX’s Mutual Aid Ministries program that provides emergency grants to communities, families and individuals facing unexpected challenges.
Ambitious sales and retention targets.

Tabler Insurance is located at 123 S. Main Street, Findlay, OH 45840. Phone: 419-425-1414. Email: mike@tablerins.com.

MAX is headquartered at 4400 College Boulevard, Suite 250, Overland Park, KS 66211. Website: www.MAXInsurance.com.

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