The goal of Summit Insurance Services is to provide education, client advocacy and a continuous stream of health insurance alternatives as well as compliance administration. We strive to stay ahead of the industry standards by way of knowledge, service and professionalism.
Services
To help you recruit the best employees, Summit Insurance partners with some of the finest carriers available in Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, & Idaho and surrounding areas offering employee medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental plans. We also have short term health insurance and overseas travel insurance.
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VOLUNTARY TO THE CORE Thanks to her creative approach to supplemental benefits, Dawn Sheue’s brokerage is expanding while simultaneously better serving her clients. For the past 15 years, Sheue has been ‘baking in’ voluntary products into the core medical plan. (article starts on page 24) Nesper, M. (2016, July 26). How Dawn Sheue became...
To give a little background on this, when ACA law was implemented there were four new fees/taxes created to help fund Obamacare. Small employer self-funded plans only have to pay on two of the four new taxes. The PCORI fee is one of them. The PCORI fee is included on your company’s quarterly 720 filing...
This is an Affordable Care Act tax/fee that all group plans pay. It’s $27 annually (not monthly) per covered life on the group policy. The TRP fee is due by January 15, 2017 for the 2016 plan year. Summit Insurance Services will provide our clients with the data and calculations needed to make the January...
Final Rule is December 1, 2016. The initial increases to the standard salary level (from $455 to $913 per week) and HCE total annual compensation requirement (from $100,000 to $134,004 per year) will be effective on that date. Future automatic updates to those thresholds will occur every three years, beginning on January 1, 2020....
OUR TEAM
Several of our staff have unique medical backgrounds which enable our office to assist with health insurance claims in a way that few offices can. More importantly, it allows you to get your claims settled efficiently.
DAWN SHEUE
PRESIDENT
An insurance professional with more than 30 years of experience in the industry, and licensed in 17 states, Dawn has continuously been named one of the top analytical consultants in the Rocky Mountain area. Founder of two successful insurance agencies that focused on tailoring quality, cost effective programs and expanded benefits for both groups and individuals. Growth in both agencies was based on education and client advocacy. She lives in Jackson, Wyoming with her husband Thom and has three grown children, Adam, Eric and Jillian.
Thom Sheue
AFLAC District Sales Coordinator
Thom has been the District Sales Coordinator for AFLAC in the Western Wyoming and Eastern Idaho area since 2004. His focus is asset management, broker partnerships, new client relationships, recruiting and training. He manages over 350 accounts with his Associates and assists with their open enrollments.
Thom and his family moved to Jackson Hole in 1993. He is married to Dawn and has three great kids Adam, Eric and Jillian. He enjoys fly fishing, skiing and hunting.
Christine Johnson
Director of Benefits & Compliance
Christine joined Summit Insurance Services in 2007. She has more than 20 years experience in the insurance industry. Prior to joining Summit, Christine worked with CIGNA for 13 years. During her career with CIGNA she worked in several departments, including customer service, provider relations, systems integration/migration, quality trainer and most recently claims processing and appeals. She moved to Wyoming in 2007. It's important to her to help people manage risks of everyday life, recover from the unexpected and utilize their benefits to their full extent.
Amber Bedolla-Perez
Director of Operations
Amber Bedolla-Perez joined Summit Insurance Services in 2012 as a licensed health insurance agent. Prior to joining Summit Insurance, she worked as a licensed nurse aide for St. Johns Medical Center for 10 years. She has 13 year’s experience in medical and post-surgery management for infants and adults. As a graduate of Climb Wyoming, she is an advocate for single working mothers. Additionally, she is fluent in Spanish and a great resource for the Latino community in understanding their insurance benefits. She has lived in Jackson since 2001 and has three beautiful children.
Adam Sheue
Director of Supplemental Benefits/AFLAC
Adam joined Summit Insurance Services in 2010. His background includes individual insurance management and supplemental insurance. His focus is employer and employee supplemental benefits.
K.C. Gavin
Communications & Info. Systems Director
K.C. joined Summit in 2016. She brings more than 10 years experience in operations, public affairs and communications. She earned a B.A. in political communication and M.M.C. in media & public affairs from Louisiana State University. Prior to moving to Jackson in 2012, K.C. worked in communications and consulting in Washington, D.C. & Alaska.
Machelle Dabel
AFLAC MARKETING MANAGER & CLAIMS MANAGER
Machelle joined the Summit Insurance Services team in 2016. Prior to joining Summit, Machelle worked as the marketing coordinator at Jackson Hole Sotheby’s International Realty. She is a proud mother of 3 beautiful children and resides in her native hometown Thayne WY.
Tiffany Monk
Director of New Business Group Benefits
Tiffany joined Summit Insurance Services in 2013. Tiffany focuses on research, market analysis and consulting to provide tailored workplace benefits based on each company's unique structure and demographics. Tiffany manages the Summit Insurance office in Green River, Wyoming. She lives with her husband Steve, two black labs Zoe & Jane, and their cat Oscar.
Agency History
About Us
Agency History Summit Insurance Services has a combined history of over 30 years. Our staff has since grown to over twelve strong with offices in Jackson WY, Thayne WY, Green River WY, Boulder CO & Idaho Falls ID. Summit Insurance strives to stay ahead of the industry standards by way of knowledge, service and professionalism.
Education is our Goal
At Summit Insurance Services, our philosophy is “if you don’t know what you have, you won’t know how to use it”. Health insurance can be confusing, and we aim to educate our insured’s through regular group benefit meetings, new hire meetings, periodic payroll stuffers, and easy access to our knowledgeable staff.Service – The Most Important Part of Our Name
As an independent agency, we advocate our client’s needs, rather than those of the insurance companies. Your questions will be answered promptly and your claims issues will be remedied in a timely manner. Several of our staff has unique medical backgrounds which enables our office to assist with health insurance claims in a way that few offices can. More importantly, it allows you to get your claims settled efficiently.
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In the ever changing world of employee health insurance benefits, Summit Insurance Services always has our back and guides us through.
We were changing insurance companies every year to fight rising costs. But, when we found Summit Insurance several years ago, we found our insurance 'home'. Summit insurance is servicing extraordinaire.
Many thanks for presenting at today's Breakfast Club. This is a valuable and confusing topic and there were lots of great questions answered. The evaluations were very positive and many people asked to have regular updates on the ACA.
We’ve been with Summit Insurance Services since year 2000 and have come to rely on their exceptional assistance and knowledge, especially with the recent changes to health insurance. They’re willingness to meet with our employees to help them understand their benefits is invaluable, as is their claims assistance.
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We appreciate your business and the opportunity to be of service to you and your employees.