Denali Alaskan Insurance
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Denali Alaskan Insurance is an insurance agency based in Anchorage, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

, offering both commercial and personal lines of insurance. The company was first formed as Alaska Business Insurance (ABI) in 1983, selling commercial lines of insurance to its customers. The original owners who founded the company were Wayne Burger and Jim Campbell.

In May, 1983 the company was purchased by Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union
Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union
Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union is a credit union based in Alaska, USA. The Credit Union primarily serves the communities of Anchorage, Eagle River, Fairbanks, Juneau, Kenai and Wasilla. It is the third largest credit union in Alaska...

. The president of the Credit Union
Credit union
A credit union is a cooperative financial institution that is owned and controlled by its members and operated for the purpose of promoting thrift, providing credit at competitive rates, and providing other financial services to its members...

, Robert M. Teachworth, explained the purchase: “The addition of Denali Alaskan Insurance allows the Credit Union to offer additional services to members and Select Employer Groups”.

The Credit Union changed the agency’s name from ABI to Denali Alaskan Insurance at the time of the purchase, to reflect the fact that the agency offers both personal lines of insurance, such as home, auto and health insurance, as well as business insurance. Business insurance includes coverage for property, business liability, worker's compensation, builder's risk, professional liability, flood and earthquake, to name a few. They also specialize in commercial and personal aviation accounts and hunting and fishing guides and lodges.

Denali Alaskan Insurance maintains two offices; one at its Anchorage headquarters and one in Eagle River
Eagle River
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, a community north of Anchorage.

In June, 2011, the Credit Union opened offices of its Insurance and Home Loans business units in the Mat-Su Valley. As a result of this move, the Credit Union closed its Insurance office which had previously been located in Eagle River.

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