American West Company.

Implement Dealers Mutual Fire Insurance Company was organized by the Retail Implement Dealers Association of North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota. It was authorized to commence writing policies on May 15, 1903. In 1949, the company's name was changed to Implement Dealers Mutual Insurance Company. By this time the company was also providing insurance for different natural disasters, inland navigation and transportation, and sprinkler leakage. Within the next ten years it added earthquake coverage, different forms of liability, theft and glass. By 1954 the company operated in 34 states and the District of Columbia. North Dakota continued to have the highest premiums for each year. Th affiliated with the Statesman Group in 1969; the affiliation terminated in 1985. The Company was demutuzlized and the American West Company commenced business. the Interstate Commercial Mutual Insurance Company.

The 1911-1934 records of the Retail Merchants Association Mutual Fire Insurance Company are also included. In 1931 the name was changed to Interstate Commercial Mutual Insurance Company. This company maintained the same address, phone number and many of the same officers as the Implement Dealers Mutual Fire Insurance Company. The 1942 Grand Forks City Directory is the last directory to list it.

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