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What We Do From Challis

Farm and ranch insurance for central Idaho. Cattle, hay, horses, crop, equipment, and the real exposures that come with running land in this part of the state. We know the difference between a working cattle ranch and a hobby farm, and we insure accordingly. Outfitting operations, guide services, and ag-based businesses that operate on public and private land across the Salmon River corridor.

Contractor insurance and bonding for Idaho construction companies. General contractors, excavation crews, highway builders, and specialty trades working state DOT projects, Forest Service contracts, and BLM work throughout central and eastern Idaho. If the project requires a surety bond, we handle it - license bonds, bid bonds, performance bonds, and payment bonds.

Commercial insurance for small businesses in the Salmon River corridor. Outfitters, lodges, restaurants, retail, and service businesses that keep these communities running. General liability, commercial property, workers compensation, and commercial auto.

Personal insurance for Idaho landowners and families. Auto, home, umbrella, and coverage for properties that sit on acreage outside of town limits where standard carriers often will not write.

Serving Central Idaho

Challis, Salmon, Stanley, Mackay, and the surrounding Custer and Lemhi County area.

Farm and ranch coverage in central Idaho has to account for what actually happens out here. Cattle on BLM allotments. Equipment breakdowns 40 miles from a shop. Hay barns that sit in fire country every summer. Outfitting operations with clients on horseback in the backcountry. Liability exposure that a suburban agent has never thought about. We write this coverage because we understand the operations behind it.

Idaho contractors working state highway projects, Forest Service road work, and BLM site improvements need surety bonds. Federal projects over $150,000 require performance and payment bonds by law. State DOT projects have their own bonding thresholds. We help Idaho contractors qualify for these bonds and build their bonding capacity so they can chase bigger work.

The Grit team has deep roots in Idaho. The ranching life, the construction industry, and the blue-collar business community in central Idaho are not something we market to. They are something we grew up in.

Why Idaho Clients Work With Grit

Not a Boise agency trying to serve rural Idaho from 200 miles away. We have a physical office on Main Street in Challis. When you need to sit down and talk through your coverage, we are here.

We understand the difference between a cattle operation and a hobby farm. The coverage is different. The exposures are different. The carriers are different. We know which ones to use and why.

Licensed in Idaho for all lines. Property, casualty, surety, and life insurance. One agency for everything your operation needs - not three different agents who do not talk to each other.

National carrier access from a small-town office. Independent brokerage means we shop the market. Your coverage is placed with the best carrier for your operation - not the only carrier our agency is allowed to sell.

Get Started

Call us about your farm and ranch coverage, a contractor bond, or a full insurance review for your business.

Phone: (208) 398-4450
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Grit also has offices in Salt Lake City, Utah (Headquarters) and Park City, Utah.