Latest Idaho Headlines
All the headlines from our Idaho Topic Page, ordered by recency.
St. George, Utah, tanked most secure place to live
Dec 10 2006 // St. George, Utah, is the most secure place in the nation to live, according to the third annual “Most Secure U.S. Places to Live” rankings from Los Angeles-based Farmers Insurance Group of Companies. The...
Fraud Roundup
Dec 10 2006 // Upland woman arrested for fraud and grand theft A woman from Upland, Calif., has been arrested for insurance fraud and grand theft. Investigators from the San Bernardino County, Calif., District Attorney’s Office...
News Currents
Dec 10 2006 // Political furor arises over proposed SW Idaho flood map expansion As local officials work to boost southwestern Idaho’s economy, the National Flood Insurance Program may expand its flood-plain maps — which...
Study: St. George, Utah Ranked Most Secure Place To Live
Dec 5 2006 // According to the third annual “Most Secure U.S. Places to Live” rankings from Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, the most secure location to live in the United States is St. George, Utah. The rankings,...
Indemnity Excess & Surplus Offers ID Protection
Nov 30 2006 // Indemnity Excess & Surplus Agency based in Beaverton, Oregon is helping its retail agents protect their clients with coverage designed to address most of the exposures associated with identity theft. Corporate...
Idaho Resident Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
Nov 22 2006 // A Pocatello, Idaho, man received a one to seven year prison sentence for insurance fraud, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. Joshua K. Smith, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of insurance fraud and was sentenced in...
Alaska, Idaho could face new insurance regulators
Nov 20 2006 // The insurance commissioner posts in Alaska and Idaho are likely to change, following November’s mid-term elections. In Idaho, U.S. Rep Butch Otter, R, defeated opponent, newspaper publisher Jerry Brady, in the race...
10 Alaska, Idaho could face new insurance regulators
Nov 19 2006 // New governors likely means new appointees 10 Colorado election could affect key insurance issues “Ethics in government” amendment could have “chilling impact” 11 Oregon insurance division to sponsor...
News Currents
Nov 19 2006 // Alaska, Idaho could face new insurance regulators The insurance commissioner posts in Alaska and Idaho are likely to change, following November’s mid-term elections. In Idaho, U.S. Rep Butch Otter, R, defeated...
Deer-Related Crashes Reportedly Up 19 Percent in Wash., Idaho
Nov 1 2006 // Motor vehicle crashes involving deer are up by about 19 percent in Washington and Idaho, judging by claims filed with one of the largest insurance companies in the two states. In the year ending June 30, 1,629 drivers in...
Idaho Fire Crews Turn to Starting Fires as Season Ends
Sep 28 2006 // With what is expected to be Idaho’s last large wildfire of the 2006 season nearly doused, federal fire managers here and across the West have switched from the business of fighting fires to starting them — to...
Investigators Trace Specific Batch of Tainted Spinach
Sep 27 2006 // Test results linking two bags of Dole brand baby spinach to a deadly E. coli strain have helped health officials hone in on a specific batch from a San Juan Bautista, Calif., processing plant that may be the source of a...
Main Street America Adds Free ID Theft Coverage to Home Policies
Sep 19 2006 // The Main Street America Group is providing its homeowners policyholders with free identity theft resolution services should they fall victim to identity theft. The insurer is partnering with Identity Theft 911, a provider...
AOL to Offer AIG’s ID Theft, Computer Coverage to Subscribers for Free
Sep 13 2006 // Free insurance coverage for identity theft and computer damage is among the premium security offerings AOL is making available to its dwindling base of paying subscribers. The move follows last month’s decision to...
Insurance costs stop volunteer doctors in Idaho
Sep 4 2006 // A retired medical doctor in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, who wants to donate his time to the Dirne Health Care Center in northern Idaho says he is unable to do so because medical malpractice insurance would cost him at...
New Markets
Sep 4 2006 // Insurance Agents E&O Nuts & Bolts: London American Professional Liability LLC, a program administrator and MGA, introduced a new professional liability program for insurance agencies. The program is designed for...
News Currents
Sep 4 2006 // Insurance costs stop volunteer doctors in Idaho A retired medical doctor in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, who wants to donate his time to the Dirne Health Care Center in northern Idaho says he is unable to do so because...
Mo. Judge Allows Sponsor of Law into Voter ID Case
Aug 29 2006 // The legislator who handled the new law requiring voters to show a photo ID at the polls was allowed to step into the court battle Monday. Missouri’s Cole County Circuit Judge Richard Callahan permitted Sen. Delbert...
Unigard Insurance Awards 12 Scholarships
Aug 25 2006 // Bellevue, Wash.-based Unigard Insurance Group is awarding 12 outstanding students with renewable $1,000 scholarships for college. “The Unigard scholarship program was created to reward talented students,” said...
Insurance Costs Stop Volunteer Doctors in Idaho
Aug 22 2006 // A retired medical doctor in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho,who wants to donate his time to the Dirne Health Care Center in northern Idaho says he is unable to do so because medical malpractice insurance would cost him at least...
