Latest Idaho Headlines
All the headlines from our Idaho Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Hawaii Says Stolen Records Could Lead to Thousands of ID Thefts
Apr 17 2006 // Hawaii revealed that more than 43,000 people, nearly half of them government employees, are at risk of identity theft. The case involves the making of unauthorized copies of insurance company records that list the names...
Closer Look: Insurance Associations
Apr 17 2006 // Editor’s note: This is the second article in a series on Western insurance associations. Part I of this article appeared in the April 3, 2006, western region publication beginning on page 47. As people migrate to the...
MAINE ADOPTS ID THEFT LAW
Apr 3 2006 // Maine Gov. John Baldacci has signed a law that clarifies the process of cleaning up credit reports of people who become identity theft victims. The law takes effect later this year. Rep. Carol Grose’s clarifies that...
Idaho law would increase attorney’s awards
Apr 3 2006 // Idaho is considering a law that would increase the monetary threshold for an automatic award of attorney’s fees from $25,000 to $50,000, with the exception of personal injury claims. Senate Bill 1357 is currently in...
WHO TO CALL?
Apr 3 2006 // Multi-State Agencies IBA West (Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington). Web site: www.iba west.com PIA West (Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington). Phone: (888)...
Maine adopts ID theft law
Apr 3 2006 // Maine Gov. John Baldacci has signed a law that clarifies the process of cleaning up credit reports of people who become identity theft victims. The law takes effect later this year. Rep. Carol Grose’s clarifies that...
Idaho law would increase attorney’s awards
Apr 3 2006 // Idaho is considering a law that would increase the monetary threshold for an automatic award of attorney’s fees from $25,000 to $50,000, with the exception of personal injury claims. Senate Bill 1357 is currently in...
Idaho Considering Law to Increase Award of Attorney’s Fees
Mar 23 2006 // Idaho is considering a law that would increase the monetary threshold for an automatic award of attorney’s fees from $25,000 to $50,000, with the exception of personal injury claims. Senate Bill 1357 is currently in...
Nationwide Insurance, ID Theft Assist Grows Availability of Coverage
Feb 2 2006 // In conjunction with National Consumer Protection Week (Feb. 5-11), Nationwide Insurance and Washington, D.C.-based ID Theft Assist are expanding availability of their identity theft protection and recovery service. Over...
Assessments Underway in Idaho
Jan 23 2006 // It’s one thing to prepare for a disaster to mitigate damage, but what should policyholders do if the damage is already done? The Association of California Insurance Companies offered the following tips — that...
SPECIAL REPORT: Post-flood tips
Jan 22 2006 // It’s one thing to prepare for a disaster to mitigate damage, but what should policyholders do if the damage is already done? The Association of California Insurance Companies offered the following tips – that...
Wounded Idaho Soldier among First to Receive Expanded Insurance
Dec 29 2005 // A Marine reservist who lost a leg in Iraq will be one of the first injured Idaho soldiers to receive money under traumatic injury insurance legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho. “I came out here to...
Fire Destroys Idaho Mall
Dec 20 2005 // Several businesses at a Coeur d’Alene mall were destroyed in a fire over the weekend. The blaze early Saturday was likely started by a heat cable in a drain pipe, fire department investigator Glenn Lauper told the...
WATER DAMAGED VEHICLES MUST BE ID’D
Dec 5 2005 // In the wake of the catastrophic pro-perty damage occurring during the 2005 and 2004 hurricane seasons, the Arkansas Insurance Depart-ment believes owners may be selling cars and other vehicles without disclosing the fact...
Contractors Slow to Sign Up Under Idaho’s Proof of Insurance Law
Nov 28 2005 // Less than 10 percent of Idaho home builders and contractors have signed up for the state’s new contractor registration list that takes effect in January. The new law requires contractors who do more than $2,000 worth...
Ark. Says Water Damaged Vehicles Must be ID’d
Nov 18 2005 // In the wake of the catastrophic property damage occurring during the 2005 and 2004 hurricane seasons, the Arkansas Insurance Department has received information indicating that owners may be selling cars and other vehicles...
Mt. Washington Assurance Offers ID Fraud Protection to N.H. Policyholders
Nov 10 2005 // Mt. Washington Assurance Corporation announced the availability of its new Identity Fraud Expense Coverage for its New Hampshire policyholders. Offered as an inexpensive addition to existing homeowners policies, the...
McFall General Appointed by Penn America to Write in Ore., Wash., Idaho
Sep 19 2005 // Penn America Insurance Group has appointed Portland-based McFall General Agency Inc. to underwrite Commercial Umbrella, Property, Casualty and Professional liability on behalf of their companies in states of Oregon,...
OneBeacon Offers ID Theft Coverage to Homeowners and Renters
Sep 7 2005 // To help its customers who become victims of theft of their personal information and face the hassle of restoring their identity, OneBeacon Insurance Group now offers identity theft resolution assistance and expense...
PIA Oregon/Idaho to Conduct CIC and CISR Programs in Idaho
Aug 30 2005 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research and the Professional Insurance Agents of Oregon/Idaho have announced that the PIA of Oregon/Idaho will assume administrative leadership of the Certified...
