Latest Idaho Headlines
All the headlines from our Idaho Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Idaho Committee Approves Bill Restricting Use of Credit-Based Scores
Mar 11 2002 // The Idaho House Business Committee approved a bill March 7 prohibiting insurers from charging a higher premium or deciding not to insure a person based primarily on his or her credit rating or history. The bill now is...
Idaho Committee Passes Credit-Based Score Bill
Feb 26 2002 // A state Senate committee recently approved a bill prohibiting insurers from charging a higher premium or deciding not to insure a person based primarily on his or her credit rating or history. In opposing SB 1408, National...
Idaho Hearing Officer Rejects Petition
Nov 28 2001 // A hearing officer appointed by the Idaho Department of Insurance (IDI) has rejected a petition to allow competing insurance companies and trade associations to intervene in a license hearing for Advantage Workers...
Insurers Seek to Keep Utah Workers’ Comp Fund from Selling Insurance in Idaho
Oct 18 2001 // A group of private insurers indicated they are supporting a move by the Idaho Department of Insurance to prohibit a subsidiary of the Utah Workers’ Compensation Fund (WCF) from selling insurance in Idaho and, they...
Liberty Northwest Insurance Corp. Seeks Purchase of Oregon Company
Sep 27 2001 // Liberty Northwest Insurance Corporation has announced the intended purchase, pending regulatory approval, of Oregon Auto Insurance Company, along with its subsidiary North Pacific Insurance Company. As two of the largest...
Idaho Department Reaches 100 Years
Aug 22 2001 // Idaho’s Department of Insurance is planning to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The Department will host a reception at its offices at 700 West State Street on Thursday, Aug. 23, beginning at 2:30 p.m. The...
Idaho Fund Trial Postponed
Aug 17 2001 // A trial involving the Idaho State Insurance Fund has been put on hold until December, according to a report in the Spokesman Review. To be determined is whether 26,000 Idaho businesses will receive damages for how the fund...
Court Shuts Down Fake-ID Web Site
Dec 13 2000 // Based on a Federal Trade Commission complaint, a federal court has shut down a website offering templates to help produce fake driver’s licenses and state identification cards. The FTC complaint, filed earlier this...
Prudential Reduces Rates for Idaho Homeowners
Oct 13 2000 // Oct. 13, 2000 9:35 a.m. CDT
IAA Expands its Geographic Coverage to Northwest
Aug 17 2000 // Insurance Auto Auctions Inc. (IAA) recently opened two new facilities, giving the company complete geographic coverage in the states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho. The Woodinville, Wash., location–IAA’s...
Surplus Line Brokers Gather at ‘Playground of Pacific Northwest’ for WSSLC
Jul 24 2000 // By mixing education with entertainment, Western States Surplus Line Conference (WSSLC) Two Thousand is sure to provide an ideal specialized forum for the surplus line industry. The Surplus Line Association of Idaho is...
Idaho Lawmakers Pass GDL Bill
Apr 6 2000 // The Idaho legislature passed a graduated drivers’ license bill to help increase highway safety and reduce the number of fatal accidents involving teenage drivers. The Idaho legislative action follows that of...
