Latest Idaho Headlines
All the headlines from our Idaho Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Idaho Insurance Department Cautions Producers Against Free Services
Dec 3 2009 // The Idaho Department of Insurance is warning insurance producers that offering extra services outside of the insurance contract at no cost to clients or potential clients is a violation of state law. In recent months, the...
New Markets
Nov 15 2009 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Commercial Construction Liability Market...
Idaho To Take Health Insurance from Part-Timers
Oct 16 2009 // The Department of Administration’s plan to make Idaho state government part-time employees pay more for health insurance will save the state some $2.73 million annually. Part-time workers are unhappy with...
State Auto Offers Enhanced ID Theft Coverage for Married Couples
Sep 25 2009 // The State Auto Insurance Companies, based in Columbus, Ohio, now offer customized Marriage Identity Services, enhancing the lineup of identity protection services available to State Auto policyholders. Through a...
New Markets
Sep 21 2009 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Misc. Medical Malpractice Market Detail:...
Idaho Agent Knows Job Safety Training and Employee Communication Pay Off
Sep 7 2009 // Nielsen Teaches Employers How to ‘Close the Window’ On Rising Comp Costs The best way insurance agents can teach employers about workers’ compensation is to get to know their business. Idaho insurance...
Idaho Supreme Court Hears Propofol Malpractice Case
Aug 25 2009 // The Idaho Supreme Court is considering whether a judge was wrong to throw out a jury decision awarding $750,000 to a woman whose two-year-old son died after surgery to repair a dog bite wound. Attorneys for Melinda Coombs...
Hacker Indicted in Huge ID Theft: 130 Million Credit Cards
Aug 17 2009 // Federal officials announced the indictment of a Miami man in what they say is the largest identity theft ring ever exposed in the U.S. Albert Gonzales, 28, was indicted for conspiring to hack into computer networks...
Idaho Offers Free Producer Law Class
Jul 23 2009 // Idaho’s Department of Insurance is hosting a free producer law class covering consumer complaint/property and casualty review, the idaho individual high risk pool, stranger-originated life insurance/life insurance...
Liberty Northwest Drops Workers’ Comp Direct Sales for Independent Agents
Jun 10 2009 // Liberty Mutual Group’s Agency Markets business unit announced that one of its member companies, Liberty Northwest, has sold the renewal rights for most of its direct-sold workers’ compensation policies written...
Insight Launches ID Theft-Protection Program
Jun 2 2009 // New York-based program manager Insight Catastrophe Group has launched a new division that will provide identity theft programs to personal and commercial lines insurance carriers. The new program includes two supplemental...
My New Markets
Jun 1 2009 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Staffing Firms Market Detail: World Wide...
Idaho Hispanic Population Shows Buying Power
May 11 2009 // Two years ago, Nestor Carrillo could fit the demands for his Mexican candies and tortillas into one truck as he drove products to a handful of stores across Idaho. Carrillo now has four trucks, three employees and delivers...
Tweaked About Fake Tweets, Idaho Governor Joins Twitter
May 5 2009 // A bogus Twitter account set up five weeks ago in the name of Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has been shut down — only to reopen with the real governor sending out tweets. The popular social networking and...
House Votes to Amend Idaho Workers’ Comp Laws
May 1 2009 // The Idaho House voted 50-16 to change how Idaho State Insurance Fund pays dividends to workers’ compensation policy holders. The measure has already cleared the Senate and now goes to Gov. C.L. “Butch”...
Indiana Legislation Penalizes ID Thieves
May 1 2009 // An Indiana bill that would strengthen protections against identity theft is poised to win final approval from the Indiana General Assembly and move to the governor’s desk. House Enrolled Act 1121, the identity-theft...
Idaho Cautions Insurance Industry on Misuse of Producer of Record Letters
Apr 24 2009 // Idaho Department of Insurance William Deal is cautioning the insurance industry on the use of producer of record letters. A producer of record letter refers to a written statement signed by an insured advising an insuerer...
Motorists Insurance Offers Tools to Address ID Theft, ‘Red Flag’ Rules
Apr 22 2009 // Columbus, Ohio-based Motorists Mutual Insurance Co. announced it is offering educational resources to commercial lines policyholders to help them comply with new federal regulations concerning data security and identity...
Idaho Workers Comp Bill Resurfaces, Won’t Impact Lawsuit
Apr 17 2009 // The Idaho Senate resurrected a bill to reform how the State Insurance Fund pays dividends to its workers compensation policy holders, but this new version won’t affect a lawsuit alleging the fund’s managers...
Idaho Passes New ATV Liability Coverage Requirements
Apr 16 2009 // The 2009 Idaho Legislature has passed, and Gov. C.L. Butch Otter has signed into law, two bills affecting the insurance coverage requirements for all-terrain vehicles, specialty off-highway vehicles, utility type vehicles...
