Latest Idaho Headlines
All the headlines from our Idaho Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Recovering from ID Theft Can Be Difficult, Costly, Victims Report
Jul 26 2005 // Twenty-eight percent of identity theft victims indicate they have not been able to restore their identities, despite averaging more than a year trying. Results of a survey of 1,097 identify theft victims by Nationwide...
LSP ARRESTS ALEXANDRIA MAN FOR ID THEFT
Jul 18 2005 // The Louisiana State Police announced the arrest of Sam Medica, age 42, of Alexandria, who is charged with LRS 14:67.16 Identity Theft (1 Count). Medica’s arrest follows a year-long investigation that began when...
Small Idaho City in Danger of Losing Insurance on Aug. 1
Jul 18 2005 // A small northcentral Idaho city is in danger of losing its insurance Aug. 1 amid turmoil that includes the departure of its police chief in January and resignations of its city attorney and two clerks over the past couple...
No. Idaho Grass Growers Agree to Settle Field-Burning Lawsuit
Jul 18 2005 // Insurance companies for northern Idaho grass farmers have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by area residents over pollution from growers’ annual field burning. The amount of the settlement hasn’t...
Conn. Gov. Rell Signs New ID Theft Protection Law
Jul 11 2005 // Under a new law signed by Governor M. Jodi Rell, consumers in Connecticut will have the right to put a security freeze on their credit files to prevent identity thieves from opening new credit accounts in their...
