Latest Idaho Headlines

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Students Find Americans Willing to Pay for ID Theft Insurance

Jun 27 2005 // Americans willing to pay for a personal information protection insurance plan expect to pay $88 annually, according to an online survey by graduate student researchers at Boston University. The researchers link the...

Identity Crisis: Coping With Today’s ID Thievery

Jun 6 2005 // Insurance Coverage, Recovery Services and Preventive Measures Can Help One in 23 adults can expect to be victimized this year by identity thieves, at a cost to Americans of more than $50 billion. That’s according to...

Young Agents: Changing the Face of the Industry

Jun 6 2005 // The number of young agents that are active in their state associations is growing. Although they have learned a lot from more experienced agents and brokers, young agents are essentially unique when it comes to their...

Identity Crisis: Coping With Today’s ID Thievery

Jun 6 2005 // Insurance, Recovery Services and Preventive Measures One in 23 adults can expect to be victimized this year by identity thieves, at a cost to Americans of more than $50 billion. That’s according to the 2005 Identity...

Identity Crisis: Coping With Today’s ID Thievery

Jun 6 2005 // One in 23 adults can expect to be victimized this year by identity thieves, at a cost to Americans of more than $50 billion. That’s according to the 2005 Identity Fraud Survey Report from the Better Business Bureau...

Identity Crisis: Coping With Today’s ID Thievery

Jun 6 2005 // One in 23 adults can expect to be victimized this year by identity thieves, at a cost to Americans of more than $50 billion. That’s according to the 2005 Identity Fraud Survey Report from the Better Business Bureau...

Young Agents: Changing the Face of the Industry

Jun 6 2005 // The number of young agents that are active in their state associations is growing. Although they have learned a lot from more experienced agents and brokers, young agents are essentially unique when it comes to their...

Young Agents: Changing the Face of the Industry

Jun 6 2005 // The number of young agents that are active in their state associations is growing. Although they have learned a lot from more experienced agents and brokers, young agents are essentially unique when it comes to their...

Identity Crisis: Coping With Today’s ID Thievery

Jun 6 2005 // One in 23 adults can expect to be victimized this year by identity thieves, at a cost to Americans of more than $50 billion. That’s according to the 2005 Identity Fraud Survey Report from the Better Business Bureau...

MetLife Auto & Home’s GrandProtect Includes ID Theft Cover in Package

May 19 2005 // MetLife Auto & Home announced the introduction of GrandProtect, a new comprehensive “package” policy that provides personal insurance protection for consumers with complex insurance needs. GrandProtect...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Purchases Idaho Workers’ Comp Administrator

May 10 2005 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of WorkCare Northwest Inc. headquartered in Boise, Idaho. Established in 1998, WorkCare Northwest Inc. is a program administrator specializing in workers...

HIGHWAY SAFETY, TERRORISM EXCLUSION HIGHLIGHT IDAHO LEG. SESSION:

May 9 2005 // Idaho’s 2005 legislative session was marked as much by what legislation was passed as by what was not passed, according to the American Insurance Association. “Idaho legislators and Gov. Dirk Kempthorne (R)...

Passage of Highway Safety, Terrorism Exclusion Legislation Highlight 2005 Idaho Legislative Session

Apr 21 2005 // Idaho’s 2005 legislative session was marked as much by what legislation was passed as by what was not passed, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). “Idaho legislators and Gov. Dirk Kempthorne...

Identity Crisis: Coping With Today’s ID Thievery

Apr 18 2005 // Insurance, Recovery Services and Preventive Measures One in 23 adults can expect to be victimized this year by identity thieves, at a cost to Americans of more than $50 billion. That’s according to the 2005 Identity...

Fireman’s Fund to Offer ID Theft Restoration Services

Mar 28 2005 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company announced that it will provide Identity Theft Restoration Services nationally, offering customers access to a personal counselor who can help identity theft victims with the legal and...

LexisNexis Reports Customer ID Theft

Mar 10 2005 // Reed Elsevier today announced that LexisNexis, its global legal and business information business, has identified a number of incidents of potentially fraudulent access to information about U.S. individuals at its recently...

ChoicePoint Reported to Have Had Previous ID Theft

Mar 3 2005 // Two Nigerian-born siblings were arrested in 2002 on charges of tapping into ChoicePoint Inc.’s vast database of personal information, a security breach similar to one announced by the data warehouser last month, a...

AIA: Increasing Idaho’s Speed Limit for Large Trucks will be Disastrous

Feb 24 2005 // Raising the speed limit for large trucks and other vehicles on Idaho’s state highways is a recipe for disaster, according to the American Insurance Association. S. 1133, sponsored by the Idaho Department of...

AIA: Increasing Idaho’s Speed Limit is Dangerous

Feb 11 2005 // Increasing Idaho’s speed limit from 65 mph to 75 mph is dangerous public policy, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). A bill (SB 1082) introduced by the Senate earlier this month will reportedly...

N.M., Idaho Customers to Share in $40 Million State Farm Settlement

Jan 12 2005 // Some New Mexico consumers will share in a $40 million settlement between states and State Farm Mutual Insurance Company. State Farm failed to properly title some vehicles for salvage, Attorney General Patricia Madrid...