Latest Idaho Headlines
All the headlines from our Idaho Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AgentSync Acquires Broker ID Provider Finvera in California
Nov 4 2021 // AgentSync has acquired Finvera, a cloud identity passport for licensed brokers in San Francisco, Calif. Cameron Nordholm, founder of Finvera, joins the AgentSync team as head of product. Terms of the deal were not...
Idaho’s Workers’ Comp Rates Decreasing 7% for 2022
Oct 13 2021 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance recently submitted its annual rate recommendation. NCCI’s recommendation is based on claims volume, claims utilization, workforce, and wages, as well as any changes in...
Report Shows Wyoming, Idaho Have ‘Disproportionate Risk’ from Wildfire
Sep 29 2021 // Lately, when people say “wildfire,” California is probably the first state that comes to mind. But a new report out should concern people living in a few other Western states that aren’t often mentioned...
Idaho Man Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
Sep 21 2021 // Christopher Katsikaris of Nampa, Idao, was sentenced to two years of supervised probation and a $500 fine after being convicted of one count of insurance fraud. Katsikaris plead guilty to the offense on June 21 after it...
Judge Allows Discrimination Lawsuit to Proceed Against University of Idaho
Aug 18 2021 // A federal judge says a discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of Idaho by a UI College of Law professor can move forward. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill rejected a request from the University of Idaho to...
MAPFRE and AAA Form Jointly Owned Company Serving Washington, North Idaho
Aug 12 2021 // MAPFRE Insurance and AAA Washington entered into definitive agreements to form a jointly owned insurance company to write automobile and homeowners insurance in Washington and North Idaho. The joint venture, which was...
Idaho Man Sues Scouts Over Alleged Childhood Sex Abuse
Aug 2 2021 // An Idaho man is suing the Boy Scouts of America for failing to warn children that took part in the youth program that they could be exposed to sex abusers. The man, who uses the name Mark Doe 14 in the federal lawsuit...
Arson Suspected in Idaho Theme Park Fire
Jun 8 2021 // Authorities suspect an arsonist set a wooden roller coaster on fire in an overnight blaze at a northern Idaho theme park. The Kootenai Sheriff’s Office responded to the Silverwood Theme Park near the town of Athol at...
Idaho Family Pondering Suit over Teacher Having Students Push Girl Down Stairs
Jun 4 2021 // Parents of a Twin Falls middle school student have filed a tort claim against the school district, contending that the girl was injured after a teacher instructed his students to push her down concrete stairs as part of a...
Outlooks Revised to Stable for Farm Bureau of Idaho Group Members
Apr 5 2021 // AM Best has revised outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” of Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. of Idaho and...
Lawmakers Sought to Ban Facial Software Being Used to ID Capitol Attackers
Jan 19 2021 // U.S. lawmakers are moving ahead with efforts to ban facial recognition software even as the technology helps identify supporters of President Donald Trump who ransacked their workplace and forced them to evacuate this...
New Rules for Idaho Potato Field Quarantines
Jan 6 2021 // U.S. officials have released a new plan involving methods to deal with a microscopic pest in southeastern Idaho that threatens the state’s billion-dollar industry that supplies a third of the nation’s...
Idaho Distracted Driving Law Kicks in, Insurers May Consider Citations in Rates
Jan 4 2021 // Starting Jan. 1, drivers violating Idaho’s hands-free device, distracted driving law risked getting a citation. The law has been in effect since July 1, but Idaho State Police troopers have been issuing warnings to...
Alphabet’s Wing Aviation Warns Proposed Drone ID Rules Invite Privacy Issues
Jan 4 2021 // Alphabet Inc.’s drone delivery unit Wing criticized Trump administration rules issued this week mandating broadcast-based remote identification of drones, saying they should be revised to allow for internet-based...
Worker’s Compensation Rates to Decrease in Idaho for 2021
Sep 29 2020 // A proposal for a 1.7% overall rate decrease to Idaho workers’ compensation insurance, effective Jan. 1, 2021, has been approved by the Idaho Department of Insurance. The proposed rate change is recommended by the...
Idaho Man Sentenced for ‘Crash And Buy’ Insurance Fraud
Aug 11 2020 // Riley Presher, of Twin Falls, Idaho, was sentenced on Monday for insurance fraud in violation of Idaho Code 41-293. Presher on Dec. 15, 2017, purchased insurance and filed a claim for an accident he stated occurred that...
Northern California Woman Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud and ID Theft
Aug 10 2020 // Marlene Cavalcanti, 40, has pleaded guilty to two felony counts of insurance fraud and identity theft after falsifying documents to receive an additional $10,590 on her workers’ compensation claim. Cavalcanti,...
Northern California Woman Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud and ID Theft
Aug 3 2020 // Marlene Cavalcanti, 40, has pleaded guilty to two felony counts of insurance fraud and identity theft after falsifying documents to receive an additional $10,590 on her workers’ compensation claim. Cavalcanti,...
Cellphone While Driving Ban Goes into Effect in Idaho
Jun 30 2020 // Effective July 1 using a handheld phone while operating a moving motor vehicle in Idaho is prohibited. Idaho drivers will receive warnings until Jan. 1, 2021. The American Property Casualty Insurance Association is...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Cunnington & Associates in Idaho
Jun 29 2020 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Meridian, Idaho-based Cunnington & Associates Inc. Greg and Nick Cunnington and their associates will continue to operate from their current location under the direction of...
