December 3, 2018
Dean Cameron, director of the Idaho Department of Insurance, has been elected secretary-treasurer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Cameron is the first Idaho Insurance Commissioner ever elected to NAIC leadership. He and his fellow NAIC leaders, elected at …
October 29, 2018
A fraud investigation initiated by the Idaho Department of Insurance lead to the criminal prosecution of a local trucking company owner who pocketed insurance premiums. DOI investigators teamed with the state Attorney General’s Office following a consumer tip to build …
October 2, 2018
The Idaho Department of Insurance has proved a 4.2 percent drop in workers’ compensation insurance rates effective Jan. 1, 2019. The proposed rate change comes from the National Council on Compensation Insurance, and is a function of declining claim costs, …
April 20, 2018
The Idaho Department of Insurance has approved a proposal from the National Council on Compensation Insurance for another 3.4 percent decrease to workers’ compensation insurance rates. The decrease is effective for policies issued or renewing after May 31, 2018. This …
October 2, 2017
The Idaho Department of Insurance has received a proposal from the National Council on Compensation Insurance for an overall rate drop of 5.8 percent percent to workers’ compensation insurance. The decrease is to become effective Jan. 1, 2018. Department Director …
February 6, 2017
Investigators from the Idaho State Fire Marshal’s Office looking into a fire last week at a local business in Council believe the blaze could have been caused by heavy snowfall. Many parts of Idaho have received record-breaking snowfall since mid-December. …
October 11, 2016
The Idaho Department of Insurance has received a proposal from the National Council on Compensation Insurance for an overall rate drop of 1.2 percent percent in workers’ compensation insurance to become effective Jan. 1, 2017. NCCI collects information about the …
August 12, 2016
The insurance license of Zane Amy was revoked following an investigation by the Idaho Department of Insurance that showed he altered documents to get his clients premium discounts. Ae was sentenced for insurance fraud, a felony in Idaho. An audit …
May 23, 2016
The Idaho Department of Insurance received notice from the Washington Office of Insurance Commissioner revoking the license of Randy W. Tate, a Washington resident. Idaho insurance code gives the director the right to revoke any insurance producer license that has …
May 19, 2016
The Idaho Department of Insurance has issued an order to revoke the license of Meaghan A. Ruether, Meridian, and Rangewood Insurance LLC. The department alleged that Ruether misrepresented or fabricated information on 25 insurance policies. The department was reportedly alerted …