Idaho News

Access General to Hold Educational Web Seminars

Access General announced it will be hosting a series of seminars on its DirecNET program in El Monte, Van Nuys, Santa Ana and Downey, Calif., in which they will demonstrate all the latest features of the web system. The most …

eCoverage Receives High Ranks on Gomez’s Fall 2000 Insurance Carriers Scorecard

eCoverage (www.ecoverage.com) was named the number one site for “Ease of Use” and “Customer Confidence” on the Gomez Fall 2000 Internet Insurance Carrier Scorecard(TM). According to Gomez, eCoverage provides consumers with “an extremely user-friendly interface, particularly in the quote and …

Prudential Reduces Rates for Idaho Homeowners

Oct. 13, 2000 9:35 a.m. CDT

S&P Affirms ‘BBBpi’ Rating on Crusader

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) affirmed its triple-‘Bpi’ financial strength rating on Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Crusader Insurance Company. Key rating factors include the company’s extremely strong capitalization and operating performance, partially offset by its high geographic concentration, which exposes it to …

IAA Expands its Geographic Coverage to Northwest

Insurance Auto Auctions Inc. (IAA) recently opened two new facilities, giving the company complete geographic coverage in the states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho. The Woodinville, Wash., location–IAA’s second location servicing the greater Seattle marketplace–provides 15 additional acres to address …

Western States Blazing Away in Summer Wildfires

Thirty-five major wildfires are blazing across the Western states in the dry months of late summer, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho. The fires are currently being tackled by 20,000 firefighters, and the resulting parched land …

First Security Shareholders Approve Wells Fargo Merger

Under the terms of the agreement, approved by the boards of both companies, First Security stockholders will receive 0.355 of a share of Wells Fargo common stock in exchange for each share of First Security common stock. The transaction is …

Surplus Line Brokers Gather at ‘Playground of Pacific Northwest’ for WSSLC

By mixing education with entertainment, Western States Surplus Line Conference (WSSLC) Two Thousand is sure to provide an ideal specialized forum for the surplus line industry. The Surplus Line Association of Idaho is hosting this year’s conference July 30-Aug. 2 …

WebCE.com Expands Online Exam Offering to 19 States

WebCE.com has expanded the availability of both its proctored and non-proctored online examinations, offering state-approved online exams in 19 states. WebCE.Com’s online testing and proctoring solution, TestSmart(c), which was launched in May, enables insurance professionals to complete their CE training …

Online Endorsements, Policy Access Available on

Progressive Insurance is offering agents policy access and the ability to complete endorsements online through its agent-dedicated web site, www.ForAgentsOnly.com. Agents will save time usually spent trading phone calls with customers and Progressive to make policy changes. It will take …