Latest Idaho Headlines
All the headlines from our Idaho Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Idaho Rejects Uninsured Motorist Reporting Program
Apr 1 2011 // Idaho legislators have rejected a bill that would have created an uninsured motorist database pilot program. If HB 311 had passed, insurers said the database would have been “extremely costly and less effective in...
The Buckner Co. Opens Idaho Falls Office
Mar 30 2011 // The Buckner Company Opens New Idaho Falls Office, Hosts Open House Utah-based The Buckner Co. has opened a new office in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and will host an open there from on Wednesday, April 6. The Idaho Falls office...
Real ID Licensing Deadline for States Postponed Until 2013
Mar 21 2011 // The federal government has again postponed until 2013 the deadline for all states to be in compliance with the REAL ID program, which sets minimum national standards for drivers licenses and identification cards. The move...
Idaho Companies Could Get Workers’ Comp Tax Break
Mar 21 2011 // Idaho companies could receive a $3.2 million break on taxes they pay on their workers’ compensation premiums over the next two years. The State Industrial Commission has about $17 million in the fund it uses to...
Idaho Companies Could Get Break on Workers’ Comp Taxes
Mar 10 2011 // Idaho companies could receive a $3.2 million break on taxes they pay on their workers’ compensation premiums over the next two years. The State Industrial Commission has about $17 million in the fund it uses to...
REAL ID Drivers License Deadline for States Postponed Until 2013
Mar 4 2011 // The federal government has again postponed until 2013 the deadline for all states to be in compliance with the REAL ID program, which sets minimum national standards for drivers licenses and identification cards. The move...
Idaho Bill Says Driving & Texting OK, As Long As Driver Isn’t Distracted
Mar 1 2011 // An Idaho House representative has proposed a bill to allow people to text and drive — as long as they’re not distracted. House Bill 141, proposed by Rep. Marv Hagedorn, R-Meridian, says no person operating a...
Idaho Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates To Increase 3.7%
Dec 31 2010 // Idaho workers’ compensation insurance rates will be increasing an average of 3.7 percent in 2011, according to the state Department of Insurance. The average rate increase is based on National Council on Compensation...
The Buckner Co. Expands Idaho Operations, Hires Nielson
Dec 17 2010 // Salt Lake City-based The Buckner Co.has hired Bradley K. Nielson as president of The Buckner Company of Idaho. In conjunction with his hiring, the agency also purchased Nielson’s book of business from his previous...
AIG Logo Returns to ID Cards as Security Concerns Lessen
Dec 13 2010 // Bailed-out insurer American International Group Inc. took another step in its restructuring this week, but it is only noticeable to those looking closely: it put the company’s logo back on employee identification...
Washington, Oregon Rank High in Promoting Roadway Safety
Nov 18 2010 // Many states are making progress toward making roads safer, but Oregon and Washington do the best of promoting roadway safety with traffic laws, according to a new report by the Emergency Nurses Association. The report...
Idaho Insurance Agent Sentenced in Fraud Case
Oct 4 2010 // An Idaho judge has ordered an insurance agent from Rathdrum to spend 20 days in jail and pay more than $4,200 in restitution for insurance fraud. Former Mutual of Omaha agent Wesley Bruce Thompson pleaded guilty to the...
New Markets
Oct 4 2010 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Trucking Market Detail: USAssure Insurance...
SW Idaho Lawmaker to Pursue Texting Ban
Sep 24 2010 // A southwestern Idaho lawmaker plans to make another run at banning texting while driving. Republican state Sen. John McGee laments the Idaho Legislature’s failure in 2010 to pass a ban. A bill passed the Senate, but...
Stolen Wallets, IDs Most Common Causes of ID Fraud
Aug 24 2010 // Victims of identity theft are most often targeted via burglary, stolen wallets and pilfered identifications, according to a new survey on identity fraud. In some 76 percent of all cases of identity fraud reported by...
Ohio Highway Patrol: ID Theft Increase ‘Alarming’
Aug 16 2010 // Ohio Highway Patrol troopers say they’re seeing an “alarming” increase in cases of identity theft. The patrol says it has investigated 248 cases so far this year, compared to 114 by this time in 2009. The...
Idaho Surplus Line Contracts Face New Printing Requirements
Jul 13 2010 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Idaho is reminding insurance brokers of new requirements for surplus lines contracts that took effect July 1. H 462 amends existing law relating to unauthorized insurers and...
Road Hazard: 20% of U.S. Drivers Would Flunk If Given Driving Test
May 27 2010 // The nation’s most knowledgeable drivers are in Idaho, Wisconsin, Montana and Kansas, while the least knowledgeable are in New York, New Jersey, Hawaii and California. That’s according to results from the 2009...
Idaho Hires Insurance Department Bureau Chief
May 7 2010 // The Idaho Department of Insurance announced that Gina McBride has been selected as the new bureau chief of consumer services replacing Jim Genetti, who is retiring in June. McBride has been employed by the department for...
Idaho Facing New Form of Insurance Fraud
Mar 31 2010 // The Idaho Department of Insurance is warning the public of a new form of insurance fraud. According to the department, following the recent passage of the health care reform bill, a new scam has emergend in which consumers...
