Latest Idaho Headlines
All the headlines from our Idaho Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Hacker Indicted in Huge ID Theft: 130 Million Credit Cards
Aug 17 2009 // Federal officials announced the indictment of a Miami man in what they say is the largest identity theft ring ever exposed in the U.S. Albert Gonzales, 28, was indicted for conspiring to hack into computer networks...
Idaho Offers Free Producer Law Class
Jul 23 2009 // Idaho’s Department of Insurance is hosting a free producer law class covering consumer complaint/property and casualty review, the idaho individual high risk pool, stranger-originated life insurance/life insurance...
Liberty Northwest Drops Workers’ Comp Direct Sales for Independent Agents
Jun 10 2009 // Liberty Mutual Group’s Agency Markets business unit announced that one of its member companies, Liberty Northwest, has sold the renewal rights for most of its direct-sold workers’ compensation policies written...
Insight Launches ID Theft-Protection Program
Jun 2 2009 // New York-based program manager Insight Catastrophe Group has launched a new division that will provide identity theft programs to personal and commercial lines insurance carriers. The new program includes two supplemental...
My New Markets
Jun 1 2009 // 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. Staffing Firms Market Detail: World Wide...
Idaho Hispanic Population Shows Buying Power
May 11 2009 // Two years ago, Nestor Carrillo could fit the demands for his Mexican candies and tortillas into one truck as he drove products to a handful of stores across Idaho. Carrillo now has four trucks, three employees and delivers...
Tweaked About Fake Tweets, Idaho Governor Joins Twitter
May 5 2009 // A bogus Twitter account set up five weeks ago in the name of Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has been shut down — only to reopen with the real governor sending out tweets. The popular social networking and...
House Votes to Amend Idaho Workers’ Comp Laws
May 1 2009 // The Idaho House voted 50-16 to change how Idaho State Insurance Fund pays dividends to workers’ compensation policy holders. The measure has already cleared the Senate and now goes to Gov. C.L. “Butch”...
Indiana Legislation Penalizes ID Thieves
May 1 2009 // An Indiana bill that would strengthen protections against identity theft is poised to win final approval from the Indiana General Assembly and move to the governor’s desk. House Enrolled Act 1121, the identity-theft...
Idaho Cautions Insurance Industry on Misuse of Producer of Record Letters
Apr 24 2009 // Idaho Department of Insurance William Deal is cautioning the insurance industry on the use of producer of record letters. A producer of record letter refers to a written statement signed by an insured advising an insuerer...
Motorists Insurance Offers Tools to Address ID Theft, ‘Red Flag’ Rules
Apr 22 2009 // Columbus, Ohio-based Motorists Mutual Insurance Co. announced it is offering educational resources to commercial lines policyholders to help them comply with new federal regulations concerning data security and identity...
Idaho Workers Comp Bill Resurfaces, Won’t Impact Lawsuit
Apr 17 2009 // The Idaho Senate resurrected a bill to reform how the State Insurance Fund pays dividends to its workers compensation policy holders, but this new version won’t affect a lawsuit alleging the fund’s managers...
Idaho Passes New ATV Liability Coverage Requirements
Apr 16 2009 // The 2009 Idaho Legislature has passed, and Gov. C.L. Butch Otter has signed into law, two bills affecting the insurance coverage requirements for all-terrain vehicles, specialty off-highway vehicles, utility type vehicles...
Lawmakers Won’t Bail Idaho Workers’ Comp Fund Out of ‘Pickle’
Apr 10 2009 // Idaho’s Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee voted 5-4 on April 7 to kill a bill that trial lawyers insisted was aimed at scuttling their three-year-old class-action lawsuit against the Idaho State Insurance...
Idaho Hospital Sues Motorist in 2007 Crash
Apr 3 2009 // A Moscow, Idaho, hospital is suing the motorist who crashed into a fire hydrant and sent thousands of gallons of water into the hospital in 2007. Court documents say the water caused more than $10,000 in damages. Darrel...
Stimulus Money to Help in N. Idaho Fire Protection
Mar 18 2009 // Officials in northern Idaho say more than $2 million in federal stimulus money will be used in the region to prevent catastrophic wildfires and create 55 jobs. The U.S. Forest Service and the Idaho Department of Lands say...
Now Offering Contractor GL Insurance in Arkansas, Kentucky, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, New Jersey & South Carolina
Mar 17 2009 // National Contractors Insurance Company, Inc., a Risk Retention Group (“NCIC”) specializes in general liability insurance for licensed residential and commercial general and artisan contractors. NCIC writes the...
New Markets
Feb 22 2009 // 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. Fire Protection Contractors Market Detail:...
N. Idaho Insurance Agent Charged After Drug Raid
Feb 20 2009 // An insurance agent and prominent supporter of public schools in the northern Idaho city of Coeur d’Alene has been charged with felony cocaine possession. Idaho State Police say Jerry Carlson could face more charges...
Idaho City Approves New Law for Vicious Dogs
Jan 23 2009 // The American Falls, Idaho, City Council is cracking down on the owners of dogs that attack humans or other animals inside city limits. The council approved a new ordinance that gives police authority to issue a misdemeanor...
