Idaho News

Declarations

$11 billion question “There’s no question that state legislators believe drivers’ licenses should be as secure as is possible. The $11 billion question is, ‘Who’s going to pay for it?’” National Conference of State Legislatures Executive Director William T. Pound …

Declarations

$11 billion question “There’s no question that state legislators believe drivers’ licenses should be as secure as is possible. The $11 billion question is, ‘Who’s going to pay for it?’” National Conference of State Legislatures Executive Director William T. Pound …

New Markets

Corporate Identity Theft Nuts & Bolts: National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., a member company of American International Group Inc., released AIG Corporate Identity Protection, a policy designed to protect small and mid-sized companies from financial exposures related …

Figures

$5.3 million The amount in refunds that the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has ordered Universal Underwriters Insurance Co. to return to 526 commercial policyholders. According to Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, the premiums charged on hundreds of commercial policies …

People and Places

Ernie Csiszar resigned from the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. PCI has launched a national search for a new CEO. June Holmes, PCI’s current chief operating officer, will serve as the interim CEO. Dave Evans is the executive director …

People Ernie Csiszar resigned from the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. PCI has launched a national search for a new CEO. June Holmes, PCI’s current chief operating officer, will serve as the interim CEO. Dave Evans is the executive …

Flood policy purchases rising nationwide and in Eastern states

The purchase of flood insurance in New Hampshire has risen by 26.2 percent since May of last year — a jump attributed to last October’s flooding and some updated maps that identified new areas at risk. Policy purchases in New …

Idaho Fire Crews Turn to Starting Fires as Season Ends

With what is expected to be Idaho’s last large wildfire of the 2006 season nearly doused, federal fire managers here and across the West have switched from the business of fighting fires to starting them — to boost forest health …

Investigators Trace Specific Batch of Tainted Spinach

Test results linking two bags of Dole brand baby spinach to a deadly E. coli strain have helped health officials hone in on a specific batch from a San Juan Bautista, Calif., processing plant that may be the source of …

E. coli Outbreak Now in 25 States

Spinach grown outside California’s Salinas Valley got the all-clear from U.S. health officials, but it could be days before the leafy green returns to store shelves. An ongoing outbreak of E. coli linked to spinach has sickened 166 people in …