Starting Jan. 1, drivers violating Idaho’s hands-free device, distracted driving law risked getting a citation. The law has been in effect since July 1, but Idaho State Police troopers have been issuing warnings to drivers about the dangers of distracted …
A proposal for a 1.7% overall rate decrease to Idaho workers’ compensation insurance, effective Jan. 1, 2021, has been approved by the Idaho Department of Insurance. The proposed rate change is recommended by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. The …
Effective July 1 using a handheld phone while operating a moving motor vehicle in Idaho is prohibited. Idaho drivers will receive warnings until Jan. 1, 2021. The American Property Casualty Insurance Association is applauding the change. “Distracted driving and the …
Idaho residents on unemployment could receive a one-time bonus of up to $1,500 to return to work under a plan Gov. Brad Little announced Friday. The Republican governor said the incentive is intended to help get the state’s economy going …
An Idaho man was sentenced to jail over an alleged “crash and buy” auto insurance fraud scheme. Nicolas Thorne of Jerome County was sentenced for insurance fraud in violation of Idaho code. On Dec. 14, 2017, Thorne’s vehicle was reportedly …
An Idaho woman has been charged for insurance fraud over damage to her vehicle from a deer. Callene Zink, of Jefferson County, was charged and pled guilty to insurance fraud in violation of Idaho code 41-293(1)(c). Zink reportedly purchased an …
A licensed insurance producer from Emmett, Idaho, has been sentenced for misappropriation of fiduciary funds. Casandara H. Aune admitted to receiving cash for a client’s premium payment but reportedly did not apply the payment to the client’s account. Aune admitted …
A young woman from Idaho who sustained a traumatic brain injury in a 2018 van crash while traveling to a Christian conference in Portland, Ore. with her youth group is suing the church and the youth pastor who was driving …
Several rural volunteer fire departments in north-central Idaho are in danger of losing much of their equipment after officials learned it was uninsured. The Lewiston Tribune reported Idaho County officials previously believed the fire trucks and other equipment loaned to …
An Idaho man has been nailed for insurance fraud using fictitious golf club receipts. David Gress appeared at the Canyon County District Court this week and was sentenced for insurance fraud. Gress pled guilty in August to one count of …
