Idaho News

New Markets

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. Speaker and Entertainer No-Show, Cancellation Coverage Market Detail: HCC Specialty Underwriters can provide coverage for …

BP Lowers Containment Cap onto Wellhead But Uncertainty Remains

BP Plc managed Thursday to lower a containment cap onto its ruptured deep-sea wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico in a high-stakes bid to siphon off some of the oil billowing from its gusher. U.S. President Barack Obama canceled his …

Massachusetts RMV Adds Online Scheduling of Road Tests

The Internet generation is about to get something it may value more than Facebook or instant-messaging: the ability to schedule driver’s license road tests online. Until Tuesday, 161/2 year olds had to call a Registry of Motor Vehicles hot line …

Road Hazard: 20% of U.S. Drivers Would Flunk If Given Driving Test

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 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test, which found that …

Northwest Faces Increased Wildfire Risk in 2010

El Nino weather patterns and a relatively mild winter left Idaho, eastern Washington and south central Oregon drier than normal and vulnerable to wildfire, accoridng to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In addition to urging extreme caution with campfires, …

Idaho Hires Insurance Department Bureau Chief

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 10 years. In 2007, …

New Markets

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. Insurance for Nonprofits Market Detail: Alliance of Nonprofits for Insurance, Risk Retention Group (ANI-RRG) insures …

Liberty Mutual Surety Introduces Liberty SuretyFirst

Liberty Mutual Surety has introduced Liberty SuretyFirst as its new operating unit exclusively serving independent agents whose customers have small to mid-sized bonding capacity needs. Liberty SuretyFirst provides the regional surety services with the capacity and national resources of Liberty …

Georgia Joins Lawsuit Against Healthcare Overhaul

Georgia is joining a Florida-led group of states in a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama’s overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system, Florida’s attorney general said Tuesday. Bill McCollum, who is seeking the Republican nomination to run for Florida governor, said …

Insurance Industry Urged to Explore Alternatives to Credit Scoring

With the use of credit scoring still under attack, the insurance industry would be wise to consider new ways to assess risk, according to an industry actuary. Roosevelt Mosley, a principal with Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Inc. said insurers will need …