Idaho News

OneBeacon Offers Small Business Owners Coverage in Minn.

OneBeacon Insurance Group today announced that it will begin offering property-casualty solutions to small-business owners in Minnesota through independent agent partners. OneBeacon’s local small-business operation will be led by Territorial Manager James Spindler, based in Minneapolis. Mike Keane, head of …

Texas AG cracks down on lender for ID theft exposure

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott says Ohio-based CNG Financial Corporation and subsidiaries Check ‘n Go of Texas Inc. and Southwestern & Pacific Specialty Finance Inc. have been systematically exposing their customers to the risk of identity theft. The AG’s office …

Insurers try to prevent losses in wildfire hotspots

Spooked by devastating wildfire seasons, the nation’s top insurers are inspecting homes in high-risk areas throughout the West and threatening to cancel coverage if owners don’t clear brush or take other precautions. The inspections have angered homeowners and watchdog groups …

Figures

9.6% Proposed amount of increase the Property & Casualty Insurance Co. of Hartford, part of the Hartford Insurance Group, wants to raise private passenger automobile rates in Nevada, according to the state Department of Insurance. The rate increase proposal is …

N.J. agents view insurance companies’ real time capabilities

Nearly 150 New Jersey insurance agents recently got a firsthand look at how real time transactions work and save time. The Get Real Time program held last month in Edison, N.J. by the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. …

Texas AG cracks down on lender for ID theft exposure

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott says Ohio-based CNG Financial Corporation and subsidiaries Check ‘n Go of Texas Inc. and Southwestern & Pacific Specialty Finance Inc. have been systematically exposing their customers to the risk of identity theft. The AG’s office …

Insurers try to prevent losses in wildfire hotspots

Spooked by devastating wildfire seasons, the nation’s top insurers are inspecting homes in high-risk areas throughout the West and threatening to cancel coverage if owners don’t clear brush or take other precautions. The inspections have angered homeowners and watchdog groups …

It Figures

9.6% Proposed amount of increase the Property & Casualty Insurance Co. of Hartford, part of the Hartford Insurance Group, wants to raise private passenger automobile rates in Nevada, according to the state Department of Insurance. The rate increase proposal is …

Ace USA Makes Senior Level Appointments in San Francisco

Ace USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the Ace Group of Companies, announced that Brian Witzmann has been appointed senior vice president and regional executive officer for Ace USA’s Northwest Region, and Stephen Dennison has been named client executive. …

PIA of Oregon/Idaho Names New Board, Award Winners

The Professional Insurance Agents of Oregon/Idaho announced its new officers and presented a number of awards at its 40th Annual Convention and Trade Show in Sunriver, Ore. Pete Lackner, owner of Rose City Associates, was elected president and will serve …