Latest Idaho Headlines

All the headlines from our Idaho Topic Page, ordered by recency.

PIA of Oregon/Idaho Names New Board, Award Winners

May 25 2007 // 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...

Sinking Idaho House Not Covered by Insurance

May 21 2007 // Tresia Stones woke up one morning last month to discover her Idaho house was settling into a sinkhole, cracks creeping across the ceiling and gaps appearing between the floor and the walls.Stones gathered her family and...

Idaho Passes Insurance Laws

May 17 2007 // Idaho has passed several laws this legislative session that have been signed into law and will take effect July 1. The laws include:*HB 088: Amends Idaho Code § 41-5403 to add a risk based capital trend test for property...

Trial Begins for Man Suing Idaho Hospital in Malpractice Case

May 10 2007 // Lawyers for a man who blames an eastern Idaho hospital for brain damage during surgery for a minor wrist injury have begun presenting their case to a jury.Brock Higham is suing the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center,...

Bush Administration Releases Plan to Combat ID Theft

Apr 24 2007 // Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras announced completion of the President’s Identity Theft Task Force strategic plan to combat identity theft.The plan...

Business Moves

Apr 23 2007 // The Hartford, Berkshire Hathaway, First StateThe Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. announced that its First State Management Group has formed a strategic relationship with certain members of the Berkshire Hathaway...

Consumers Value ID Theft Prevention Over Financial Reimbursement

Apr 10 2007 // Consumers are more concerned with getting identity safeguards than financial loss reimbursement from online banks, a new study suggests.The study also reveals that that 9 out of 10 web users are willing to sacrifice...

Idaho Governor vetoes bills on worker benefits, uninsured motorist coverage

Apr 9 2007 // Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has vetoed two bills related to insurance, totaling five vetoes for the 2007 Legislature.In vetoing a bill to boost state employee benefits, Otter said the state should be...

Fraud Roundup

Apr 9 2007 // Crescent City, Calif., agency shut down Two Pelican Bay State Prison correctional officers have been arrested for stealing insurance premium payments and issuing bogus documents to customers of their insurance agency, some...

Contrary to the headlines, ID theft may be on the decline

Apr 9 2007 // Despite the impression given by cases in the news, identity theft appears to be actually dropping.The 2007 Identity Fraud Survey Report released by Javelin Strategy & Research provides information about the reduction...

Fraud Roundup

Apr 9 2007 // Crescent City, Calif., agency shut downTwo Pelican Bay State Prison correctional officers have been arrested for stealing insurance premium payments and issuing bogus documents to customers of their insurance agency, some...

News Currents

Apr 9 2007 // Idaho Governor vetoes bills on worker benefits, uninsured motorist coverageIdaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has vetoed two bills related to insurance, totaling five vetoes for the 2007 Legislature. In vetoing a...

Texas AG Cites RadioShack for Failing to Protect Customers from ID Theft

Apr 3 2007 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has taken legal action against Fort Worth-based RadioShack Corporation for exposing its customers to identity theft.According to documents filed by the AG on April 2, 2007, RadioShack...

Idaho Governor Vetoes Fifth Bill on State Worker Benefits

Mar 30 2007 // Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter announced another veto, his fifth of the 2007 Legislature, saying a bill to boost state employee benefits violated Idaho’s policy of concentrating on boosting wages.The bill...

Idaho Man Sentenced for Fraud

Mar 29 2007 // Former Bend, Ore., resident Robert Pratt, 39, was sentenced for conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. Fourth District Judge Ronald Wilpur sentenced Pratt to seven years in prison and...

Idaho Senate passes bill to require underinsured motorists coverage

Mar 26 2007 // A bill to require Idaho insurers to offer coverage for accidents involving underinsured drivers passed the Senate, overcoming objections from two insurance agents who said it could increase costs.The measure was scheduled...

Idaho Governor Vetoes Auto Insurance Measure

Mar 26 2007 // Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has vetoed his fourth bill of 2007, this time killing a measure to force insurance companies to offer motorists policies that protect them against underinsured drivers in the event...

News Currents

Mar 26 2007 // Idaho Senate passes bill to require underinsured motorists coverageA bill to require Idaho insurers to offer coverage for accidents involving underinsured drivers passed the Senate, overcoming objections from two insurance...

N.J. Jury Awards $47.5 Million in Vioxx Heart Attack Retrial

Mar 15 2007 // Merck & Co.’s painkiller Vioxx contributed to an Idaho postal worker’s heart attack, a jury in Atlantic City has ruled, reversing the verdict in the man’s first trial and hitting Merck with a total...

Idaho Senate Passes Bill to Require Underinsured Motorists Coverage

Mar 8 2007 // A bill to require Idaho insurers to offer coverage for accidents involving underinsured drivers passed the Senate, overcoming objections from two insurance agents who said it could increase costs.The measure now goes to...