All the headlines from our Idaho Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 22 2006 // It’s one thing to prepare for a disaster to mitigate damage, but what should policyholders do if the damage is already done? The Association of California Insurance Companies offered the following tips – that...
Dec 29 2005 // A Marine reservist who lost a leg in Iraq will be one of the first injured Idaho soldiers to receive money under traumatic injury insurance legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho.“I came out here to...
Dec 20 2005 // Several businesses at a Coeur d’Alene mall were destroyed in a fire over the weekend.The blaze early Saturday was likely started by a heat cable in a drain pipe, fire department investigator Glenn Lauper told the...
Dec 5 2005 // In the wake of the catastrophic pro-perty damage occurring during the 2005 and 2004 hurricane seasons, the Arkansas Insurance Depart-ment believes owners may be selling cars and other vehicles without disclosing the fact...
Nov 28 2005 // Less than 10 percent of Idaho home builders and contractors have signed up for the state’s new contractor registration list that takes effect in January.The new law requires contractors who do more than $2,000 worth...
Nov 18 2005 // In the wake of the catastrophic property damage occurring during the 2005 and 2004 hurricane seasons, the Arkansas Insurance Department has received information indicating that owners may be selling cars and other vehicles...
Nov 10 2005 // Mt. Washington Assurance Corporation announced the availability of its new Identity Fraud Expense Coverage for its New Hampshire policyholders. Offered as an inexpensive addition to existing homeowners policies, the...
Sep 19 2005 // Penn America Insurance Group has appointed Portland-based McFall General Agency Inc. to underwrite Commercial Umbrella, Property, Casualty and Professional liability on behalf of their companies in states of Oregon,...
Sep 7 2005 // To help its customers who become victims of theft of their personal information and face the hassle of restoring their identity, OneBeacon Insurance Group now offers identity theft resolution assistance and expense...
Aug 30 2005 // The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research and the Professional Insurance Agents of Oregon/Idaho have announced that the PIA of Oregon/Idaho will assume administrative leadership of the Certified...
Jul 26 2005 // Twenty-eight percent of identity theft victims indicate they have not been able to restore their identities, despite averaging more than a year trying.Results of a survey of 1,097 identify theft victims by Nationwide...
Jul 18 2005 // The Louisiana State Police announced the arrest of Sam Medica, age 42, of Alexandria, who is charged with LRS 14:67.16 Identity Theft (1 Count). Medica’s arrest follows a year-long investigation that began when...
Jul 18 2005 // A small northcentral Idaho city is in danger of losing its insurance Aug. 1 amid turmoil that includes the departure of its police chief in January and resignations of its city attorney and two clerks over the past couple...
Jul 18 2005 // Insurance companies for northern Idaho grass farmers have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by area residents over pollution from growers’ annual field burning.The amount of the settlement hasn’t...
Jul 11 2005 // Under a new law signed by Governor M. Jodi Rell, consumers in Connecticut will have the right to put a security freeze on their credit files to prevent identity thieves from opening new credit accounts in their names.Also,...
Jun 27 2005 // Americans willing to pay for a personal information protection insurance plan expect to pay $88 annually, according to an online survey by graduate student researchers at Boston University.The researchers link the...
Jun 6 2005 // Insurance Coverage, Recovery Services and Preventive Measures Can HelpOne in 23 adults can expect to be victimized this year by identity thieves, at a cost to Americans of more than $50 billion. That’s according to...
Jun 6 2005 // The number of young agents that are active in their state associations is growing. Although they have learned a lot from more experienced agents and brokers, young agents are essentially unique when it comes to their...
Jun 6 2005 // Insurance, Recovery Services and Preventive MeasuresOne in 23 adults can expect to be victimized this year by identity thieves, at a cost to Americans of more than $50 billion. That’s according to the 2005 Identity...
Jun 6 2005 // One in 23 adults can expect to be victimized this year by identity thieves, at a cost to Americans of more than $50 billion. That’s according to the 2005 Identity Fraud Survey Report from the Better Business Bureau...