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2018 Insurance Industry Meetings & Events Directory

Jan 8 2018 // CIWA Industry DaysJan 8-10 Hilton La Jolla Torrey PinesLa Jolla, Calif.California Insurance Wholesalers Association (CIWA)Contact: Thomas Shovlin, thomas@ciwa.netThe 19th Annual Windstorm Insurance ConferenceJan 15-19...

Idaho Ban on Secret Farm Videos Voided by Court

Jan 5 2018 // A federal appeals court has declared unconstitutional Idaho’s bans on shooting secret videos and lying to enter factory farms to expose animal abuse, but revived other parts of the state’s law to curb...

Idaho Suit Accuses Home Depot of Discriminating Against Mom with Newborn

Dec 18 2017 // A former Home Depot assistant supervisor in Idaho has filed a lawsuit against the company alleging sex and pregnancy discrimination.The lawsuit alleges the company violated federal law by refusing to allow the woman breaks...

Idaho Suit Accuses Home Depot of Discriminating Against Mom with Newborn

Dec 4 2017 // A former Home Depot assistant supervisor in southwestern Idaho has filed a lawsuit against the company alleging sex and pregnancy discrimination.The Idaho Statesman reported the lawsuit alleges the company violated federal...

Idaho Governor Urges End to Sexual Harassment Amid Lawsuits

Oct 24 2017 // Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter and First Lady Lori Otter are working to bring awareness to stop sexual assault and harassment and are encouraging Idahoans to also step up in their efforts.The governor’s tweeted...

Idaho Workers’ Comp Rates to Decrease for 2018

Oct 16 2017 // The Idaho Department of Insurance has received a proposal from the National Council on Compensation Insurance for an overall rate drop of 5.8 percent percent to workers’ compensation insurance. The decrease is to...

Leavitt Group Names Gardner Chief Sales Officer in Idaho

Oct 9 2017 // Leavitt Group of Boise Inc. in Idaho has named Kevin Gardner chief sales officer and partner.In addition to managing his business clients’ risk management programs, he will lead the sales department, including...

Self-Insurance Plan Could Save Idaho $13M, Consultant Says

Oct 3 2017 // A new analysis on how much Idaho would save by switching public employees to a self-insurance model puts the amount at $13 million for the first year of operation.The analysis made public last week by Mercer, an actuarial...

Idaho Workers’ Comp Rates to Decrease for 2018

Oct 2 2017 // The Idaho Department of Insurance has received a proposal from the National Council on Compensation Insurance for an overall rate drop of 5.8 percent percent to workers’ compensation insurance.The decrease is to...

Earthquakes Rattle Southeast Idaho: USGS

Sep 5 2017 // The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed a moderate magnitude 5.3 earthquake has rumbled through southeast Idaho.There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The epicenter of the quake was located 11 miles east of...

Idaho City Tells Insurer to Pay For Children’s Chemical Burns

Aug 22 2017 // The city of Lewiston has decided to pay medical bills for children from two families who suffered chemical burns at a park.The children were burned after city employees left a toxic paint stripper applied to graffiti near...

Idaho Taps Utah Company to Deploy App for Eclipse Traffic

Aug 17 2017 // Idaho Transportation Department officials are hoping technology from a Utah company will help improve traveler safety if traffic comes to a complete halt during the solar eclipse.Millions across the country are expected to...

Ohio Mutual Offering Premium Discounts with Cellcontrol Drive ID Technology Use

Aug 14 2017 // Cellcontrol and Ohio Mutual Insurance, based in Bucyrus, Ohio, are partnering on a program to reduce distracted driving by offering a 10 percent discount on auto policy premiums when insureds use Cellcontrol’s...

Verisk: Texas 2nd in Number of Households at Risk for Wildfire

Jul 20 2017 // The 2017 Verisk Wildfire Risk Analysis shows that Texas is ranked second behind California for the number of households at high or extreme risk from wildfire.The analysis determined the number and percentage of households...

Idaho Manure Pond Deaths Raise Concerns About Farmworker Safety

Jul 18 2017 // It was still dark the morning Ruperto Vazquez-Carrera began his shift at Sunrise Organic Dairy in Idaho.It was mid-February 2016. A winter heat wave had melted snow and ice overnight, flooding part of the rural Jerome...

How States Rate in Preventing Home, Auto, Work Accidents

Jun 28 2017 // No state goes far enough to protect its residents from leading causes of preventable deaths and injuries – commonly known as “accidents” – on the road, in homes and communities and at work, according to the...

Weed Warning: Legalizing Marijuana Tied to Rise in Crashes in 3 States by HLDI

Jun 23 2017 // Legalizing recreational marijuana use in Colorado, Oregon and Washington has resulted in collision claim frequencies that are about three percent higher overall than would have been expected without legalization, a new...

Idaho Woman Wants Compensation from Insurer for Leveled Home

Jun 14 2017 // An Idaho woman rented her home to a man she thought had plans to buy it. He instead demolished it.Shammie Fisher is fighting in court to get compensation for her ruined Boise home. Idaho Supreme Court sided with Fisher in...

Idaho Governor Visits State’s Flooded Central Region

May 15 2017 // Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter says he’s ready to offer assistance to flooding communities in central Idaho.The Idaho Mountain Express reported that Otter visited with residents, emergency management officials...

Idaho City Assessing Flood Risks Prior to Federal Maps Release

May 15 2017 // Boise, Idaho, officials have expressed concerns with federal maps that propose adding hundreds of acres to a flood plain in the city, which could increase the cost and difficulty of buying or developing nearby property.The...