Recent News Releases
Consumer Alert: Change Healthcare to start notifying customers who had data exposed in cyberattack
On June 20, 2024, Change Healthcare announced they are starting to notify hospitals, insurers and other customers that they may have had patient information exposed in a massive cyberattack. The company also said that it expects to begin notifying individuals or patients in late July.
Coeur d’Alene police building fire determined
Fire investigators from the Idaho State Fire Marshal’s Office, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the Coeur d’Alene Fire Department have completed their investigation of the Coeur d’Alene Police Storage Building that occurred in the early morning hours of June 9, 2024.
Coeur d’Alene fire still under investigation
A fire that destroyed a Coeur d’Alene police storage and office building on June 9 is still under investigation, according to the Idaho State Fire Marshal’s Office.
Consumer Alert: State Fire Marshal’s Office reminds consumers to be lithium-ion battery safe
The Idaho State Fire Marshal’s Office is reminding consumers to be mindful of lithium-ion batteries, following recent fires caused by a lithium battery failure and improper disposal.
Medicare workshop offered in Pocatello
Senior Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA), a unit of the Idaho Department of Insurance, is offering a Medicare Workshop on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at the Marshall Public Library (113 S. Garfield, Pocatello) from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Meridian woman sentenced for “crash and buy” insurance fraud in Canyon County
The Idaho Department of Insurance (DOI) announced today that Jeri Ann Kipper of Meridian, Idaho (formerly of Nampa) was sentenced on one count of felony insurance fraud under Idaho Code 41-293(1)(c) in Canyon County on April 30, 2024.
Consumer Alert: Change Healthcare offering free credit monitoring to Idahoans who may be impacted by February cyberattack
The Idaho Department of Insurance is updating consumers on the disruptions to healthcare services caused by the February 2024 Change Healthcare cyberattack.
Idaho Department of Insurance Hosts Wildfire Risk Forum
The Idaho Department of Insurance (IDOI), together with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Western Zone and the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), hosted the first-ever Western Zone Wildfire Risk Forum on April 29-30, 2024, in Boise, Idaho. The forum was intended to educate and inform western policymakers on the impact of wildfire on the homeowner and commercial insurance markets.
Second Annual Post-Award Public Forum for Section 1332 Waiver
The Idaho Department of Insurance (“IDOI”) will hold a public forum and accept public comments regarding Idaho’s Section 1332 State Innovation Waiver on May 10, 2024 from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m., MT.