Department of Insurance News Releases

2018 News Releases

September 19	New Medicare ID Cards Being Mailed to Idaho Residents
September 18	Life Insurance Awareness Month Encourages Long-Term Financial Family Protection
September 6	Proposed Rule Change on Health Coverage for Children’s Hearing Aids Moves Forward
September 5	Medicare Workshop to be Offered in Hailey
August 28	Proposed Hearing Aid Insurance Coverage for Children
August 22	Insurance Department Revokes License, Issues Final Order and Stipulation
August 22	Insurance Department Revokes Nonresident Insurance Producer License
August 22	Medicare workshop to be offered in Salmon
August 3	Medicare Workshop offered in Coeur d’Alene
August 3	Medicare Workshop offered in Sandpoint
August 3	Medicare Workshop offered in Kellogg
August 3	Idaho Department of Insurance Publishes 2019 Health Insurance Rates
August 1	Medicare Workshops offered in Idaho Falls
August 1	Learn About Medicare in the Comfort of Your Home
July 17	Two Lewiston Men Sentenced for Insurance Fraud in Unrelated Cases
July 12	CONSUMER ALERT: Solicitations from Unlicensed Public Adjusters and Repair Schemes
July 12	DOI Initiates Negotiated Rulemaking Activity
July 10	Medicare workshop offered in Malad
June 21	Mission Medicare event offered in Garden City
June 11	Medicare workshop offered in Driggs
June 1	Consent Order issued regarding Mountain Health Co-Op
May 30	Medicare Workshop offered in Nampa
May 24	Medicare workshop offered in Coeur d’ Alene
May 16	Medicare Workshop offered in Grangeville
May 16	Cause of Fatal Emmett Fire Determined
May 14	Medicare Workshop offered in Coeur d’Alene
May 7	National Arson Awareness Week
May 2	Former Kootenai County Resident Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
May 2	Medicare workshop offered in Lewiston
April 30	Pocatello Woman Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
April 27	Transitional Health Insurance Plans to be Extended
April 25	Medicare Workshop Offered in Salmon
April 23	CMS Deadline Extended
April 19	Workers’ Compensation Rates to Decrease
April 18	Idaho Department of Insurance Promotes NAIC Distracted Driving Awareness Campaign
April 17	Medicare workshop offered in Coeur d'Alene
April 13	Medicare workshop offered in Genesee
April 10	Boise Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
April 9	Medicare Workshop Offered in Moscow
April 6	National Retirement Planning Week April 9-13
March 21	Prepare Now for Flood Season in Idaho
March 16	Boise Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
March 14	Fernwood Woman Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
March 9	Idaho Responds to CMS Administrator on State-Based Health Insurance Plans
February 7	Insurance Department Issues Cease and Desist Order and Notice
February 7	Idahoans find lost life insurance policies using NAIC locator
February 5	Former Bannock County Insurance Agent Sentenced for Misappropriating Client Premiums
February 5	Reward offered for information regarding arson fire in Burley
February 2	Director Cameron named to NAIC committee leadership position
January 23	Guidance to Carriers for State Based Plans
January 10	Rexburg Woman Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
January 8	Payette Fire Undetermined

2017 News Releases

2016 News Releases

December 26	Medicare Supplement rule amended for beneficiaries under age 65
November 20	Medicare Beneficiaries - Important Dates
November 6	Kidde Recalls Fire Extinguishers with Plastic Handles Due to Failure to Discharge and Nozzle Detachment: One Death Reported
November 3	Idaho Department of Insurance Seeks Public Comment
October 17	Washington Woman Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
October 12	Medicare Supplement rule amended
October 2	Work comp rates to decrease for 2018
September 29	Insurance Department releases 2018 final individual health insurance rates
September 29	2018 small group health insurance rates
September 19	Bail Agent License Revoked
September 5	SHIBA Sandpoint workshop
August 31	SHIBA Lewiston Workshop
August 14	SHIBA Scam Alert
August 4	Insurance agent license revoked
August 3	Oregon Woman Sentenced in Kootenai County for Insurance Fraud
July 31	Idaho Department of Insurance releases requested 2018 health insurance rates, proposed increases, and participation areas
July 28	Idaho insurance director seeks comment on 2018 rule changes and repeal
July 24	Sonbyrd fire determined accidental
July 3	Donnelly fire investigation ongoing
July 3	Emmett Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
June 27	Free Medicare workshop offered in McCall
June 19	Department of Insurance seeks comments to licensing process
June 1	Health Insurance Misconceptions
May 1	Medicare Supplement rule amended
April 27	What to do before and after a flood
April 26	Transamerica cited for violations of Idaho Insurance Code
April 25	Malorie Warner insurance producer license revoked
April 5	Facing a Medicare Part B penalty?
April 3	National Retirement Planning Week April 3-7
March 29	Insurance Department has spring maintenance tips
February 6	Snow damage found to be origin of Council fire
February 6	Idaho State Fire Marshal named to leadership position
January 20	Director Cameron named to NAIC committee leadership position
January 6	Floods may be coming – are you covered?

December 20	Last minute Christmas gift idea – smoke alarms!
December 12	Finding a lost life insurance policy
December 8	Insurance department revamps website to enhance accessibility
December 6	Lithium battery warning
December 1	Medicare open enrollment ending soon, SHIBA can help
November 23	Meridian insurance agent license revoked
November 22	Insurance Department, NAIC launch nationwide life insurance policy locator tool
November 17	Insurance agent submits false claims, loses license
November 14	Zenefits licensing scheme results in administrative penalty
October 31	Falsified insurance claim results in felony conviction
October 20	Fifth Annual Idaho Fraud Conference
October 18	2016 Free Producer Law Class
October 17	Nonresident insurance producer loses license for negligence
October 13	Medicare Annual Open Enrollment to begin October 15
October 12	Work comp rates to decrease for 2017
October 11	Fire Prevention Week – Don’t Wait: Check the Date!
September 29	Navigating the Medicare Maze class offered in Blackfoot
September 27	Insurance producer license revoked
September 22	Insurance Department releases 2017 final health insurance rate increases
September 15	Medicare 101 class offered in Twin Falls
September 15	Medicare 101 class offered in Lewiston
September 13	September is National Preparedness Month
September 12	Farmers Insurance agent loses license for dishonest practices
August 11	Former insurance agent falsifies documents, sentenced for insurance fraud
August 9	Possible Health Insurance Enrollment Scam
August 1	Former Idaho resident charged with insurance fraud
July 21	Insurance producer license revoked
July 20	Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits Act
July 14	Idaho State Fire Marshal urges property owners to adopt firewise measures
July 14	Sharing economy exposes summer travelers to insurance risks
July 14	Public hearings scheduled for insurance rule making
June 29	Idaho Department of Insurance finalizes third party payment bulletin
June 13	Insurance Department reviewing health insurance rates
June 7	Legendary Entertainer Rita Moreno Headlines NAIC'S Senior Education Campaign
June 6	Retirement Planning Checklist
May 31	Insurance Department explains drawbacks of short-term health policies
May 23	Idaho non-resident producer license revoked
May 17	Letters alert eligible Medicare beneficiaries to missed benefits
May 17	Insurance Department revokes producer license
May 11	Insurance Department directive open for public comment
May 9	Insurance Department revokes agent license
May 5	Idaho Department of Insurance warns consumers about costly cybersecurity breaches
May 5	National Arson Awareness Week
April 26	“Grandmothered” health insurance plans to be extended
April 25	Insurance department removes inflation protection restrictions for Long Term Care Partnership policies
April 18	Bail agent ordered to surrender license
April 14	Kootenai County man convicted of insurance fraud
April 12	Insurance Department revokes producer’s license
April 12	Coeur d'Alene Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
April 11	National Retirement Planning Week
March 17	Former Boise Agent Sentenced for Insurance Fraud
February 2	Restaurant owners warned about fire suppression scam
January 12	Jerome Woman Sentenced for Insurance Fraud