All the headlines from our North Dakota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 25 2007 // North Dakota’s workers compensation director, who until last week was facing a felony charge, has been given his job back, something Sandy Blunt was unsure would ever happen.In a brief telephone meeting Monday, the...
Oct 22 2007 // Prosecutors dismissed a felony conspiracy charge against two top executives of North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency, days before they were to appear in court to make their pleas.Sandy Blunt, the chief...
Oct 19 2007 // State money normally reserved for first-time North Dakota home buyers will be available to Northwood residents who want to replace their tornado-damaged homes, a housing official says.Michael Anderson, director of the...
Oct 18 2007 // N.H. commissioner weighs in on North Dakota insurance legislation Received by Newsfinder from AP Oct 16, 2007 19:34 Eastern Time Editors Note NH angle in 4th graf. By DALE WETZEL Associated Press WriterBISMARCK, N.D. (AP)...
Oct 10 2007 // Gov. John Hoeven plans to appoint Fargo attorney Adam Hamm, a Republican activist and former Cass County prosecutor, as North Dakota’s new insurance commissioner.The Associated Press confirmed the governor’s...
Oct 9 2007 // A spokesman for Gov. John Hoeven said that six people have been interviewed for the job of North Dakota insurance commissioner and the appointment announcement is expected soon.The governor’s choice will serve out...
Oct 1 2007 // A proposed ballot measure would return control of North Dakota’s workers’ compensation bureau to the governor, bypassing a board of directors that now employs the agency’s top manager.The proposal, which...
Oct 1 2007 // Consumer spokesmen want a national group of insurance regulators to toughen its conflict-of-interest policies, in part because of questions raised by last month’s resignation of former North Dakota Insurance...
Sep 19 2007 // The North Dakota family of a 7-month-old boy killed in a rollover two years ago says a defective child safety seat caused the child to be ejected from the vehicle.Relatives of Isaac Eslinger are suing Ohio-based infant...
Aug 31 2007 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman today reported that an F-4 tornado that tore through the Northwood area last Sunday has caused approximately $27 million in damage to private and public property in the area....
Aug 1 2007 // A cow in Traill County has tested positive for anthrax, the first case in North Dakota this year.State Veterinarian Susan Keller said July 30 that the dead cow was found in a herd that had 18 animals. The herd has been...
Jul 26 2007 // Bail has been set at $100,000 for a former insurance agent facing fraud and theft charges in North Dakota, Minnesota and Colorado.David Skjerven, 60, of Sedona, Ariz., told Judge Wade Webb that he is unemployed and would...
Jul 20 2007 // An insurance agent accused of defrauding investors has been arrested in Minnesota.David Skjerven, 60, of Sedona, Ariz., faces charges of theft and insurance fraud. An arrest warrant was issued earlier this month by...
Jul 19 2007 // Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota has announced a 9.3 percent rate increase, starting next month, for individual health care policies.“The rate increase that we’re putting into effect is to cover the...
Apr 5 2007 // North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency should have $50,000 set aside for employee gifts, parties and training, House Republicans decided, ignoring Democratic complaints that the kitty was a “slush...
Mar 19 2007 // A House committee approved almost $4 billion in agricultural disaster aid late last week, a first step for the controversial legislation.The money is included as part of a war spending bill that would require withdrawal of...
Mar 12 2007 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman believes that creating a uniform producer licensing system is a top priority, not just for North Dakota, but for every state.“We’ve worked hand in glove with our...
Feb 26 2007 // Poolman says regulatory modernization, agent licensing are prioritiesCurrently serving in his second term as North Dakota Insurance Commissioner, Jim Poolman has focused his efforts on working for and protecting insurance...
Feb 25 2007 // Currently serving in his second term as North Dakota Insurance Commissioner, Jim Poolman has focused his efforts on working for and protecting insurance consumers across the state. He served eight years in the North Dakota...
Feb 14 2007 // North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency has promised to address the management shortcomings highlighted in a recent state audit by next month, its legislative defenders say.The North Dakota House this week...