Latest North Dakota Headlines

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One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators

Feb 12 2007 // One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators At a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Insurance Journal sat down with 15 insurance regulators to talk about issues affecting their...

North Dakota – Jim Poolman

Feb 11 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 North Dakota. He previously served eight years in...

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Feb 11 2007 // 28 – AL,AK,CA,CO,CT,DE,DC,FL,GA,KS,LA,ME,MD,MI,MO,NV,NJ,NY,OH,OR,PA,TN,TX,VT,VA,WA,WV,WI22 – AL,AZ,CO,FL,GA,IL,IN,IA,KY,MI,MN,MO,NE,NC,ND,OH,SC,SD,TN,UT,VA,WI 14 –...

N.D. Poolman Announces $5.8 Million Recovery in Refunds and Benefits

Jan 19 2007 // Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman announced this week that the North Dakota Insurance Department assisted North Dakota consumers in recovering around $5.8 million in refunds and benefits in 2006. This figure consists of...

Poolman Fines Blue Cross Blue Shield of N.D.

Jan 9 2007 // North Dakota Commissioner Jim Poolman recently imposed an $8,000 penalty against Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBS) as a result of a market conduct exam that revealed various infractions of administrative rules...

Poolman Orders Arizona Company to Stop Doing Business in N.D.

Dec 28 2006 // Commissioner Jim Poolman today issued a Cease and Desist Order against Global Net Health Care, an Arizona-based medical discount plan company. Poolman said that the company has recently advertised in North Dakota in...

North Dakotans Spend Least on Auto Insurance Study Says

Dec 7 2006 // Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman announced today that according to a recent report, North Dakota ranked the lowest in the country for combined average auto insurance expenditures. The report, which is issued by the...

N.D. Blues to Issue Refunds of $26 Million on Regulators’ Approval

Sep 14 2006 // Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota says its directors have voted to refund more than $26 million to policyholders if regulators approve.The refunds would go to policyholders enrolled through a bank depositor, a...

N.D. Workers’ Comp Director Denies Involvement in Ohio Scandal

Sep 5 2006 // North Dakota’s workers compensation director said he was unaware a man he formerly supervised in Ohio was taking payoffs to steer state investment contracts to people he favored.“I find it a disgrace anybody...

N.D. Poolman Says Blues Have Enough Reserves for Premium Break

Aug 23 2006 // Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, the state’s largest insurer, has more than $222 million in reserves, enough to offer its members a break, North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman says.The Blues’...

N.D. Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Bogus Malpractice Insurance

Aug 17 2006 // A man who sold bogus medical malpractice insurance to Fargo’s Red River Women’s Clinic and other abortion providers has pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering, North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim...

N.D. Workers’ Comp Agency Wants Records on Delinquent Employers

Aug 10 2006 // North Dakota’s workers compensation agency wants permission to publish a list of employers who haven’t paid their insurance premiums. Members of the Workforce Safety and Insurance agency’s board have...

Study Shows Decline in Number of N.D. Children Without Insurance

Aug 10 2006 // North Dakota has made progress in reducing the number of children without health insurance, a new report says.The state saw one of the biggest declines in the percentage of uninsured children since the start of the State...

N.D. Poolman Cautions Against Medicare Scams

Jul 5 2006 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman warned seniors and other Medicare recipients to be on the look out for telephone scams. Callers, posing as representatives of fictitious companies such as Pharma Corp.,...

Women Wanted: Securian Financial of N.D. Seeks Female Advisors

Jun 13 2006 // Flexibility, unlimited earnings potential and the opportunity to positively affect lives make financial advising a great career for women. Securian Financial Services of North Dakota is out to spread the word about this...

N.D. Blues President Allowed to Keep Job, Undergoing Alcohol Treatment

May 11 2006 // The president of North Dakota’s largest health insurance provider will be allowed to keep his job under certain conditions, after pleading guilty to drunken driving, the insurer’s board chairman says.Michael...

Lawsuit Seeks Contested Elections for N.D.’s Nodak Mutual Board

May 4 2006 // Fargo, N.D.-based Nodak Mutual Insurance Co.’s directors have ignored appeals to allow contested elections for the company’s board, according to a lawsuit that seeks to overhaul how its directors are chosen....

N.D. Commissioner Warns: Time to Check Flood Insurance Coverage

Mar 17 2006 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman is reminding residents that based upon the National Weather Service spring flood forecast, it is likely that some areas along the Red River and some of its tributaries will...

N.D. Supreme Court Ruling Backs Insurance Company, Poolman Position

Feb 24 2006 // Nodak Mutual Insurance Co. isn’t required to hold contested elections for its board of directors, nor is Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman obliged to force the company to do so, the North Dakota state Supreme Court...

N.D. Employers to Receive $46M in Workers’ Compensation Premiums

Jan 13 2006 // For the 2005-06 premium year, North Dakota employers are reportedly enjoying the benefits of an estimated $46 million in premium dividend credits from Workforce Safety & Insurance (WSI), the state’s...