All the headlines from our South Dakota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 1 2013 // The hunters tramp through neck-high prairie grass with a pair of golden retrievers named Moe and Buck, flushing out birds in a freezing autumn drizzle.When one flutters from the South Dakota grassland, Dick Schmith, 58,...
Oct 21 2013 // The South Dakota Division of Insurance has provided guidelines on rebating, fees and commissions for licensed producers acting as consultants in the state.Prohibited for Producers Rebating. Negotiating commissions with...
Oct 15 2013 // Western South Dakota ranchers are reeling from the loss of tens of thousands of cattle in the recent early blizzard, and many will be disposing of carcasses in pits that were set to open Oct. 14.Rancher Heath Ferguson said...
Oct 9 2013 // A record-breaking storm that dumped 4 feet of snow in parts of western South Dakota left ranchers dealing with heavy losses, in some cases perhaps up to half their herds, as they assess how many of their cattle died during...
Oct 8 2013 // Due to the passage of SB 61 in the 2013 Legislature, which allows licensed producers to act as consultants, the South Dakota Division of Insurance provided the following guidelines on rebating, fees and commissions.To act...
Sep 17 2013 // Fewer than a quarter of the parents of children in the Sioux Falls, S.D., school district who have received laptop computers have bought insurance, though officials say a change in the policy might prompt more to sign...
Sep 10 2013 // Federal officials announced that Adams Thermal Systems Inc. has agreed to pay more than $1.33 million to resolve criminal penalties and fines in a prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the U.S....
Sep 5 2013 // Recent hail storms on both sides of South Dakota were some of the worst in years, according to meteorologists and insurance officials.A Saturday night storm caused heavy damage to trees, homes and cars in Sioux Falls, and...
Sep 4 2013 // A proposed South Dakota ballot measure would prohibit insurance companies from restricting their customers’ choice of out-of-network health care providers.The proposed law, sponsored by three South Dakota doctors,...
Aug 13 2013 // A long-term care insurance company fined $325,000 by the state of South Dakota is being required to submit a timeline for fixing problems identified during an investigation.The state Division of Insurance examination of...
Aug 5 2013 // The state Insurance Division says a South Dakota-based insurance company has agreed to pay a penalty of $25,000 and comply with insurance laws and regulations.The division says it has completed an examination of ReliaMax...
Jul 16 2013 // The South Dakota Supreme Court says a Sioux Falls company does not have to pay workers’ compensation insurance benefits to the estate of an employee who was shot and killed by her estranged husband in the...
Jul 15 2013 // An insurance company is suing a former South Dakota state legislator to recover nearly $10,000 in medical expenses over a mishap during a parade. The Daily Republic reports that State Farm Insurance is suing 65-year-old...
Jul 11 2013 // A Nebraska-based insurance company that is being fined $325,000 for violating South Dakota laws and regulations says it has taken steps to ensure it is in full compliance. Omaha-based Ability Insurance says in a statement...
Jul 10 2013 // South Dakota’s Division of Insurance has levied a $325,000 fine against a Nebraska-based insurer for violating South Dakota laws and regulations.It is the largest such fine in South Dakota history, Insurance Division...
Jul 2 2013 // A new South Dakota law prohibits beginning drivers from using cell phones while they are behind the wheel. South Dakota allows 14-year-olds to get instruction permits, the nation’s youngest age for driving while...
Jun 30 2013 // A department secretary’s report on the South Dakota Division of Insurance is recommending increased oversight from supervisors and the secretary, better staff communication and a new informal settlement process,...
Jun 25 2013 // A Nebraska couple accused of burning down a restaurant they owned in South Dakota to collect insurance money has been convicted of felony arson and reckless burning after a weeklong trial. Attorney General Marty Jackley...
Jun 6 2013 // Gov. Dennis Daugaard has asked South Dakota Labor Secretary Pam Roberts to review her agency’s procedures for investigating consumer complaints against insurance companies.The move comes after the Argus Leader...
May 6 2013 // An insurance company does not have to cover a Rapid City woman for a crash because her auto policy expired 12 hours before she hit four boys on their bicycles, the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled.Tamara Bradford pleaded...