Latest North Dakota Headlines
All the headlines from our North Dakota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
North Dakota Workers’ Comp Board Gives $77 Million Back to Businesses
Jun 24 2008 // North Dakota’s workers’ compensation board approved giving $77 million in dividends to most of its business customers over the next year, which could reduce their annual insurance bills by 62 percent. The...
N. D. Attorney General Checking Meeting of Workers’ Comp Agency
Jun 20 2008 // A former North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance executive says he walked in on an illegal meeting of agency board members in a restaurant, and he has asked Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem to investigate. “They...
North Dakota Officials Offer Advice to Flooded Iowa Counterparts
Jun 17 2008 // Officials in Grand Forks are reaching out to their counterparts in flooded Iowa, offering advice learned from the devastating 1997 Red River flood that swamped their city. “Every disaster is unique, every recovery is...
Delegation from Louisiana to Visit North Dakota to Share Disaster Lessons
Jun 10 2008 // A delegation from St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana is to visit the Grand Forks area this week to share disaster lessons. St. Bernard Parish President Craig Taffaro is to lead the delegation of about a dozen people in...
North Dakota Workers’ Comp Disability, Survivor Benefits to Rise
Jun 4 2008 // Some North Dakota workers’ compensation benefit recipients will see a 5.6 percent increase next month. Workforce Safety and Insurance says it is the largest yearly inflation adjustment in at least 20 years. The...
It Figures
Jun 2 2008 // $3.2 Million A Baldwin, Wis., man was awarded $3.2 million in a malpractice case after losing part of his left leg. Jim Lang went to Dr. Gregory Estlund in 2003 after injuring his leg while working at a factory in Hammond....
Former N.D. Workers’ Comp Investigator Files Lawsuit
May 27 2008 // In the first of what may be several lawsuits by former employees of North Dakota’s Workforce Safety and Insurance (WSI) agency, a former fraud investigator says several top WSI officials illegally schemed to fire...
North Dakota’s Workers’ Comp Rates to Rise 2.5 Percent in July
May 23 2008 // The North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance (WSI) board of directors approved the 2008-2009 premium rate plan on Thursday, May 22nd. While the new rating plan begins July 1, 2008, it calls for no change in statewide...
Cereal Link to Salmonella Strain Probed in North Dakota, Other States
May 5 2008 // At least 23 people in 14 states, including North Dakota, have been sickened by the same strain of salmonella found in two breakfast cereals recalled by Malt-O-Meal, the federal Food and Drug Administration said. Officials...
Prosecutor: No Criminal Charges Filed in N. D. Workers’ Comp Agency Firings
Apr 23 2008 // A prosecutor has decided not to seek criminal charges for the firings of two North Dakota workers compensation agency employees, saying he does not believe he could prove they were victims of illegal retaliation. James...
Wells Fargo Adds Staff in North Dakota Office
Apr 23 2008 // Wells Fargo Insurance Services recently announced the addition of staff in its North Dakota office. Deb Galt was named Insurance Brokerage supervisor for Wells Fargo Insurance Services’ Midwest region, and Gail Hayes...
People
Apr 21 2008 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. named Michael LaRocco president and CEO. He will report to Chuck Kavitsky, president and CEO of Allianz of America, parent of Fireman’s Fund, and will also...
New Markets
Apr 21 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Liquor Liability Coverage Nuts &...
Cereal Link to Salmonella Strain Probed in North Dakota, Other States
Apr 16 2008 // At least 23 people in 14 states, including North Dakota, have been sickened by the same strain of salmonella found in two breakfast cereals recalled by Malt-O-Meal, the federal Food and Drug Administration said...
Auditor Again Checking North Dakota Injured Workers’ Claims
Apr 15 2008 // A state auditor is doing another check of North Dakota injured workers’ claims to see how many were inappropriately denied. A consultant’s review found only a “handful” of questionable claim...
North Dakota’s Stenehjem Says Workers’ Comp Agency within the Law
Apr 8 2008 // Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency did not violate the state’s open records law when it denied a legal record to an agency critic. Stenehjem wrote in a legal...
North Dakota Dems Endorse Schneider for Insurance Commissioner
Apr 7 2008 // Jasper Schneider remembers attending Democratic conventions as a small boy with his father, John, a former House Democratic leader and U.S. attorney during the Clinton administration. On Friday, the 28-year-old was on...
People
Apr 7 2008 // The Governing Board of the California Earthquake Authority has hired Glenn A. Pomeroy as CEO. Pomeroy has extensive experience in public service positions, including former commissioner of insurance of North Dakota. In...
New Markets
Apr 7 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Liquor Liability with Assault and...
Hamm Begins First Campaign for North Dakota Insurance Commissioner
Apr 1 2008 // North Dakota’s Republican insurance commissioner is starting his first campaign for the job. Adam Hamm was appointed as insurance commissioner last October. He replaced Jim Poolman, who resigned to start his own...
