Latest North Dakota Headlines
All the headlines from our North Dakota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
As Insured Acres Increase, Are Farmers Subsidizing High-Risk States?
Oct 17 2005 // The hurricane [Katrina] produced catastrophic Broward and Miami- Dade counties in Florida. As a direct result of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (ARPA), more farmers are insuring their cropland. Nationwide,...
N.D., S.D., Iowa Drivers Enjoy Lowest Auto Rates: NAIC Report
Sep 23 2005 // According to the NAIC’s “State Average Expenditures & Premiums for Personal Auto Insurance in 2003,” North Dakota drivers enjoy the lowest average auto insurance premiums in the nation. North...
News Briefs
Sep 5 2005 // Illinois CCC Settles Class-Action Suit on Total Loss Vehicle Valuation: Chicago-based claims software-maker CCC Information Services Inc. and 15 of its customers signed a settlement agreement with plaintiffs in various...
IMSA Lauds Iowa, N.D. for Market Oversight Activities
Aug 22 2005 // The Insurance Marketplace Standards Association (IMSA) today commended both the Iowa and the North Dakota Insurance Departments for issuing a bulletin and letter respectively affirming their use of a company’s IMSA...
N.D. Officials Crack Down on Uninsured Contractors in Wake of July Hailstorm
Aug 16 2005 // In the aftermath of last month’s destructive hailstorms, North Dakota’s Construction Compliance Task Force has begun aggressively checking construction sites to ensure that contractors are insured and...
NAMIC Questions “Black Box” Laws in N.D., Other States
Jul 26 2005 // Provisions in laws regulating event data recorders (EDRs or auto “black boxes”) could negatively impact the underwriting prerogatives of auto insurers, the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies...
A Consumer View on Loss-History Databases
Jul 18 2005 // Thanks to the leadership of Commissioner Jim Poolman, North Dakota insurance consumers now have common-sense protections against unfair underwriting and rating actions by insurers because of information in loss history...
News Briefs
Jul 18 2005 // ILLINOIS Segal Sentencing Delayed Indefinitely for Psychiatric Evaluation Former Chicago insurance broker Michael Segal’s sentencing for a federal conviction on 19 counts of fraud and racketeering related to nearly...
A Consumer View on Loss-History Databases
Jul 18 2005 // Thanks to the leadership of Commissioner Jim Poolman, North Dakota insurance consumers now have common-sense protections against unfair underwriting and rating actions by insurers because of information in loss history...
JUNE HAILSTORMS TOTAL $18 MILLION IN INSURED DAMAGES
Jul 18 2005 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman reported that severe weather that ripped through the Dickinson area in Western North Dakota and the Langdon and Walhalla areas in Eastern North Dakota earlier this month has...
June Hailstorms Total $18 Million in N.D. Insured Damages
Jun 28 2005 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman reported that severe weather that ripped through the Dickinson area in Western North Dakota and the Langdon and Walhalla areas in Eastern North Dakota earlier this month has...
North Dakota Sets Example on Loss-History Databases
Jun 20 2005 // Thanks to the leadership of Commissioner Jim Poolman, North Dakota insurance consumers now have common-sense protections against unfair underwriting and rating actions by insurers because of information in loss history...
Editor’s Note: Rearview Mirror
Jun 20 2005 // There are no second acts in American life,” F. Scott Fitzgerald famously noted. True, he never wrote another novel as wonderful as The Great Gatsby, but generally speaking he was wrong. Second, third and fourth...
Think Moderation on Loss History Reports Regulation
Jun 20 2005 // Homeownership is considered the centerpiece of the American dream. Homeowners insurance enables individuals and families to protect what is likely to be their single largest asset. Before finalizing their purchase, most...
North Dakota’s SB 2186 Should Be a Template for NAIC Model
Jun 20 2005 // Thanks to the leadership of Commissioner Jim Poolman, North Dakota insurance consumers now have common sense protections against unfair underwriting and rating actions by insurers because of information in loss history...
Think Moderation on Loss History Reports Regulation
Jun 6 2005 // Homeownership is considered the centerpiece of the American dream. Homeowners insurance enables individuals and families to protect what is likely to be their single largest asset. Before finalizing their purchase, most...
Think Moderation on Loss History Reports Regulation
Jun 6 2005 // Homeownership is considered the centerpiece of the American dream. Homeowners insurance enables individuals and families to protect what is likely to be their single largest asset. Before finalizing their purchase, most...
Case Watch
May 9 2005 // Editor’s note: This recurring feature examines insurance coverage decisions in the Midwest’s appellate courts, as compiled by the New York-based law firm of Goldberg Segalla LLP and edited by insurance lawyer...
CONSUMER GROUP LAUDS POOLMAN
May 9 2005 // The Austin, Texas-based Center for Economic Justice, a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization, released a statement lauding North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman for his efforts on behalf of insurance...
Consumer Group Praises N.D. Commissioner Poolman
Apr 28 2005 // The Austin, Texas-based Center for Economic Justice, a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization, released a statement lauding North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman for his efforts on behalf of insurance...
