Latest North Dakota Headlines
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After Fires and Spills, Study of Lightning Strikes in North Dakota Oil Patch Proposed
Aug 8 2019 // North Dakota is considering whether to study lightning strikes at saltwater disposal sites after lightning hit state facilities at least four times since June, triggering fires and spills of oil and brine. People familiar...
North Dakota’s Health Reinsurance Program Approved by Feds
Aug 1 2019 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread says the proposed state-based reinsurance program developed by the North Dakota Insurance Department for the individual health insurance market has been approved by the...
N. D. Insurance Commissioner Urges U.S. Senate to Tackle Surprise Air Ambulance Bills
Jul 16 2019 // In a letter sent to U.S. Senate leaders in early July, North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread, urged lawmakers to take action on the issue of surprise bills from air ambulance providers. Godfread wrote to Senate...
North Dakota Fines Blue Cross Blue Shield $125K After Market Conduct Exam
Jul 10 2019 // A yearlong market conduct exam of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBSND) has resulted in a $125,000 fine against the company, the state’s insurance department reported. According to the North Dakota...
Officials, Petroleum Council Tout New North Dakota Oilfield Safety Program
Jun 25 2019 // The North Dakota Petroleum Council and state officials say a new oilfield safety training program, 18 months in the making, will be a time-saver for tens of thousands of contract workers. Fifty oil companies worked on the...
2 Charged with Insurance Fraud Linked to Alleged Staged Crashes in North Dakota
Jun 12 2019 // In separate cases involving alleged staged accidents, two individuals have been charged in North Dakota with insurance fraud totaling nearly $29,000. The North Dakota Department of Insurance reported that charges were...
Plea Deal Signed by Texas Company Over North Dakota Oilfield Death
Jun 6 2019 // A Houston company has reached a plea deal in the October 2014 death of an Alabama man who died in an explosion while working in the North Dakota oil patch. A federal criminal complaint accuses C&J Well Services,...
5 More States Sue Purdue Over OxyContin Marketing
May 17 2019 // Purdue Pharma LP and its billionaire owners are being sued by five more states alleging the company’s aggressive marketing of the OxyContin painkiller triggered a vast addiction epidemic that has claimed hundreds of...
North Dakota ‘Marsy’s Law’ Case Questions Whether Insurer Is a ‘Victim’
Apr 22 2019 // The North Dakota Supreme Court could soon clarify who is considered a victim under Marsy’s Law, which embedded victim’s rights into the state constitution. The high court is expected to rule in the upcoming...
North Dakota Governor Signs Health Reinsurance Bill
Apr 22 2019 // North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill that allows for establishing a reinsurance pool for the individual health insurance market in that state. House Bill 1106, backed by the North Dakota Department of Insurance,...
U.S. Senate Hearing Focuses on Missouri River Flood Prevention
Apr 18 2019 // The federal agency that manages dams along the Missouri River received stern criticism from several U.S. senators Wednesday during a hearing held in Iowa to examine the massive spring flooding this year that caused more...
Disastrous 1969 Spring Flood Recalled by Minot, North Dakota, Residents
Apr 11 2019 // A geyser of water surging through a gopher hole threatened to burst a natural dike in the city. A man who sought much needed sleep following endless hours of sandbagging was abruptly tossed into the air. A group of about...
Report: North Dakota Oil Region Has Majority of Truck-Involved Crashes
Apr 7 2019 // Two crashes that took four lives have resurrected concerns about the safety of a bypass in New Town, North Dakota, and the issue of truck driver fatigue. The Highway 23 bypass, dubbed the New Town Truck Reliever Route, was...
North Dakota Seeks Public Comment on Proposed State Reinsurance Program
Apr 5 2019 // The North Dakota Insurance Department is opening a 31-day public comment period on the proposed state reinsurance program for the individual health insurance market. The comment period will run from April 5 to May 6,...
Critics Say North Dakota Dioceses Too Slow in Naming Problem Priests
Mar 15 2019 // North Dakota’s Roman Catholic dioceses are mulling whether and when to release information about priests accused of sexual abuse, even as critics say they are moving too slowly following explosive revelations in...
North Dakota Insurance Department Appeals Court Ruling on Air Ambulance Balance Bills
Mar 4 2019 // The North Dakota Insurance Department has appealed a ruling from a U.S. District Court invalidating a law protecting individuals with health insurance from receiving large and unexpected balance bills to the 8th Circuit...
Bill Creating North Dakota Health Reinsurance Pool Advances
Feb 22 2019 // Proposed legislation in North Dakota that would establish invisible reinsurance pool for the individual health insurance market, unanimously passed the North Dakota House of Representatives, the state insurance department...
U.S. Wants Regional Response Teams for Oil Train Wrecks
Feb 22 2019 // Federal transportation officials are requiring railroads to establish regional response teams along oil train routes following a series of fiery derailments. The new rule is aimed at having crews and equipment ready in the...
North Dakota Insurance Regulator Appeals Court Ruling on Air Ambulance Balance Bills
Feb 21 2019 // The North Dakota Insurance Department has appealed a ruling from a U.S. District Court invalidating a law protecting individuals with health insurance from receiving large and unexpected balance bills to the 8th Circuit...
North Dakota House OKs Medical Marijuana Law Changes
Feb 20 2019 // The North Dakota House approved legislation that would expand the list of medical conditions for which residents can use medical marijuana, add health care professionals who can certify patients for the drug and increase...
