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South Dakota Provides Guidance on Insurance Producer/Consultant Rules
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...
Insurance not an Easy Sell for Laptop Computers in South Dakota Schools
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...
Manufacturer to Pay $1.3M in Penalties, Fines for Worker Death in South Dakota
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....
South Dakota Hail Storms Were Some of the Worst in Years
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...
South Dakota Ballot Measure Proposed on Health Insurance Restrictions
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,...
Penalized Insurer Required by South Dakota to Show Fixes
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...
South Dakota Insurance Firm to Pay Penalty, Comply With Law
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...
South Dakota Court Denies Workers’ Comp Coverage for Slain Woman’s Estate
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...
Insurance Company Suing Former South Dakota Legislator
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...
Insurer Fined by South Dakota Says It Is Now in Full Compliance
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...
South Dakota Fines Nebraska-Based Insurance Company
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...
South Dakota Law Bars Young Drivers from Using Cell Phones
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...
Report Recommends Changes at South Dakota Division of Insurance
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,...
Nebraska Couple Convicted of Burning Their South Dakota Eatery
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...
South Dakota Gov. Questions Complaint Probes Against Insurers
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...
Court: No Insurance Coverage in South Dakota Crash That Hurt 4 Boys
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...
South Dakota Court Asked for Class Action in Mortgage Insurance Lawsuit
Apr 25 2013 // A lawsuit alleging a Rapid City credit union and an insurance company improperly raised the rates for insurance that makes loan payments if borrowers become disabled should be handled as a class action, a lawyer for those...
Court: No Insurance Coverage in South Dakota Crash That Hurt 4 Boys
Apr 22 2013 // An insurance company does not have to cover a Rapid City woman for a crash because her policy expired 12 hours before she hit four boys on their bicycles, the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled. Tamara Bradford pleaded...
South Dakota Firm Barred From Insurance Price-Negotiating
Apr 11 2013 // A company run by a South Dakota state lawmaker that negotiates contracts between chiropractors and insurance companies has agreed to discontinue that portion of its business after federal regulators said it violated...
South Dakota State Fair to Restrict Use of Golf Carts
Apr 5 2013 // South Dakota officials will restrict the use of golf carts on the state fairgrounds to improve safety during this year’s State Fair. State Fair manager Jerome Hertel says an average of 30,000 people a day attend the...
