Latest South Dakota Headlines
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Former South Dakota Agent Faces 60 Years in Prison for Fraud
Jan 23 2006 // A former South Dakota insurance agent has changed his plea in a fraud case. Ryan Wingler, 33, of Sioux Falls, is accused of taking more than $170,000 from elderly South Dakota customers between 2004 and 2005 while acting...
FEMA Calculates Storm Damage in 25 Counties in South Dakota
Jan 18 2006 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has determined that ice and snow storms hitting South Dakota last November did not cause enough damage to private property to qualify for an overall federal disaster designation, but...
S.D. Court Strikes Down Countersignature Law
Dec 19 2005 // A federal district court judge in South Dakota ruled that the state’s countersignature law is unconstitutional. The ruling means that 50 states have taken action to eliminate the countersignature requirement,...
S.D. Court Follows Others in Striking Down Countersignature Law
Dec 18 2005 // A federal district court judge in South Dakota ruled that the state’s countersignature law is unconstitutional. The ruling means that 50 states have taken action to eliminate the countersignature requirement,...
Countersignature Laws Now History in 50 States After S.D. Court Ruling
Nov 30 2005 // A federal district court judge in South Dakota ruled this week that the state’s countersignature law is unconstitutional. The ruling means that 50 states have taken action to eliminate the countersignature...
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Oct 17 2005 // S.D. Farm Couple Pleads Guilty to $1.3 Million Scheme: A Rapid City, S.D. couple has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiring to defraud the U.S. government out of more than $1.3 million in farm benefits. Connie...
S.D. Observers Concerned About DOI Practices
Oct 3 2005 // Insurance representatives and legislators in South Dakota are concerned about how the state Division of Insurance is conducting its investigations in light of an ongoing conflict between the DOI and two life/health...
S.D. Observers Concerned About DOI Practices
Oct 3 2005 // Insurance representatives and legislators in South Dakota are concerned about how the state Division of Insurance is conducting its investigations in light of an ongoing conflict between the DOI and two life/health...
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...
S.D. Agent Investigation Under Scrutiny
Sep 15 2005 // South Dakota state legislators have asked Division of Insurance officials to explain how they investigate agents and companies, and how they resolve conflicts with them, after hearing complaints this week from two...
S.D. DOI Returns $3M to Consumers
Aug 29 2005 // About $3 million was returned to South Dakota consumers in fiscal year 2005 from the South Dakota Division of Insurance’s consumer assistance program, according to the department’s division director. According...
Insurer Exec Scheiber Named to Head S.D. Insurance Division
Jul 20 2005 // A Sioux Falls insurance executive has been appointed as the new director of the South Dakota Division of Insurance, the Argus Leader reported. Merle Scheiber will take over on Aug. 18 after departing his current position...
The Guaranty Fund System: A Vital Safety Net
Jul 22 2004 // Suzanne Sahakian Property/casualty guaranty funds were created by state statutes beginning in the late 1960s to protect the public against financial losses to policyholders and claimants as a result of property and...
The Guaranty Fund System: A Vital Safety Net
Jul 19 2004 // Property/casualty guaranty funds were created by state statutes beginning in the late 1960s to protect the public against financial losses to policyholders and claimants as a result of property and casualty insurance...
Making the Rounds With South Dakota’s Governor
May 17 2004 // Michael Rounds was having trouble sleeping at night. An insurance agent by trade and a politician by passion, he had told close friends and associates that he would not run for the governorship of South Dakota. It was...
Making the Rounds With South Dakota’s Governor, a Former Insurance Agent
May 16 2004 // Michael Rounds Michael Rounds was having trouble sleeping at night. An insurance agent by trade and a politician by passion, he had told close friends and associates that he would not run for the governorship of South...
S.D. GOV SIGNS FILE-AND-USE BILL:
Apr 5 2004 // As expected, South Dakota Gov. Michael Rounds, a Republican, has signed a bill that converts personal lines rate filings from prior approval to file-and-use. South Dakota is the first state to do so this year. The bill...
S.D. Gov Signs File-and-Use Bill
Mar 10 2004 // As expected, South Dakota Gov. Michael Rounds, a Republican, has signed a bill that converts personal lines rate filings from prior approval to file-and-use. South Dakota is the first state to do so this year. The bill...
Tort Reformers Look to Score in States after Washington Strikes Out
Mar 8 2004 // Last fall at a University of Virginia Law School forum on tort reform, some of the nation’s top tort experts agreed there were no easy answers on how to solve the nation’s longstanding love-hate relationship...
South Dakota Legislature Kills Auto Liability Increase Bill
Feb 5 2004 // The South Dakota legislature has killed a House bill that would have reportedly increased the cost of auto liability insurance by as much as 20 percent. “South Dakota is Number 46 among the 51 states in auto...
