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New North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Appoints Deputy, Exec Assistant

North Dakota’s new insurance commissioner, Jon Godfread, who was sworn in on Jan. 3, 2017, appointed Jeff Ubben as deputy insurance commissioner and Marcy Ost as executive assistant as part of his first official day in office. Godfread succeeds Adam …

Godfread to Become North Dakota’s Next Insurance Commissioner

Republican Jon Godfread has won the election for insurance commissioner in North Dakota. He will replace Adam Hamm who did not seek re-election. Godfread won with 64.4 percent of the vote, according to the North Dakota Secretary of State’s office. …

The Struggle Getting U.S. Regulators to Understand Insurance

The designation of MetLife as a systemically important financial institution by the Financial Stability Oversight Council is a done deal. But exactly what that means in terms of higher regulatory standards is still not clear. Those details could come this …

Godfread to Run for Insurance Commissioner in North Dakota

A lawyer and a state chamber of commerce vice president says he is running for North Dakota insurance commissioner. Jon Godfread is a Republican. He is vying for the seat being vacated by Adam Hamm, who announced in December that …

NAIC Elects 2013 Officers; Louisiana’s Donelon Elected President

Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has elected its 2013 officers: President: Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon President-Elect: North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm Vice President: Montana State Auditor and Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Monica J. …

Hamm Re-Elected as North Dakota Insurance Commissioner

Republican and incumbent North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm handily won re-election against his Democrat challenger Tom Potter. Hamm received just over 63 percent of the vote to Potter’s 36.5 percent. Hamm ran on a three-C platform: common sense insurance …

North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Bars Fargo Agency

North Dakota’s insurance commissioner says he’s served a cease-and-desist order on a Fargo-area insurance agent accused of failing to pay taxes and mishandling premium payments. Commissioner Adam Hamm says the order bars Robert Schmitz and his Schmitz Insurance Agency from …