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Declarations

Name Change “While this name change reflects our vision for today and the future, it also brings into focus our long and rich history in this state.” —The Springfield-based Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois announcing that it has changed …

North Dakota Revokes Agent’s License Over False Jewelry Claim

North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm recently revoked the insurance license of Crystal Gayle Just, a Bismarck insurance agent who officials said confessed to filing a false police report and an insurance claim for jewelry she initially declared stolen. The …

Privacy v. Pugnacity: North Dakota Town Fights Over Cameras in Bars

Authorities in a small North Dakota coal mining town want bar owners to install surveillance systems after a rash of brawls that some people liken to those seen in John Wayne’s Western movies. Bar owners say the cameras would infringe …

Economic Downturn Driving More Motorists to Ranks of Uninsured

Approximately one in six drivers across the U.S. may be driving uninsured by 2010, according to a recent study from Insurance Research Council (IRC). Although the estimated percentage of uninsured motorists decreased nationally, from 14.9 percent in 2003 to 13.8 …

North Dakota Yanks Fargo Insurance Agent’s License

North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says he’s revoked the license of Bruce Hager, a Fargo insurance agent who pleaded guilty to selling unregistered securities and acting as an unregistered securities agent. Hamm says Hager is barred from selling, soliciting …

North Dakota Weighs Letting Firms Self-Insure for Workers’ Compensation

A North Dakota state agency is the only entity that can legally sell workers compensation insurance to businesses in the state. But Minot state Rep. Dan Ruby says it’s about time the Workforce Safety and Insurance agency got some competition. …

North Dakota House Backs Limiting Governor on Workers’ Comp Rates

North Dakota’s House has endorsed limiting the governor’s power to set workers’ compensation rates, with supporters saying the change will counteract business pressure for unjustified reductions. “It is important from a policy standpoint … that we do everything to protect …

North Dakota Republican Seeks Fines to Curb Driving While Texting

North Dakota Rep. Lawrence Klemin recalls the driver who pulled alongside him at a stoplight recently, eyes down, thumbs frantically working a tiny keyboard that was propped on the steering wheel. “When the stoplight changed to green, they took off, …

La. Ranks High For Safe Driving Laws, Other S.C. States, not so Much

A new report finds Louisiana is among 15 states to have made progress in enacting key highway safety laws. Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas did not fare so well. The 55-page study was done by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, …