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Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread today released the approved health insurance rates for both individual and small group plans for 2021, and encourages consumers to start early, stay informed and shop around.

Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread today announced that the Insurance Department will begin scheduling telephone counseling appointments for Medicare Part D on Monday, Oct. 5, for appointments beginning after Oct. 15.

Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread has called upon the State Investment Board (SIB) to begin investing a portion of the Legacy Fund in investment projects within North Dakota. Godfread, who serves as one of three statewide elected officials on the SIB, proposed a new “strategic vision plan that will bring needed capital to new and existing North Dakota businesses.”

Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread today presented the North Dakota 66th Legislative Assembly Interim Health Care Study to the legislative Health Care Committee. During the 66th Legislative Session, the North Dakota Insurance Department was tasked with assisting Legislative Management in conducting an interim study of health insurance premium trends. The study is unique because the legislature foresaw the need to look beyond insurance carriers and authorized the collection of data from hospitals within North Dakota.

Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread today announced the issuance of Bulletin 2020-10 addressing coverage for COVID-19 (coronavirus) testing in response to Executive Order 2020-03 by Governor Doug Burgum. This new bulletin builds upon Bulletin 2020-1.1 in which health carriers and travel insurers are asked to identify and remove barriers to testing and treatment for COVID-19.

Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread today announced the availability of an online, remotely proctored testing application called ProProctor™, offered by Prometric, the producer licensing testing and assessment provider for North Dakota.

Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread today encouraged renters, homeowners, farmers and business owners to take advantage of the recently announced flood insurance renewal grace period extension.

Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread today applauded the issuance of "Shelter-in-Place-Payback" to car insurance drivers insured by Allstate and the creation of the “Return of Premium Relief Fund” by American Family Insurance. Allstate and American Family Insurance are returning savings resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Both Allstate and American Family Insurance have acknowledged that they arrived at these relief options for customers, in part, as a result of various bulletins and guidance from the North Dakota Insurance Department.

Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread today announced the issuance of seven bulletins in response to executive orders made by Governor Doug Burgum and in the interest of protecting North Dakotans during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. COVID-19 is a highly contagious, viral disease for which the only known method of prevention is to avoid being exposed to the virus by reducing contact with other individuals.

To better protect the health of our employees and consumers, North Dakota Insurance Department office locations will not be taking walk-in traffic until May 1, 2020.

If you need to contact NDID, we encourage you to do so via email at insurance@nd.gov.

If you are unable to contact NDID via email, please call our main phone number at (701) 328-2440 or our Consumer Hotline at (800) 247-0560.

Information and updates about NDID can be found on our website at www.insurance.nd.gov.