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Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 10:00 am
Categories: Companies, Consumers, Department, Health Insurance, Legislation, ProducersInsurance Commissioner Jon Godfread announced today that the proposed state-based reinsurance program developed by the North Dakota Insurance Department for the individual health insurance market has been approved by the federal government and will be in place for the 2020 health insurance plan year.
Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 08:00 am
Categories: Consumers, LegislationInsurance Commissioner Jon Godfread, sent a letter on July 2, 2019, to Senate leaders Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Charles Schumer (D-NY), North Dakota Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and the rest of the U.S. Senate expressing his support for section 105 of the Lower Health Care Costs Act prohibiting surprise bills from air ambulance providers.
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 08:00 am
Categories: Companies, Consumers, Department, Health Insurance, ProducersInsurance Commissioner Jon Godfread today issued a Consent Order finalizing a yearlong market conduct examination of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBSND).
Monday, July 1, 2019 at 08:00 am
Categories: Companies, Consumers, Department, ProducersInsurance Commissioner Jon Godfread today announced the launch of the North Dakota Insurance Department’s LiveChat application on its redesigned website.
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 08:00 am
Categories: Consumers, Department, Insurance Fraud, ProducersInsurance Commissioner Jon Godfread, in partnership with the Cass County and Burleigh County State’s Attorney’s Offices, today announced the filing of insurance fraud charges against two individuals, Scott Goebel of Fargo, ND, and Marcus Lavallie of Bismarck, ND.
Monday, April 22, 2019 at 01:00 pm
Categories: Companies, Consumers, Department, Health Insurance, Legislation, ProducersInsurance Commissioner Jon Godfread today praised the signing of Insurance Department legislation House Bill 1106, relating to the establishment of an invisible reinsurance pool for the individual health insurance market, by Governor Doug Burgum.
Friday, April 5, 2019 at 08:30 am
Categories: Companies, Consumers, Health Insurance, ProducersInsurance Commissioner Jon Godfread announced today that the North Dakota Insurance Department is opening a 31-day public comment period on the proposed state reinsurance program for the individual health insurance market. The comment period will run from April 5 to May 6, 2019.
Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 08:00 am
Categories: Health Insurance, LegislationInsurance Department proposed legislation, HB 1106 relating to the establishment of an invisible reinsurance pool for the individual health insurance market, passed the North Dakota House of Representatives on Tuesday with a unanimous do pass vote.
Monday, February 11, 2019 at 08:00 am
Categories: Insurance FraudInsurance Commissioner Jon Godfread today announced that Dr. Sheryar Masud of Williston, ND, was sentenced in Cass County District Court after pleading guilty to one count of a class A felony fraudulent insurance act following an investigation conducted by the North Dakota Insurance Department.
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 08:00 am
Categories: NAICInsurance Commissioner Jon Godfread announced today that he has been nominated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to serve as the state insurance regulator on the Air Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee recently created by Congress.