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Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread announced today that the North Dakota Insurance Department helped over 1,500 consumers in 2024, assisting with insurance-related complaints and inquiries, ultimately recovering over $2 million for policyholders across the state.

Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread participated in a roundtable discussion this week on wildfires and their impacts on the U.S. insurance market hosted by the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services.

A Fargo insurance agent has been fined $136,500, and their license to sell insurance in North Dakota has been placed on probation for four years for violating the state’s rebating laws, prohibiting insurance agents from providing gifts valued at over $100 per year to clients or potential clients.

The North Dakota Insurance Department is alerting Humana customers with Medicare Advantage plans of a change in hospital networks.

Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread will serve as the president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for 2025 after serving as president-elect in 2024.

Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread has announced the health insurance rate changes for individual and small group plans for 2025 that comply with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), citing the rise in healthcare costs in recent years as the driving force in rate changes. 

Beginning today, Medicare recipients may begin selecting their Part D prescription plan for the 2025 plan year.

In the wake of wildfires over the weekend affecting parts of North Dakota, Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread and State Fire Marshal Doug Nelson are reminding residents of the necessary steps to protect themselves and their property during the recovery process. 

Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread is warning consumers about a rising trend of fraudulent rehabilitation centers preying on vulnerable individuals seeking help for substance use addiction.

In the wake of recent flash flooding in the Bismarck-Mandan area, Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread is reminding residents to take immediate steps to assess and document any property damage and to review their insurance policies to understand what is covered.