Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 08:00 am

Categories: Consumers, Legislation

Insurance 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, Producers

Insurance 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, Producers

Insurance 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, Producers

Insurance 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, Producers

Insurance 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, Producers

Insurance 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, Legislation

Insurance 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 Fraud

Insurance 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: NAIC

Insurance 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.


Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 08:00 am

Categories: Consumers, Health Insurance

BISMARCK, N.D. – As the 2019 Open Enrollment Period begins on Nov. 1 and ends Dec. 15, many North Dakotans must soon make critical decisions about their 2019 health insurance amid a barrage of news and opinions regarding healthcare. To help make the most informed decisions possible, the North Dakota Insurance Department encourages consumers to streamline their health insurance research process.