Latest South Dakota Headlines
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Roadway Bicycle Safety Bill Stalls in South Dakota House
Jan 30 2015 // State lawmakers want to make bicycling safer in South Dakota, but they’re having trouble figuring out how exactly to do it. The House Transportation Committee on Jan. 27 for the second time was unable to reach a...
People – Midwest
Jan 26 2015 // Hays Companies announced that Steve Topel has joined its Chicago operations as president of property and casualty. Topel joins Hays Companies with extensive leadership experience. He served as the president and chief sales...
Deiter Picked to Lead South Dakota Insurance Division
Jan 12 2015 // South Dakota Labor and Regulation Secretary Marcia Hultman announced that Larry Deiter has been named the new director of the Division of Insurance. As director, Deiter will continue to be active at the national level in...
South Dakota Insurance Director Scheiber to Leave Post
Dec 8 2014 // South Dakota Insurance Director Merle Scheiber plans to step down from his post on Dec. 29. He has been insurance director since 2005. Larry Deiter, currently the division’s assistant director of property and...
Big Money Spent on South Dakota Doctor Choice Ads
Oct 24 2014 // Activists on both sides of the “any willing provider” ballot measure that would give South Dakota patients more choice of in-network doctors say the issue is too complicated for sound bites, but have still...
Texas-Based Premium Finance Group to Be Sold to South Dakota’s MetaBank
Oct 15 2014 // Cecil Y. Ray Jr., chairman of AFS/IBEX and former chairman of The Rigg Group, has announced the sale of substantially all of the loan portfolio and related assets of Dallas-based AFS/IBEX Financial Services Inc. –...
Rebuild of Storm-Collapsed Facility in South Dakota Funded by Insurance
Oct 13 2014 // City leaders in Spearfish, S.D., have approved the construction of a $5.8 million facility to replace a city-owned call center that collapsed during a blizzard last year. The City Council this week also signed a seven-year...
South Dakota Proposal on Doctor Choice Opposed by Health Insurers
Oct 9 2014 // South Dakota patients could have more choice of doctors within their health insurance networks if voters approve a ballot measure that is drawing strong opposition from the health insurance industry. The proposal on the...
Rough Year for South Dakota Event Organizers, Insurance Helped
Oct 2 2014 // Event organizers often do more than hold their breath and hope for success. Sometimes, they hedge their bets when they plan an entertainment venture. Insurance seems like such a dull subject that it would have no place in...
South Dakota’s Brown County Gets $150K Grant for New Floodgate
Sep 16 2014 // Brown County is receiving more than $150,000 in grant funding to help install a new floodgate where Crow Creek meets the James River. The American News in Aberdeen reports that Brown County has been planning for several...
S. Dakota Director: Don’t Charge Work Comp Premiums for Independent Contractors
Sep 9 2014 // Merle Scheiber, director of South Dakota’s Insurance Division, has issued a reminder to workers’ compensation insurers that bona fide independent contractors are not required to carry workers’ comp...
South Dakota Division of Insurance Moves Offices
Sep 8 2014 // The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation’s Division of Insurance (DOI) office has relocated to 124 S. Euclid Avenue, 2nd floor in Pierre. The office was previously located at 445 E. Capitol Ave. Official...
States Still Grappling with Surplus Lines Tax Sharing
Aug 15 2014 // Things have changed a bit for the surplus lines industry since the Non-admitted and Reinsurance Reform Act, (NRRA) part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform legislation, passed in 2010. The NRRA’s implementation has...
Weak Tornado Confirmed in South Dakota
Aug 14 2014 // The National Weather Service says a weak tornado caused minor damage at Lake Cochrane in South Dakota’s Deuel County over the weekend. The afternoon twister had estimated peak winds of 75 mph and was rated an EF-0,...
Surplus Lines Tax Sharing Solution Still Up for Debate
Jul 21 2014 // Things have changed a bit for the surplus lines industry since the Non-admitted and Reinsurance Reform Act, (NRRA) part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform legislation, passed in 2010. The NRRA’s implementation has...
Flood Losses Loom for Some South Dakota Farmers
Jul 14 2014 // Soybean and corn crops are progressing well in South Dakota, agriculture officials said, though farmers in the eastern part of the state could suffer some losses after heavy rains flooded portions of many fields. Gregg...
Flood Damage in South Dakota’s Lincoln County Estimated at $2M
Jul 10 2014 // Officials in Lincoln County estimate recent flood damage to roads and bridges at more than $2 million, and they’re hoping for federal aid. “The damage is massive,” County Emergency Manager Harold...
South Dakota Lawmakers Seek Federal Help for Flooding and Tornado
Jul 7 2014 // South Dakota’s three members of Congress have asked President Barack Obama to declare a major disaster for three counties hit last month by a tornado and flooding. In a letter to the president, Rep. Kristi Noem and...
Indian Activist Widow Files Suit Against New Mexico Doctors
Jun 25 2014 // The widow of Native American activist Russell Means has filed a lawsuit accusing doctors in New Mexico of overlooking his esophageal cancer. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that the lawsuit by Pearl Means in state...
Wellmark Opts Out of South Dakota Health Insurance Marketplace
Jun 23 2014 // The largest private health insurer in South Dakota has opted to not sell plans through the federal marketplace during the open enrollment period that begins in November. Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield says it will...
