North Dakota

  • Byron Dorgan - (D-ND)
    • 1992-2011 - US Senate
    • 1981-1992 - US House 
  • Thomas Foley
    • Insurance Commissioner -?
      • ?-1998-? - - North Dakota 
      • ?-2000-? - - Kansas - Life and Health Actuary 
      • Robert Dineen Award
  • Adam Hamm
    • 2007-2016 - Insurance Commissioner 

NORTH DAKOTA—Elected; 4-Year Term

  • Commissioner of Insurance Jon Godfread 1/3/2017 incumbent
  • Commissioner of Insurance Adam Hamm 10/9/2007 12/31/2016 9 2
  • Acting Commissioner of Insurance Rebecca Ternes 9/1/2007 10/9/2007 0 1
  • Commissioner of Insurance Jim Poolman 1/1/2001 9/1/2007 6 8
  • Commissioner of Insurance Glenn Pomeroy 1/1/1993 12/31/2000 7 11
  • Commissioner of Insurance Earl Pomeroy 1/1/1985 1/1/1993 8 0
    • Congress - 1993 to 2011
  • Commissioner of Insurance Jorris O. Wigen 1/1/1981 1/1/1985 4 0
  • Commissioner of Insurance Byron Knutson 1/1/1977 1/1/1981 4 0
  • 1970 - LR - The Life Insurance Law in North Dakota, by John A. Zuger - 49p
    • An insurance contract is to be construed according to the sense or meaning of the words that are used in the contract.
    • The language of a contract shall be used to govern its interpretation if the language is clear, explicit and does not involve an absurdity.151
    • Words are to be understood in their ordinary and popular sense rather than according to their strict legal meaning unless used by the parties in the technical sense or unless special meaning is given them by usage, in which the latter must be followed.152 
    • If the language used reasonably raises a doubt as to its meaning, the doubt will be resolved against the insurer who wrote the contract but the language should not be strained to impose liability upon an insurer.
    • If the language is ambiguous and will aas reasonably support an interpretation to impose liability as one which will not, the former interpretation will be adopted. 153