The North Dakota Insurance Commissioner regulates the insurance industry in
North Dakota
North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...
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United States
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, licenses insurance professionals in the state, educates consumers about different types of insurance, and handles consumer complaints. The current Insurance Commissioner is
Jon Godfread
Jonathan Godfread is an American politician from the state of North Dakota. A member of the Republican Party, he is the North Dakota Insurance Commissioner, and has served in the role since 2016.
Early life and career
Godfread is from Grand F ...
who was
elected in 2016.
Meet Commissioner Jon Godfread
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History
Since the creation of the office with the state's constitution in 1889, the state has seen a total of 22 Insurance Commissioners. The commissioners have served relatively short terms when compared with North Dakota's other state offices; the longest tenure was that of Sveinung A. Olsness who served for 18 years, and the average time in office has been about 6 years. The office has been held by the North Dakota Republican Party
The North Dakota Republican Party is the North Dakota affiliate of the United States Republican Party.
Its platform is conservative. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling North Dakota's at-large U.S. House seat, both U.S. ...
for a wide majority of its existence; only four of the 22 Insurance Commissioners were from the state's Democratic Party. The Insurance Commissioner originally served a two-year term, but this was extended to four in 1964 by a constitutional amendment.
See also
*List of North Dakota Insurance Commissioners
The North Dakota Insurance Commissioner regulates the insurance industry in North Dakota, United States.
The following is a list of those that have held the position.
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1889 establishments in North Dakota
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