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Committee hears bill to merge North Dakota Securities Department into Insurance Department
Summary
The Senate Industry and Business Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 2214, which would fold the North Dakota Securities Department into the elected Insurance Department. Supporters said the merger would streamline licensing, investigations and consumer education; opponents were not recorded. No formal action was taken at the hearing.
Senate Bill 2214, which would merge the North Dakota Securities Department into the North Dakota Insurance Department, received testimony at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Industry and Business.
The bill, introduced for hearing by Senator Dale Patton, would consolidate oversight of insurance and securities under the elected insurance commissioner and include an appropriation. Supporters told the committee the change is meant to reduce duplication where insurance and securities intersect — for example, in annuities and private placements — and to give the smaller securities office access to the Insurance Department’s legal, administrative and public-information resources.
Why it matters: Backers argued the merger would strengthen consumer protection and regulatory responsiveness when products cross the line between insurance and securities. North…
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