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South Dakota

Larry D. Deiter

Director

Midwest Zone

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Larry D. Deiter was appointed Director of the South Dakota Division of Insurance by Department of Labor and Regulation Secretary Marcia Hultman on January 8, 2015. Deiter had served as Assistant Director of Property and Casualty, Market Conduct and Investigations with the department since November 2012.

Deiter has more than 25 years of experience in commercial banking and business management, which includes insurance product sales management. Prior to joining the public sector, he served as vice president/market manager of a publicly traded financial institution.

Deiter earned his bachelor's degree from South Dakota State University and is active as an officer of various civic and community boards.

Office Information
Main

South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Division of Insurance
124 S. Euclid Avenue
2nd Floor
Pierre, SD 57501
United States

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  • Department

    Category

    Contact

    Phone

    Email

  • South Dakota

    Vacant

  • South Dakota

    Travis Jordan
    Assistant Director, Investigations and Registrations

    (605) 773-3563

    travis.jordan@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Jill Kruger
    Deputy Director, Life and Health

    (605) 773-3563

    jill.kruger@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Company Licensing and Annual Statements

    Ky Palmer
    Program Assistant

    (605) 773-3563

    ky.palmer@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Compliance

    Amy Ondell
    Compliance Agent

    (605) 773-3563

    amy.ondell@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Compliance

    Haelly Pease
    Compliance Agent

    (605) 773-3563

    haelly.pease@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Consumer Complaints and Inquiries

    Stacey Carpenter
    Property/Casualty Complaint Analyst

    (605) 773-3563

    stacey.carpenter@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Consumer Complaints and Inquiries

    Kristi Longbrake
    Life/Health Complaint Analyst

    (605) 773-3563

    kristi.longbrake@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Consumer Complaints and Inquiries

    Patsy Mehlhaff
    Property/Casualty Complaint Analyst

    (605) 773-3563

    patsy.mehlhaff@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Consumer Complaints and Inquiries

    Dulcie Stotts
    Life/Health Complaint Analyst

    (605) 773-3563

    dulcie.stotts@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Continuing Education

    Laurie Nuske
    Continuing Education Coordinator

    (605) 773-3563

    laurie.nuske@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Division Counsel

    Clayton Grueb
    Staff Attorney

    (605) 773-3563

    clayton.grueb@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Division Counsel

    Lisa Harmon
    Staff Attorney

    (605) 773-3563

    lisa.harmon@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Division Counsel

    Frank Marnell
    Senior Legal Counsel

    (605) 773-3563

    frank.marnell@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Division Counsel

    Callie Pospishil
    Staff Attorney

    (605) 773-3563

    callie.pospishil@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Examinations - Financial

    Nicholas Carda
    Senior Financial Analyst

    (605) 773-3563

    nicholas.carda@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Examinations - Financial

    Seth Doyle
    Financial Supervisor

    (605) 773-3563

    seth.doyle@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Examinations - Financial

    Johanna Nickelson
    Assistant Director, Solvency and Licensing

    (605) 773-3563

    johanna.nickelson@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Examinations - Financial

    Samantha Watkins
    Financial Analyst

    605-773-3563

    sam.watkins@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Examinations - Market Conduct

    Amanda Feist
    Market Conduct Manager

    (605) 773-3563

    amanda.feist@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    InsurTech

    Tony Dorschner
    Assistant Director, Property and Casualty and Producer Licensing

    (605) 773-3563

    tony.dorschner@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Life & Health Policies

    Gretchen Brodkorb
    Senior HealthCare Analyst

    (605) 773-3563

    gretchen.brodkorb@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Life & Health Policies

    Candy Holbrook
    Policy Analyst

    (605) 773-5122

    candy.holbrook@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    MCC, TPA, DMPO, IRO, CMP, and URO Applications

    Gavin Munson
    Compliance Specialist

    (605) 773-3563

    gavin.munson@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Pharmacy Benefits Manager

    Logan Daul
    PBM Compliance Agent

    (605) 773-3563

    logan.daul@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Pharmacy Benefits Manager

    Ashley Severyn
    Pharmacy Consultant

    (605) 773-3563

    ashley.severyn@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Policy and Form Filing - Life & Health

    Jeff Smith
    Senior Life and Health Analyst

    (605) 773-3563

    jeff.smith@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Policy and Form Filing - Life & Health

    Ray Klinger
    Life and Health Analyst

    (605) 773-3563

    ray.klinger@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Policy and Form Filing - Property & Casualty (Personal Lines and Commercial Lines)

    Patrick Cushing
    Property and Casualty Rate and Form Analyst

    (605) 773-3563

    patrick.cushing@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Policy and Form Filing - Property & Casualty (Workers' Compensation)

    Patsy Mehlhaff
    Property/Casualty Complaint Analyst

    (605) 773-3563

    patsy.mehlhaff@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Premium Tax

    Ky Palmer
    Program Assistant

    (605) 773-3563

    ky.palmer@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Producer Licensing

    Penney Wagoner
    Corporation, MGA, Bail Bonds, Producer and Surplus Lines Broker Licensing

    (605) 773-3513

    penney.wagoner@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Receivership

    Johanna Nickelson
    Assistant Director, Solvency and Licensing

    (605) 773-3563

    johanna.nickelson@state.sd.us

  • South Dakota

    Surplus Lines and Risk Retention

    Charlene Squires-Keller
    Surplus Lines Analyst/Solvency/Licensing

    (605) 773-3563

    charlene.squireskeller@state.sd.us

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