Company: NODK
Filing Date: 2025-04-09
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001174947-25-000546
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Company: NI Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-09
Form: DEF 14A
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 Prior to the conversion of the mutual insurance company to a stock company and the creation of the mutual holding company, Mr. Devlin served on the Board of Directors of Nodak Mutual Insurance Company from 2003 to 2017 and held the position of Vice President from 2008 to 2017. Mr. Devlin served as a state legislator in the North Dakota House of Representatives, including a term as Speaker. Mr. Devlin was in public service for 36 years, with 13 years as Steele County Commissioner and 23 years as a North Dakota state legislator. During those years of public service, Mr. Devlin served as chairman and vice -chairmanof legislative committees at the state and national levels. Mr. Devlin has extensive private business experience in the printing and publishing areas. Mr. Devlin has been Chief Executive Officer of three family -ownednewspaper corporations in North Dakota and Minnesota for over thirty years. Mr. Devlin has served as state president of the North Dakota Newspaper Association and the Society of Professional Journalists and was a board member of the North Dakota Newspaper Foundation. We believe that Mr. Devlin’s experience as a state legislator and the Chief Executive Officer of a local newspaper provides him with insight into the markets served by NI Holdings, Inc. and qualifies him to serve as an independent, non -executivedirector. Duaine C. Espegard .Mr. Espegard, age81, has been a director since 2003 when he joined the Board of Directors of Nodak Mutual Insurance Company. He currently serves on the Nodak Mutual Group, Inc. Board of Directors. Mr. Espegard has served on the Board of NI Holdings, Inc. since its creation in March 2017. Mr. Espegard serves on the Board of Nodak Insurance Company, American West Insurance Company, and Battle Creek Insurance Company. Mr. Espegard is also Chair of the Investment Committee. Prior to the conversion of the mutual insurance company to a stock company and the creation of the mutual holding company, Mr. Espegard served on the Board of Directors of Nodak Mutual Insurance Company from 2003 to 2017. Mr. Espegard previously served as Chair of the Investment Committee from 2003 to 2012, and Chair of the Audit Committee from 2012 to 2017. Mr. Espegard has acted as a consultant to financial institutions since his retirement in 2001. Prior to his