---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001174947-25-000859"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NODK"
cik: "0001681206"
company_name: "NI Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T10:55:39.540896+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NI Holdings appoints five senior leaders including CAO, CUO, CCO, Chief Actuary, and CIO

## Summary
- Kevin Elfstrand promoted to SVP & Chief Accounting Officer effective June 1, 2025; base salary $310K plus STI and LTI.
- Brandon Nicol promoted to SVP of Reinsurance & Chief Underwriting Officer; 19 years insurance experience.
- Chris Oen promoted to SVP & Chief Claims Officer; 30 years in P&C insurance, joined NI Holdings in 2007.
- Dominic Weber promoted to SVP & Chief Actuary; 42 years experience, FCAS and MAAA designations.
- Doug Duncan hired as SVP & Chief Information Officer (newly created role); former CIO at Columbia Insurance Group.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001174947-25-000859
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NODK
- cik: 0001681206
- company_name: NI Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1681206/000117494725000859/0001174947-25-000859-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1681206/000117494725000859/form8k-34305_nodk.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001174947-25-000859
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001174947-25-000859.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001174947-25-000859.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kevin Elfstrand was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer at NI Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On May 21, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of NI Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) determined to appoint Kevin Elfstrand as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, effective June 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1681206/000117494725000859/0001174947-25-000859-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.