Title 26.1 — Insurance
118 chapters · 1,472 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-01-01 Commissioner defined
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Unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires, in this title the word "commissioner" means the insurance commissioner.
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-01-02 Commissioner - Seal - Employment of deputy and assistants
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The commissioner shall have an official seal and shall keep an impression of the seal on file in the office of the secretary of state. The commissioner shall employ a deputy and other competent officials and clerks to discharge the duties assigned by the commissioner. When the co…
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-01-03 Duties of commissioner
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The commissioner shall: 1. See that all the laws of this state respecting insurance companies and benevolent societies are executed faithfully. 2. Report in detail to the attorney general any violation of law relative to insurance companies and their officers or agents. 3. File t…
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-01-03.1 Cease and desist authority - Hearing - Failure to appear
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The commissioner may issue an order to cease and desist and notice of opportunity for hearing when it appears that any person is engaged in an act or practice which violates or may lead to a violation of this title. Any party aggrieved by the commissioner's order may make written…
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-01-03.2 Injunctive authority
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The commissioner may bring an action in the district court of Burleigh County to enjoin any acts or practices which are prohibited under this title, upon not less than eight days' notice to the defendants named in the action.
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-01-03.3 Penalty for violation of title
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1. Unless otherwise provided by law, a person who violates this title is subject, after hearing by the commissioner, to payment of an administrative monetary fine of up to ten thousand dollars for each violation. 2. In addition to or in lieu of a monetary fine, the commissioner, …
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-01-04 Service of process upon commissioner - Procedure
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When a consent to service of any process, notice, order, or demand upon the commissioner is provided under this title, the service is to be in duplicate. The commissioner immediately shall forward one copy by registered mail to the person against whom the process, notice, order, …
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-01-07 Fees chargeable by commissioner
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1. The commissioner shall charge and collect the following fees: a. For filing articles of incorporation, or copies, or amendments thereof, fifty dollars. b. For each original certificate of authority issued upon admittance and for each annual renewal thereof, one hundred fifty d…
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-01-07.1 Insurance regulatory trust fund established
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1. There is hereby created a trust fund designated "insurance regulatory trust fund". The following amounts must be deposited in the insurance regulatory trust fund: a. All sums received under section 18-13-03. b. All sums received under section 26.1-01-07. c. All sums received u…
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-01-07.2 Insurance regulatory trust fund investment
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1. It is the responsibility of the insurance department, charged with the administration of the insurance regulatory trust fund, to make such moneys available for investment as fully as is consistent with the cash requirements of the fund and to authorize investment of such money…
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-01-07.3 Cash flow financing
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In order to effectively meet the cyclical cash flow needs of the insurance regulatory trust fund, the office of management and budget upon approval of the emergency commission is hereby authorized to issue certificates in anticipation of revenue, notes, or bonds, to funds on depo…
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-01-07.4 Group health care coverage - Cooperative agreement allowed
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The insurance commissioner shall adopt rules to enable groups to form a cooperative that would allow those groups to purchase group health insurance coverage or to self-insure as one entity. 26.1-01-07.5. Fire district maps - Insurance applications to show fire district in which …
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-01-07.6 Medicare provider-sponsored organizations
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The insurance commissioner shall adopt rules relating to provider-sponsored organizations as defined in section 4001 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 [Pub. L. 105-33; 111 Stat. 312; 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.]. 26.1-01-08. Rulemaking - Administrative procedure - Appeal from commiss…
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-01-08.1 Electronic filings allowed
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1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the commissioner may adopt rules that allow either an applicant or a licensee to file documents electronically with the commissioner or the commissioner's designee. The rules may contain procedures for the electronic filing of…
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-01-09 Salary of commissioner
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The annual salary of the commissioner is one hundred thirty-nine thousand two hundred fifty-six dollars through June 30, 2026, and one hundred forty-three thousand four hundred thirty-four dollars thereafter.
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-01-10 General penalty
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For a violation of any provision of this title, when no penalty is provided specifically, the offender is guilty of an infraction.
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-01-11 Prescription drug assistance
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The insurance commissioner shall create and implement a program to assist individuals of low income to gain access to prescription medications through prescription drug assistance programs offered by pharmaceutical manufacturers, including free discount and coverage programs. The…