An insurance company, at the time it submits its annual statement for filing, shall submit an abstract of the annual statement for publication upon the form prescribed by the commissioner. The abstract of the annual statement of each company, other than a state or county mutual insurance company, must be published at least three times in one newspaper of general circulation, designated by the commissioner, printed and published in each judicial district in this state in which the company has an agency. The abstract of the annual statement of each state or county mutual insurance company must be published once in a newspaper published in the county in which the company has its principal place of business, the newspaper to be designated by the members of the company at their annual meeting. The certificate of authority issued by the commissioner to authorize the company to do business within this state must be published in connection with the publication of the abstract of its annual statement. The fees for publication are those provided under section 46-05-03. Proof of publication must be filed with the commissioner within four months after the filing of the annual statement. The commissioner shall provide abstracts, in a convenient form, on the commissioner’s website.