Before a surety company or an insurance company, other than a life insurance company, may be authorized to transact business in this state, the commissioner may require it to file with the commissioner a sworn statement and other proof that it has not written, or caused to be written, any surety bond or insurance contract on any person, firm, or corporation, or on property in this state, at any time prior to filing its application for a certificate of authority to do business in this state. If it appears that the company has written, or caused to be written, any such surety bond or insurance contract while it was not authorized to do business in this state, it shall file a statement of all such bonds and contracts written by it, and the company shall pay the premium tax due thereon before a certificate of authority is issued to it.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 26.1-03-18

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37