1.    An insurance producer may not act as an agent of an insurer unless the insurance producer becomes an appointed agent of that insurer. An insurance producer who is not acting as an agent of an insurer is not required to become appointed.

2.    To appoint an insurance producer as its agent, the appointing insurer shall file a notice of appointment within thirty days from the later of the date the agency contract is executed or the first insurance application is submitted. The notice must be in a format approved by the insurance commissioner. An insurer may also appoint an insurance producer to all or some insurers within the insurer’s holding company system or group by the filing of a single appointment request.

3.    An insurer shall pay an appointment fee for each insurance producer appointed by the insurer in the amount and method of payment set forth in section 26.1-01-07.

4. An insurer shall remit, in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, a renewal appointment fee in the amount set forth in section 26.1-01-07.