North Dakota Code 26.1-42.1-01 – Scope
This chapter applies to every kind of direct insurance, except:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 26.1-42.1-01
- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
- 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
1. Life, annuity, health, or disability insurance; 2. Mortgage guaranty, financial guaranty, or other forms of insurance offering protection against investment risks; 3. Fidelity or surety bonds or any other bonding obligations; 4. Credit insurance, vendors’ single interest insurance, collateral protection insurance, or any similar insurance protecting the interests of a creditor arising out of a creditor-debtor transaction; 5. Insurance of warranties or service contracts, including insurance that provides for the repair, replacement, or service of goods or property; for indemnification for repair, replacement, or service; for the operational or structural failure of the goods or property due to a defect in materials, workmanship, or normal wear and tear; or for reimbursement for the liability incurred by the issuer of agreements or service contracts that provide these benefits; 6. Title insurance; 7. Ocean marine insurance; 8. Any transaction or combination of transactions between a person, including affiliates of such person, and an insurer, including affiliates of that insurer, which involves the transfer of investment or credit risk unaccompanied by transfer of insurance risk; or
9. Any insurance provided by or guaranteed by government.