§ 26.1-02-01 Definitions
§ 26.1-02-01.1 Definition of limited benefit policy – Application
§ 26.1-02-02 Duty of commissioner before granting or renewing certificate of authority
§ 26.1-02-03 Inquiry into condition of company – Information supplied to commissioner – Penalty
§ 26.1-02-04 Company controlled by foreign government prohibited – Penalty
§ 26.1-02-05 Unauthorized insurance prohibited – Exceptions
§ 26.1-02-05.1 Group life and health insurance trust filing – Exemption requirements
§ 26.1-02-05.2 Nonprofit agricultural membership organizations
§ 26.1-02-06 Insurance transactions defined – Venue
§ 26.1-02-07 Unauthorized contracts valid
§ 26.1-02-08 Liability of unauthorized company
§ 26.1-02-09 Restraint of violations – Jurisdiction
§ 26.1-02-10 Agent for service of process – Unauthorized company
§ 26.1-02-11 Service of process – How made
§ 26.1-02-12 Pleading by unauthorized insurance company – When permitted
§ 26.1-02-13 Enforcement of decisions or orders
§ 26.1-02-14 List of reciprocal states
§ 26.1-02-15 Filing and status of foreign decrees
§ 26.1-02-16 Verification – Notice of filing
§ 26.1-02-17 Enforcement of foreign decrees – Time limit
§ 26.1-02-18 Stay of enforcement
§ 26.1-02-19 Fees
§ 26.1-02-20 Reinsurance permitted – Limitations
§ 26.1-02-21 Reinsurance – Treatment upon insolvency, liquidation, or dissolution
§ 26.1-02-22 Accepting reinsurance of unauthorized company prohibited
§ 26.1-02-23 Revocation of company’s authority to do business in this state
§ 26.1-02-24 Copy of revocation to be mailed to company – Company to discontinue business – Setting aside of revocation
§ 26.1-02-24.1 Definition
§ 26.1-02-24.2 Immunity from liability
§ 26.1-02-24.3 Insurance counseling programs – Volunteers – Immunity from liability
§ 26.1-02-25 Penalty
§ 26.1-02-26 Accounting practices and procedures manual
§ 26.1-02-27 Disclosing nonpublic personal information
§ 26.1-02-28 Child support insurance data match
§ 26.1-02-29 Compliance with federal law
§ 26.1-02-30 Consumer assistance records – Confidential
§ 26.1-02-31 Confidentiality of complaint information – Exceptions
§ 26.1-02-32 Electronic notices and documents
§ 26.1-02-33 Posting policy on internet
§ 26.1-02-34 Rules of interpretation

Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 26.1-02 - General Provisions

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • 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.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • 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.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC
  • Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Organization: includes a foreign or domestic association, business trust, corporation, enterprise, estate, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, partnership, trust, or any legal or commercial entity. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • paper: means any flexible material upon which it is usual to write. See North Dakota Code 1-01-27
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Rule: includes regulation. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Verified: means sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths. See North Dakota Code 1-01-42
  • 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
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33