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A stock insurance company may not be incorporated under this chapter unless it has an authorized capital stock of at least five hundred thousand dollars and a surplus of at least five hundred thousand dollars. A domestic stock insurance company may not issue any insurance policy until at least fifty percent of the required capital stock, and all of the required surplus, has been paid in, the residue of capital stock to be paid in within twelve months from the time of filing the articles of incorporation. The commissioner, for good cause shown, may extend the time of payment of the residue for the further period of one year. If the minimum capital stock and surplus requirements at the time a stock insurance company incorporated under this chapter were less than the minimum requirements provided by this section, the stock insurance company shall increase its authorized and paid-in capital stock and surplus to the minimum requirements under this section according to the following schedule:
1. Capital of two hundred fifty thousand dollars and surplus of two hundred fifty thousand dollars by December 31, 1994.
2. Capital of three hundred seventy-five thousand dollars and surplus of three hundred seventy-five thousand dollars by December 31, 1995.
3. Capital of five hundred thousand dollars and surplus of five hundred thousand dollars by December 31, 1996.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the total value of paid-in capital stock and surplus of a stock insurance company organized under the laws of this state may not at any time be depleted to an amount totaling less than one million dollars.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Dakota Century Code Title 26.1. Insurance § 26.1-05-04. Capital stock and surplus requirements of domestic stock company--Exceptions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nd/title-26-1-insurance/nd-cent-code-sect-26-1-05-04/
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