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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Upon application, the office shall provide for insurance against loss by fire, lightning, inherent explosion, windstorm, cyclone, tornado and hail, explosions, riot attending a strike, aircraft, smoke, vehicles, or may insure any other risks of direct physical loss, subject to the restrictions and exclusions determined by the office.
a. Insurance under this section applies to all buildings owned by state agencies, political subdivisions, and winter shows, and the fixtures and permanent contents in the buildings.
b. Insurance coverage under this section may not exceed the insurable value of the property.
c. State-owned buildings constructed after 1939 and fixtures and permanent contents insured under this chapter must be insured at replacement cost unless the office approves an alternate value.
d. The office may allow property to be insured on a blanket basis.
2. An insurance policy under this chapter must include the name of the insured, the location and description of the insured property, the amount of insurance coverage, and the amount of the assessment.
3. In lieu of or in addition to the coverage under this section, a state agency, political subdivision, or winter show may purchase insurance from an authorized insurance company for all:
a. Buildings and the contents of the buildings owned by the state mill and elevator association.
b. Public buildings owned by a political subdivision.
c. Public libraries owned by the state or a political subdivision for damage through vandalism.
4. The office shall develop guidelines to be used by state agencies, political subdivisions, and winter shows to determine insurable values of property for insurance coverage and indirect loss coverage under this chapter.
5. This chapter does not apply to the property of any township or school district located outside of the incorporated limits of a city unless the township or school district requests and applies for insurance coverage under this chapter. The application must be approved in writing by the office to be effective.
6. A state agency, political subdivision, or winter show may not make payments, enter contracts, or incur debt for insurance on buildings, fixtures, or permanent contents except as provided under this chapter.
7. If the insurance is canceled under section 26.1-22-16, the state agency, political subdivision, or winter show may procure insurance from any authorized insurance company.
8. If a disagreement or dispute arises under this section, the office and the state agency, political subdivision, or winter show shall settle the disagreement or dispute under section 26.1-22-11.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Dakota Century Code Title 26.1. Insurance § 26.1-22-10. Insurance for buildings and personal property--Additional coverage--Township and school district property - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nd/title-26-1-insurance/nd-cent-code-sect-26-1-22-10/
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