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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
1. There is created a nonprofit legal entity to be known as the North Dakota life and health insurance guaranty association. All member insurers must be and remain members of the association as a condition of their authority to transact insurance or a health maintenance organization business in this state. The association shall perform its functions under the plan of operation established and approved under section 26.1-38.1-07 and shall exercise its powers through a board of directors established under section 26.1-38.1-04. For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall maintain two accounts:
a. The life insurance and annuity account that includes the following subaccounts:
(1) Life insurance account;
(2) Annuity account, which includes annuity contracts owned by a governmental retirement plan or its trustee established under section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code, but otherwise excludes unallocated annuities; and
(3) Unallocated annuity account that excludes contracts owned by a governmental retirement benefit plan or its trustee established under section 401, 403(b), or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code.
b. The health account.
2. The association shall come under the immediate supervision of the commissioner and is subject to the applicable provisions of the insurance laws of this state. Meetings or records of the association may be opened to the public upon majority vote of the board of directors of the association.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - North Dakota Century Code Title 26.1. Insurance § 26.1-38.1-03. Creation of the association - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nd/title-26-1-insurance/nd-cent-code-sect-26-1-38-1-03/
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