NDAC 70-02-05-03
Minimum standards
Cite as N.D. Admin. Code ยง 70-02-05-03
The group policy obtained by the commission shall provide to each individual licensee, at a
minimum, the following terms of coverage:
1.
Not less than one hundred thousand dollars single-limit liability coverage for each licensee per
occurrence or claim made, not including costs for investigation or defense;
2.
An annual aggregate limit of not less than five hundred thousand dollars per licensee;
3.
A deductible amount for each occurrence of not more than one thousand dollars for
single-limit liability coverage and one thousand dollars maximum additional deductible for
defense and investigation;
4.
An extended reporting provision of ninety days and an option to purchase an additional three
years extended reporting provision for a premium not to exceed two hundred percent of the
premium charged for the last year of the terminating coverage;
5.
Coverage under this section for covered acts in any state, United States territory, or Canada in
which a covered individual, domiciled in North Dakota, holds a license;
6.
Stacking of benefits;
7.
Proration of premiums for coverage that is purchased during the course of a calendar year but
with no provision for refunds of unearned premiums;
8.
The ability of a licensee, upon payment of an additional premium, to obtain higher or excess
coverage or to purchase additional coverages from the group carrier as may be determined by
the carrier;
9.
That coverage is individual and license-specific and will cover the licensee regardless of
changes in employing broker; and
10.
Prior acts coverage shall be offered to licensees with continuous past coverage.