NDAC 45-03-05-17.1
Transactions subject to prior notice - Notice filing
Cite as N.D. Admin. Code ยง 45-03-05-17.1
1.
An insurer required to give notice of a proposed transaction pursuant to North Dakota Century
Code section 26.1-10-05 shall furnish the required information on Form D, hereby made a part
of these rules.
2.
Agreements for cost-sharing services and management services must at a minimum and as
applicable:
a.
Identify the person providing services and the nature of the services;
b.
Set forth the methods to allocate costs;
c.
Require timely settlement, not less frequently than on a quarterly basis, and compliance
with the requirements in the national association of insurance commissioners accounting
practices and procedures manual;
d.
Prohibit advancement of funds by the insurer to the affiliate except to pay for services
defined in the agreement;
e.
State that the insurer will maintain oversight for functions provided to the insurer by the
affiliate and that the insurer will monitor services annually for quality assurance;
f.
Define books and records of the insurer to include all books and records developed or
maintained under or related to the agreement;
g.
Specify that all books and records of the insurer are and remain the property of the
insurer and are subject to control of the insurer;
h.
State that all funds and invested assets of the insurer are the exclusive property of the
insurer, held for the benefit of the insurer and are subject to the control of the insurer;
i.
Include standards for termination of the agreement with and without cause;
j.
Include provisions for indemnification of the insurer in the event of gross negligence or
willful misconduct on the part of the affiliate providing the services;
k.
Specify that, if the insurer is placed in receivership or seized by the commissioner under
North Dakota Century Code chapter 26.1-06.1:
(1)
All of the rights of the insurer under the agreement extend to the receiver or
commissioner; and
(2)
All books and records will immediately be made available to the receiver or the
commissioner, and shall be turned over to the receiver or commissioner immediately
upon the receiver's or the commissioner's request;
I.
Specify that the affiliate has no automatic right to terminate the agreement if the insurer
is placed in receivership pursuant to North Dakota Century Code chapter 26.1-06.1; and
m.
Specify that the affiliate will continue to maintain any systems, programs, or other
infrastructure notwithstanding a seizure by the commissioner under North Dakota
Century Code chapter 26.1-06.1, and will make them available to the receiver, for so long
as the affiliate continues to receive timely payment for services rendered.