26.1-46-02. Risk retention groups chartered in this state

26.1-46-02. Risk retention groups chartered in this state A risk retention group seeking to be chartered in this state must be chartered and licensed as a liability insurance company authorized by the insurance laws of this state and, except as provided elsewhere in this chapter, shall comply with all of the laws, rules, regulations, and requirements applicable to such insurers chartered and licensed in this state and with section 26.1-46-03 to the extent such requirements are not a limitation on laws, rules, regulations, or requirements of this state. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, all risk retention groups chartered in this state shall file with the department and the national association of insurance commissioners an annual statement in a form prescribed by the national association of insurance commissioners and in diskette form, if required by the commissioner, and completed in accordance with its instructions and the national association of insurance commissioners accounting practices and procedures manual. Before it may offer insurance in any state, each risk retention group doing business in this state, except for a risk retention group chartered in this state which does business only in this state and which has fewer than twenty-six resident members or insureds, shall also submit for approval to the insurance commissioner of this state a plan of operation or a feasibility study and revisions of such plan or study if the group intends to offer any additional lines of liability insurance. Immediately upon receipt of an application for charter in this state, the risk retention group shall provide summary information concerning the filing to the national association of insurance commissioners, including the name of the risk retention group, the identity of the initial members of the group, the identity of the individuals who organized the group or who will provide administrative services or otherwise influence or control the activities of the group, the amount and nature of initial capitalization, the coverages to be afforded, and the states in which the group intends to operate. Upon receipt of this information, the commissioner shall forward the information to the national association of insurance commissioners. Providing notification to the national association of insurance commissioners is in addition to, and is not sufficient to satisfy, the requirements of this chapter.