A presumption that a diligent search has been made and that the insurance producer was unable to procure the insurance, indemnity contract, or surety bond desired from a company authorized to do business in this state is created when the insurance, contract, or bond is written in one of the categories set out in Appendix I.

History: Effective January 1, 1982; amended effective December 1, 2001; January 1, 2008; July 1, 2012.

General Authority: NDCC 26.1-44-09

Law Implemented: NDCC 26.1-44-02