Section 26.1-26.3-04 - Duties of insurers1. The insurer shall have on file, in a form acceptable to the commissioner, an independent financial examination of each managing general agent with which it has done business.2. If a managing general agent establishes loss reserves, the insurer shall annually obtain the opinion of an actuary attesting to the adequacy of loss reserves established for losses incurred and outstanding on business produced by the managing general agent. This is in addition to any other required loss reserve certification.3. The insurer shall periodically and at least semiannually conduct an onsite review of the underwriting and claims processing operations of the managing general agent.4. Binding authority for all reinsurance contracts or participation in insurance or reinsurance syndicates rests with an officer of the insurer, who may not be affiliated with the managing general agent.5. Within thirty days of entering into or termination of a contract with a managing general agent, the insurer shall provide written notification of the appointment or termination to the commissioner. Notices of appointment of a managing general agent must include a statement of duties which the applicant is expected to perform on behalf of the insurer, the lines of insurance for which the applicant is to be authorized to act, and any other information the commissioner may request.6. An insurer shall review its books and records each quarter to determine if any of its insurance producers have become, by operation of subsection 3 of section 26.1-26.3-01, a managing general agent as defined in that section. If the insurer determines that an insurance producer has become a managing general agent pursuant to the above, the insurer shall promptly notify the insurance producer and the commissioner of the determination and the insurer and insurance producer shall fully comply with the provisions of this chapter within thirty days.7. An insurer may not appoint to its board of directors an officer, director, employee, subagent, or controlling shareholder of its managing general agents. This subsection does not apply to relationships governed by chapter 26.1-10.