N.D. Cent. Code § 26.1-33-14
No company may deliver or issue for delivery in this state variable life insurance contracts unless it is licensed or organized to do a life insurance business in this state, and the commissioner is satisfied that the company's condition or method of operation in connection with the issuance of variable contracts will not render its operation hazardous to the public or its policyholders in this state. In this connection, the commissioner shall consider, among other things, the history and financial condition of the company; the character, responsibility, and fitness of the officers and directors of the company; and the laws and rules under which the company is authorized in the state of domicile to issue variable life insurance contracts. If the company is a subsidiary of an admitted life insurance company, or affiliated with such company through common management or ownership, it may be deemed by the commissioner to have met the provisions of this section if it or the parent or the affiliated company meets these requirements.
N.D.C.C. § 26.1-33-14