Current through 2024 Legislative Session
Section 26.1-39-12 - Notification and reasons for declination of property and casualty policies1. Upon declining to insure any property subject to sections 26.1-39-10 through 26.1-39-21, the insurer making the declination shall either provide the insurance applicant with a written explanation of the specific reasons for the declination at the time of the declination or advise the applicant that a written explanation of the specific reasons for the declination will be provided within twenty-one days of the time of the receipt of the applicant's written request for such an explanation. An applicant's written request is timely under this section if received within ninety days of the date of that notice to the applicant.2. No insurer not represented by an insurance producer may refuse to provide an insurance application form or other means of making a written request for insurance to a prospective applicant who requires insurance coverage from the insurer.3. No insurance producer, for any reason set out in section 26.1-39-17, may refuse to provide an insurance application form or other means of making a written request for insurance to a prospective applicant who requests insurance coverage from the insurance producer or insurer.