North Dakota § 26.1-43-03 Legal plans and contracts excepted from insurance code

North Dakota Statutes

§ 26.1-43-03 — Legal plans and contracts excepted from insurance code

North Dakota § 26.1-43-03

Title 26.1Insurance

Ch. 26.1-43Legal Expense Insurance

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N.D. Cent. Code § 26.1-43-03 (2026).

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Unless otherwise provided, this title does not apply to:

1.Plans licensed under chapter 26.1-19.

2.Retainer contracts made by attorneys with individual clients with fees based upon an estimate of the nature and amount of services to be provided to a specific client and similar contracts made with a group of clients involved in the same or closely related legal matters.

3.Employee welfare benefit plans as defined by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 [Pub. L. 93-406; 88 Stat. 829].

4.Plans that do not include the assumption of risk or obligation to pay or reimburse for specified legal services or specified legal expenses. Under this subsection, the payment of only an administrative fee to an attorney is not considered reimbursement of the beneficiary or on behalf of the

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Unless otherwise provided, this title does not apply to:
1. Plans licensed under chapter 26.1-19.
2. Retainer contracts made by attorneys with individual clients with fees based upon an
estimate of the nature and amount of services to be provided to a specific client and
similar contracts made with a group of clients involved in the same or closely related
legal matters.
3. Employee welfare benefit plans as defined by the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 [Pub. L. 93-406; 88 Stat. 829].
4. Plans that do not include the assumption of risk or obligation to pay or reimburse for
specified legal services or specified legal expenses. Under this subsection, the
payment of only an administrative fee to an attorney is not considered reimbursement
of the beneficiary or on behalf of the beneficiary for all or a portion of the beneficiary's
fees, costs, or expenses related to or arising out of services by or under the
supervision of an attorney licensed to practice law in this state.