North Dakota Code § 26.1-05-18

Investment of funds must be authorized by directors - Prohibited
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investment practices.
An investment or loan, except a policy loan, may not be made by any domestic insurance 
company unless the investment or loan first has been authorized by the board of directors of the 
company or by an investment committee appointed by the board of directors of the company 
charged with the duty of supervising the making of loans or investments by the company. A 
domestic insurance company may not:
1. Subscribe to or participate in any underwriting of the purchase or sale of securities or 
property.
2. Enter into any transaction for the purchase or sale of any securities or property on 
account of the company jointly with any other person, firm, or corporation, except for 
authorized real estate joint ventures, partnerships, and limited liability companies.
3. Enter into any agreement to withhold any of its property from sale, but the disposition 
of its property at all times is within the control of its board of directors, except for 
authorized real estate joint ventures, partnerships, and limited liability companies.

4. Invest any of its funds in, or loan the funds upon, the shares of stock of any 
corporation except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
5. Invest any of its funds in, or loan the funds upon, any bonds or obligations, except 
government, state, or municipal securities, which are not secured by adequate 
collateral security, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
6. Invest its capital, surplus funds, or other assets in, or loan the same upon, any 
property owned by any officer or director of the company, or by any of the immediate 
members of the family of any such officer or director, nor in any manner which will 
permit any such officer or director to gain through the investment of funds of the 
company.

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