North Dakota Code § 26.1-35-12

(1) Requirements for the format of reports to the commissioner under
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subdivision c of subsection 2 of section 26.1-35-12 and which must include 
information necessary to determine if the valuation is appropriate and in 
compliance with this chapter;
(2) Assumptions must be prescribed for risks over which the insurer does not 
have significant control or influence; and
(3) Procedures for corporate governance and oversight of the actuarial function, 
and a process for appropriate waiver or modification of such procedures.
d. For policies not subject to a principle-based valuation under section 26.1-35-12, 
the minimum valuation standard must:
(1) Be consistent with the minimum standard of valuation before the operative 
date of the valuation manual; or
(2) Develop reserves that quantify the benefits and guarantees, and the 
funding, associated with the contracts and their risks at a level of 
conservatism that reflects conditions that include unfavorable events that 
have a reasonable probability of occurring.
e. Other requirements, including those relating to reserve methods, models for 
measuring risk, generation of economic scenarios, assumptions, margins, use of 
insurer experience, risk measurement, disclosure, certifications, reports, actuarial 
opinions and memorandums, transition rules, and internal controls.
f. The data and form of the data required under section 26.1 -35-13, with whom the 
data must be submitted, and may specify other requirements including data 
analyses and reporting of analyses.
4. In the absence of a specific valuation requirement or if a specific valuation requirement 
in the valuation manual is not, in the opinion of the commissioner, in compliance with 
this chapter, with respect to such requirements, the insurer shall comply with minimum 
valuation standards prescribed by the commissioner by rule.
5. The commissioner may employ or contract with a qualified actuary, at the expense of 
the insurer, to perform an actuarial examination of the insurer and opine on the 
appropriateness of any reserve assumption or method used by the insurer, or to 
review and opine on an insurer's compliance with any requirement set forth in this 
chapter. The commissioner may rely upon the opinion regarding provisions contained 
within this chapter, of a qualified actuary engaged by the commissioner of another 
state, district, or territory of the United States.
6. The commissioner may require an insurer to change any assumption or method that, 
in the opinion of the commissioner, is necessary in order to comply with the 

requirements of the valuation manual or this chapter; and the insurer shall adjust the 
reserves as required by the commissioner. The commissioner may take other 
disciplinary action as permitted under this title.

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