North Dakota Code 26.1-39-23 – Temporary insurance – Use of binders
A binder or contract for temporary property lines of insurance may be made orally or in writing and is deemed to include all the terms of a standard fire insurance policy and all applicable endorsements as may be designated in the binder. However, the cancellation clause of the standard fire insurance policy and the clause specifying the hour of the day at which the insurance commences may be superseded by the express terms of the binder. A duly authorized binder must be accepted as evidence of insurance coverage required as a condition of financing the purchase of property, except that a mortgagee or lender is not required to accept a renewal or extension of the binder. Any insurance producer who has express authority to bind property and casualty lines of insurance coverage, and who orally agrees on behalf of an insurer to provide insurance coverage, if requested, shall execute and deliver a written memorandum or binder containing the terms of the oral agreement to the insured within three business days from the time of the oral agreement.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 26.1-39-23
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37