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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-3-85 (2026)

Corporation or association maintaining office in State required to qualify and secure license

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Any corporation or voluntary association, other than an association of companies, the members of which are licensed in this State, issuing contracts of insurance and maintaining a principal, branch, or other office within this State, whether soliciting business in this State or in foreign states, shall qualify under the insurance laws of this State applicable to the type of insurance written by such corporation or association and secure license from the Commissioner as provided under Articles 1 through 64 of this Chapter on insurance, as amended, and the officers and agents of any such corporation or association maintaining offices within this State and failing to qualify and secure license as herein provided shall be deemed guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1937, c. 39; 1991, c. 720, s. 4; 1993, c. 539, s. 447; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)

 

§ 58-3-90: Repealed by Session Laws 2001-223, s. 2.1.

 

§ 58-3-95:  Repealed by Session Laws 1991, c.  720, s. 71.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2013–2013 · leading case: Sykes v. Health Network Solutions, Inc., 2013 NCBC 53 (N.C. Bus. Ct. 2013).
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Sykes v. Health Network Solutions, Inc., 2013 NCBC 53 (N.C. Bus. Ct. 2013). · cites it 2× “Section 58-65-2 incorporates numerous provisions of the Insurance Code, but not Section 58-3-85, which expressly requires obtaining a license from DOI for those who provide “contracts of insurance.”
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