STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE. I, Jon Godfread, Commissioner of Insurance of the State of North Dakota, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true Abstract of Statement, as officially filed by the Company in this office. STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE.
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