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23-65-318. Action against insurer — Service of process.
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23-65-318. Action against insurer — Service of process.
(a) When this state is the home state of the insured, an unauthorized insurer may be sued upon any cause of action arising in this state under any contract issued by it as a surplus lines contract, or certificate thereof issued by the surplus lines broker, under the procedure provided in § 23-65-203.
(b)(1) If this state is the home state of the insured, an unauthorized insurer issuing the policy or accepting the risk shall be deemed to have authorized service of process against it as provided in this section and to have appointed the Insurance Commissioner as its agent for service of process issuing upon any cause of action arising in this state under any policy.
(2) The policy shall contain a provision stating the substance of this section and designating the person to whom the commissioner shall mail process.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-65-318
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23-65-318. Action against insurer — Service of process.
(a) When this state is the home state of the insured, an unauthorized insurer may be sued upon any cause of action arising in this state under any contract issued by it as a surplus lines contract, or certificate thereof issued by the surplus lines broker, under the procedure provided in § 23-65-203.
(b)(1) If this state is the home state of the insured, an unauthorized insurer issuing the policy or accepting the risk shall be deemed to have authorized service of process against it as provided in this section and to have appointed the Insurance Commissioner as its agent for service of process issuing upon any cause of action arising in this state under any policy.
(2) The policy shall contain a provision stating the substance of this section and designating the person to whom the commissioner shall mail process.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
23-65-203. Service of process.
(a) Service of process upon any such insurer pursuant to § 23-65-202 shall be made by delivering to and leaving with the Insurance Commissioner or some person in apparent charge of his or her office two (2) copies thereof and the payment to him or her of such fees as may be prescribed by law. The commissioner shall forthwith mail by registered mail one (1) of the copies of such process to the defendant at its principal place of business last known to the commissioner, and shall keep a record of all process so served upon him or her. Such service of process is sufficient, provided notice of such service and a copy of the process are sent within ten (10) days thereafter by registered mail by the plaintiff's attorney to the defendant at its last known principal place of business, and the defendant's receipt or receipt issued by the post office with which the letter is registered, showing the name of the sender of the letter and the name and address of the person to whom the letter is addressed, and the affidavit of the plaintiff's attorney showing a compliance herewith are filed with the clerk of the court in which such action is pending on or before the date the defendant is required to appear, or within such further time as the court may allow.
(b) Service of process in any such action, suit, or proceeding shall in addition to the manner provided in subsection (a) of this section be valid if served upon any person within this state, who in this state on behalf of the insurer is:
(1) Soliciting insurance;
(2) Making any contract of insurance or issuing or delivering any policies or written contracts of insurance; or
(3) Collecting or receiving any premium for insurance and a copy of the process is sent within ten (10) days thereaft
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-65-203
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 23-65-203. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.