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23-83-124. Group insurance in unauthorized insurer.
Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
23-83-124. Group insurance in unauthorized insurer.
(a) Any employer in this state withholding or collecting any money from employees who are residents of this state for any group life, annuity, or accident and health insurance placed with an unauthorized insurer in violation of § 23-83-123 shall be deemed to be the agent of the insurer for the purpose of service of process in any action brought by any employee on the insurance contract.
(b) If the employee is unable to collect a judgment entered in an action against the unauthorized insurer, then the employer referred to in subsection (a) of this section shall be liable for the judgment.
(c) An unauthorized insurer shall be deemed to be doing business in this state for the purpose of service of process in any action.
(d) This section shall not apply to group insurance lawfully placed in an insurer as a surplus line under § 23-65-101 et seq.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-83-124
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23-83-124. Group insurance in unauthorized insurer.
(a) Any employer in this state withholding or collecting any money from employees who are residents of this state for any group life, annuity, or accident and health insurance placed with an unauthorized insurer in violation of § 23-83-123 shall be deemed to be the agent of the insurer for the purpose of service of process in any action brought by any employee on the insurance contract.
(b) If the employee is unable to collect a judgment entered in an action against the unauthorized insurer, then the employer referred to in subsection (a) of this section shall be liable for the judgment.
(c) An unauthorized insurer shall be deemed to be doing business in this state for the purpose of service of process in any action.
(d) This section shall not apply to group insurance lawfully placed in an insurer as a surplus line under § 23-65-101 et seq.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
23-65-101. Unauthorized insurance transactions prohibited.
(a)(1) No person or entity in this state shall act as agent or broker for or otherwise represent or aid any insurer, health maintenance organization, multiple employer welfare arrangement, multiple employer trust, association, or any other person or entity in the solicitation, negotiation, or effectuation of insurance, inspection of risks, fixing of rates, investigation or adjustment of losses, collection of premiums, or in any other manner in the transaction of insurance with respect to subjects of insurance resident, located, or to be performed in this state if that person or entity is not authorized or licensed by the State Insurance Department for those purposes.
(2)(A) No person or entity shall act as a producer, adjuster, or consultant without first obtaining appropriate licensure or registration as required by the insurance laws of this state for the transaction of insurance with respect to subjects of insurance or self-insurance resident, located, or to be performed in this state.
(B) No person or entity shall act as a multiple employer trust or multiple employer welfare arrangement without first obtaining appropriate registration or licensing as required by § 23-92-101.
(C) No person or entity shall act as a third-party administrator for a multiple employer trust, multiple employer welfare arrangement, collectively bargained trust, self-insurance plan, or any other plan providing accident and health insurance benefits to the citizens of this state without first obtaining appropriate registration as required by § 23-92-201 et seq.
(D) Any producer who knows or has reason to know that a health plan is not licensed in accordance with the Arkansas Insurance Code shall immediately report the health
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-65-101
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 23-65-101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
23-83-123. Group insurance on Arkansas residents placed in authorized insurers.
(a) All group life, annuity, and accident and health insurance placed by an employer on employees who are residents of this state shall be placed by the employer with an insurer authorized to transact insurance in this state.
(b) This section shall not apply to group insurance lawfully placed in an authorized insurer as a surplus line under § 23-65-101 et seq.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-83-123
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 23-83-123. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.