Title 58, INSURANCE

Nothing in § 58-8-13 is to be construed to prevent an unauthorized foreign or alien insurer from filing a motion to quash any process or to set aside service thereof made in the manner provided in §§ 58-8-8 to 58-8-10 , inclusive, on the ground either: (1) That such unauthorized …

The court in any action, suit or proceeding, in which service is made in the manner provided in §§ 58-8-8 to 58-8-10 , inclusive, may order such postponement as may be necessary to afford the defendant reasonable opportunity to comply with the provisions of § 58-8-13 and to defen…

In any action against an unauthorized foreign or alien insurer upon a contract of insurance issued or delivered in this state to a resident thereof or to a corporation authorized to do business therein, if the insurer has failed for thirty days after demand prior to the commencem…

The provisions of §§ 58-8-6 to 58-8-19 , inclusive, shall not apply to any action, suit or proceeding against any unauthorized foreign or alien insurer arising out of a contract of: (1) Reinsurance of the liability of an admitted insurer; (2) Insurance against perils of navigatio…

This chapter shall be so interpreted as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. Source: SL 1966, ch 111 , ch 12, § 2 (2).

Sections 58-8-6 to 58-8-19 , inclusive, constitute and may be cited as the Unauthorized Insurers Process Act. Source: SL 1966, ch 111 , ch 12, § 2 (1).

Section 58-8-1 shall not apply to: (1) Acceptance of service of process by the director under § 58-8-8 ; (2) Surplus lines insurance, and other transactions as to which a certificate of authority is not required of an insurer as stated in § 58-6-4 ; (3) Reinsurance as authorized …

It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person to publish or print in this state in any newspaper, magazine, periodical, circular, letter, pamphlet, or in any other manner, or to publish by radio or television broadcasting in this state, any advertisement or other notice, either dire…

No person may accept for publication or printing any newspaper, magazine, or other periodical, or for radio or television broadcasting in this state, any advertisement or other notice, either directly or indirectly setting forth the advantages of or soliciting business for any in…

It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any manufacturer, jobber, wholesaler, or retailer to distribute or to cause to be distributed any match books or other advertising matter, directly or indirectly, setting forth the advantages of or soliciting business for any insurer, insurance pro…

The purpose of §§ 58-8-6 to 58-8-19 , inclusive, is to subject certain insurers to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in suits by or on behalf of insureds or beneficiaries under insurance contracts. The Legislature declares that it is a subject of concern that many resi…

Any of the following acts in this state, effected by mail or otherwise, by an unauthorized foreign or alien insurer: (1) The issuance or delivery of contracts of insurance to residents of this state or to corporations authorized to do business therein; (2) The solicitation of app…

Such service of process shall be made by delivering to and leaving with the director or some person in apparent charge of his office two copies thereof and the payment to him of a fee as set forth in subdivision 58-2-29(12)(c) which shall be taxed in the costs of the proceeding. …

Service of process pursuant to § 58-8-8 is sufficient, provided notice of such service and a copy of the process are sent within ten days thereafter by registered or certified mail by plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney to the defendant at its last known principal place of business…