§3863. Service of process; judgment
1. Legal process must be served upon a domestic reciprocal insurer by serving the insurer's attorney at that attorney's principal offices.
[PL 1997, c. 457, §47 (AMD).]
2. Any judgment based upon legal process so served shall be binding upon each of the insurer's subscribers as their respective interests may appear, but in an amount not exceeding their respective contingent liabilities, if any, the same as though personal service of process was had upon each such subscriber.
[PL 1969, c. 132, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 132, §1 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 585, §12 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 457, §47 (AMD).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 24-A: MAINE INSURANCE CODE
Chapter 53: RECIPROCAL INSURERS
24-A §3851. "Reciprocal" insurance defined
24-A §3852. Scope of chapter -- existing insurers
24-A §3853. Insuring powers of reciprocals
24-A §3856. Organization of reciprocal insurer
24-A §3857. Certificate of authority
24-A §3861. Deposit in lieu of bond
24-A §3863. Service of process; judgment
24-A §3864. Contributions to insurer
24-A §3865. Financial conditions; method of determining
24-A §3866. Who may be subscribers
24-A §3867. Subscribers' advisory committee
24-A §3868. Subscribers' liability
24-A §3869. Subscribers' liability on judgment
24-A §3871. Time limit for assessments
24-A §3872. Aggregate liability
24-A §3873. Nonassessable policies
24-A §3874. Subscribers' share in assets