58-21-100. Actions against surplus lines insurer; service of process.
(a) A surplus lines insurer may be sued upon any cause of action arising in this State, under any surplus lines insurance contract made by it or evidence of insurance issued or delivered by the surplus lines licensee, pursuant to the procedure provided in G.S. 58-16-30. Any such policy issued by the surplus lines licensee shall contain a provision stating the substance of this section and designating the person to whom the Commissioner shall mail process.
(b) Each surplus lines insurer engaging in surplus lines insurance shall be deemed thereby to have subjected itself to this Article.
(c) The remedies and procedures provided in this section are in addition to any other methods provided by law for service of process upon insurers. (1985, c. 688, s. 1; 1991, c. 720, s. 43.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 21 - Surplus Lines Act.
§ 58-21-2 - Relationship to other insurance laws.
§ 58-21-4 - Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act duties.
§ 58-21-5 - Purposes; necessity for regulation.
§ 58-21-15 - Placement of surplus lines insurance.
§ 58-21-16 - Streamlined application for commercial purchasers.
§ 58-21-17 - Placement with alien insurers.
§ 58-21-20 - Eligible surplus lines insurer required.
§ 58-21-21 - Nonadmitted domestic surplus lines insurer.
§ 58-21-22 - Limitation on amount of salary protection insurance.
§ 58-21-25 - Other nonadmitted insurers.
§ 58-21-30 - Withdrawal of eligibility from a surplus lines insurer.
§ 58-21-35 - Duty to file and retain reports.
§ 58-21-40 - Surplus lines regulatory support organization.
§ 58-21-45 - Evidence of the insurance; changes; penalty.
§ 58-21-50 - Duty to notify insured.
§ 58-21-55 - Valid surplus lines insurance.
§ 58-21-60 - Effect of payment to surplus lines licensee.
§ 58-21-65 - Licensing of surplus lines license.
§ 58-21-70 - Surplus lines licensees may accept business from other agents or brokers.
§ 58-21-75 - Records of surplus lines licensee.
§ 58-21-85 - Surplus lines tax.
§ 58-21-90 - Collection of tax.
§ 58-21-95 - Suspension, revocation or nonrenewal of surplus lines licensee's license.
§ 58-21-100 - Actions against surplus lines insurer; service of process.