§ 4-206. Service of process on Commissioner
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MD Code, Insurance, § 4-206
§ 4-206. Service of process on Commissioner
(a) An unauthorized foreign insurer or unauthorized alien insurer is deemed to have appointed the Commissioner to be the attorney of the unauthorized insurer for purposes of service of process in a proceeding instituted by or for an insured or beneficiary arising out of an insurance contract and to have agreed that service on the Commissioner has the same legal effect as personal service in the State on the unauthorized insurer, if the unauthorized insurer in the State, by mail or otherwise:
(b)(1) Service of process on the Commissioner under this subsection shall be made by:
(i) within 10 days after delivering copies of the process to the Commissioner under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney sends notice of the service and a copy of the process by certified mail, return receipt requested, bearing a postmark from the United States Postal Service, to the unauthorized insurer at its last known principal place of business; and
(c) As an alternative to service of process under subsection (b) of this section, service of process is valid if:
(2) within 10 days after service of process under item (1) of this subsection, the plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney sends a copy of the process by certified mail, return receipt requested, bearing a postmark from the United States Postal Service, to the unauthorized insurer at its last known principal place of business; and
(d) A judgment by default may not be entered until the expiration of 45 days after the date of filing of the affidavit of compliance.
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Added by Acts 1995, c. 36, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997.
Formerly Art. 48A, § 205.
MD Code, Insurance, § 4-206, MD INSURANCE § 4-206
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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