Home Table of Contents

§ 991.1624. Service of process in actions against surplus lines insurer

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 40 P.S. InsuranceEffective: September 9, 2002

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 40 P.S. Insurance (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 2. Insurance Companies (Refs & Annos)
Article XVI. Surplus Lines (Refs & Annos)
Effective: September 9, 2002
40 P.S. § 991.1624
§ 991.1624. Service of process in actions against surplus lines insurer
Currentness
(a) An eligible surplus lines insurer may be sued upon any cause of action arising in this Commonwealth under any surplus lines insurance contract made by it or evidence of insurance issued or delivered by the surplus lines licensee. Service of process shall be made pursuant to the procedures provided by 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 53 Subch. B (relating to interstate and international procedure). Any such surplus lines insurance contract or evidence of insurance delivered by the surplus lines licensee shall contain a provision stating the substance of this section and designating the person to whom process shall be mailed.
(b) Each nonadmitted insurer accepting surplus lines insurance shall be deemed thereby to have subjected itself to accepting service of process under 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 53 Subch. B.
(c) The service of process procedures provided in this section are in addition to any other methods provided by law for service of process upon insurers.

Credits

1921, May 17, P.L. 682, No. 284, art. XVI, § 1624, added 1992, Dec. 18, P.L. 1519, No. 178, § 19, effective in 120 days. Amended 2002, July 10, P.L. 749, No. 110, § 8, effective in 60 days.
40 P.S. § 991.1624, PA ST 40 P.S. § 991.1624
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
End of Document