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§ 83-33-7. Commissioner as agent for service of process; reciprocal may sue or be sued in its own name; prohibition against suing subscribers

MS Code § 83-33-7 (2019) (N/A)
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Any reciprocal doing business in this state may sue or be sued in its name as set forth in its certificate of authority or license. Concurrently with the filing of the declaration provided by the terms of Section 83-33-5, the attorney shall file with the Commissioner of Insurance an instrument in writing, executed by him for said subscribers, conditioned that upon the issuance of certificates of authority provided in Section 83-33-17 action may be brought in the county in which the property or person insured thereunder is located, and service of process may be had upon the Commissioner of Insurance in all suits in this state arising out of such policies, contracts, or agreements, which service shall be valid and binding upon the reciprocal. Three (3) copies of each process shall be served, and the Insurance Department shall file one (1) copy, forward one (1) copy to said attorney, and return one (1) copy with his admission of service. All suits of every kind and description brought against such reciprocal must be brought against the reciprocal as such, and shall not and may not be brought against any of the subscribers thereto individually on account of their connection with or membership in such reciprocal, and must be brought in the manner and method above provided. A judgment rendered in any such case where service of process has been so had upon the Commissioner of Insurance shall be valid and binding against the reciprocal, and such judgment may only be satisfied solely out of the funds of the reciprocal.

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§ 83-33-7. Commissioner as agent for service of process; reciprocal may sue or be sued in its own name; prohibition against suing subscribers