Connecticut General Statutes 38a-27 – Procedure where substituted service made against unauthorized insurer
(a) Before any unauthorized person or insurer files or causes to be filed any pleading in any court action or proceeding or in any administrative proceeding before the commissioner instituted against the person or insurer by service made in accordance with the provisions of § 38a-25, § 38a-26 or § 38a-273, the person or insurer shall either: (1) Deposit with the clerk of the court in which the action or proceeding is pending, or with the commissioner in administrative proceedings before the commissioner, cash or securities or a bond with good and sufficient sureties to be approved by the court or the commissioner, in an amount to be fixed by the court or the commissioner sufficient to secure the payment of any final judgment which may be rendered in the action or proceeding, provided the court or the commissioner in administrative proceedings may in its or his discretion make an order dispensing with the deposit or bond where the insurer shows to the satisfaction of the court or the commissioner that it maintains in this state funds or securities, in trust or otherwise, sufficient and available to satisfy any final judgment which may be entered in the action or proceeding; or (2) procure proper authorization to do an insurance business in this state.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 38a-27
- Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Insurance: means any agreement to pay a sum of money, provide services or any other thing of value on the happening of a particular event or contingency or to provide indemnity for loss in respect to a specified subject by specified perils in return for a consideration. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- Person: means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a business trust, an unincorporated organization or other legal entity. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- State: means any state, district, or territory of the United States. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
(b) The court in any action or proceeding in which service is made as provided in § 38a-25, § 38a-26 and § 38a-273, or the commissioner in any administrative proceeding in which service is made as provided in § 38a-273, may, in its or his discretion, order such postponement as may be necessary to afford the defendant reasonable opportunity to comply with subsection (a) of this section and defend the action or proceeding.
(c) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall be construed to prevent an unauthorized person or insurer from filing a motion to quash a writ or to set aside service thereof made as provided in § 38a-25, § 38a-26 or § 38a-273 on the ground that the person or insurer served has not done any of the acts enumerated in subsection (a) of § 38a-271.