Montana Code 33-2-314. Actions against insurer — venue
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33-2-314. Actions against insurer — venue. Every unauthorized insurer issuing a surplus lines insurance policy under this part is considered to be doing business in this state as an unauthorized insurer and may be sued in this state upon any cause of action arising under any insurance contract so made by it. Such suit must be brought in the district court of the county wherein the plaintiff resides.
Terms Used In Montana Code 33-2-314
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- State: means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. See Montana Code 33-2-301
- Surplus lines insurance: means any property, casualty, or inland marine insurance permitted in a state to be placed directly or through a surplus lines insurance producer with an unauthorized insurer eligible to accept the insurance. See Montana Code 33-2-301
- Unauthorized insurer: means , with respect to a state, an insurer not authorized to transact the business of insurance in the state. See Montana Code 33-2-301
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.