Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:22-6.63

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
29. An unauthorized insurer which has not been made eligible as a surplus lines insurer by the commissioner in accordance with section 11 of P.L.1960, c.32 (C. 17:22-6.45) may be sued upon any cause of action arising in this State under any surplus lines insurance contract issued by it or certificate, cover note or other confirmation of such insurance issued by the surplus lines agent, pursuant to the same procedure as is provided in the Unauthorized Insurers’ Process Act, P.L.1952, c.330 (C. 17:51-1 et seq.).

Any such policy issued by the insurer, or any certificate of insurance issued by the surplus lines agent, shall contain a provision stating the substance of this section and designating the person to whom the commissioner shall mail process.

This section shall be cumulative to any other methods which may be provided by law for service of process upon the insurer.

L.1960,c.32,s.29; amended 1996, c.69, s.10.

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