§431:8-319  Actions against surplus linesinsurer; service of process.  (a)  A surplus lines insurer may be sued uponany cause of action arising in this State under any surplus lines insurancecontract made by it or evidence of insurance issued or delivered by the surpluslines broker pursuant to the procedure provided in part II of this article. Any such policy issued by the surplus lines broker shall contain a provisionstating the substance of this section and designating the person to whom thecommissioner shall mail process.

(b)  Each insurer assuming a surplus linesinsurance in this State shall be deemed thereby to have subjected itself tothis article.

(c)  The remedies provided in this section arein addition to any other methods provided by law for service of process uponinsurers. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2]