General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 175B Unauthorized Insurer’s Process Act

• Massachusetts General Laws - Purpose - Chapter 175B, Section 1
  The purpose of this chapter is to subject certain insurers to the jurisdiction of courts of the commonwealth in suits by or on behalf of...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Commissioner as agent for service of process; acts constituting appointment - Chapter 175B, Section 2
  (a) Any of the following acts in this commonwealth, effected by mail or otherwise, by an unauthorized foreign or alien insurer: (1) the issuance or...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Suits against certain unauthorized insurers; restriction on pleadings - Chapter 175B, Section 3
  (a) Before any unauthorized foreign or alien insurer shall file or cause to be filed any pleading other than a plea in bar, in abatement,...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Unauthorized companies; non-applicability of this chapter - Chapter 175B, Section 3A
  The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any suit, action or proceeding against any foreign company not lawfully admitted to transact business in...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Attorney’s fees; allowance - Chapter 175B, Section 4
  In any action against an unauthorized foreign or alien insurer upon a contract of insurance issued or delivered in the commonwealth to a resident thereof...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Severability - Chapter 175B, Section 5
  If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Citation - Chapter 175B, Section 6
  This chapter may be cited as the unauthorized insurer’s process act.

Last modified: September 11, 2015