Nebraska Statutes 44-5603.02. Licensed reinsurance intermediary; consent to jurisdiction
A reinsurance intermediary, by accepting licensure in this state, is deemed to have consented to the jurisdiction of the director and of the courts of this state with respect to all activities conducted under the license and to have designated the director as its agent for service of process. Each licensed reinsurance intermediary shall furnish the director with the name and address of a designated contact resident of this state to whom notices or orders of the director or process affecting the reinsurance intermediary may be forwarded. The licensee shall promptly notify the director in writing of every change in its designated contact for service of process, and such changes shall not become effective until acknowledged by the director.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 44-5603.02
- Director: shall mean the Director of Insurance. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Process: shall mean a summons, subpoena, or notice to appear issued out of a court in the course of judicial proceedings. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Reinsurance: shall mean a contract by which an insurer procures a third party to insure it against loss or liability by reason of such original insurance. See Nebraska Statutes 44-103
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801