Section 2701.110  Service of Process

a)         Service of process relating to any surplus line insurance that the Surplus Line Association receives from the Director shall be delivered to the surplus line producer for delivery to the unauthorized insurer.  The surplus line producer shall promptly forward any such process by the fastest, most reliable means to the unauthorized insurer or its designated representative for service of process.

b)         Any unauthorized insurer that elects to do so may file a written request with the Surplus Line Association that service of process be forwarded directly to the insurer.  The Surplus Line Association shall forward a copy of the process directly to the insurer and to the surplus line producer.

(Source:  Amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 216, effective December 21, 2015)