[WSBARP] Service Upon Insurance Companies

[Bickel, Dwight]

Service upon all foreign or alien insurance companies must be at the Office of the Insurance Commissioner.

RCW 48.05.200
Commissioner as attorney for service of process — Exception.

(1) Each authorized foreign or alien insurer must appoint the commissioner as its attorney to receive service of, and upon whom must be served, all legal process issued against it in this state upon causes of action arising within this state. Service upon the commissioner as attorney constitutes service upon the insurer. Service of legal process against the insurer can be had only by service upon the commissioner, except actions upon contractor bonds pursuant to RCW 18.27.040, where service may be upon the department of labor and industries.

     (2) With the appointment the insurer must designate by name, e-mail address, and address the person to whom the commissioner must forward legal process so served upon him or her. The insurer may change the person by filing a new designation.

     (3) The insurer must keep the designation, address, and e-mail address filed with the commissioner current.

     (4) The appointment of the commissioner as attorney is irrevocable, binds any successor in interest or to the assets or liabilities of the insurer, and remains in effect as long as there is in force in this state any contract made by the insurer or liabilities or duties arising therefrom.

     (5) The service of process must be accomplished and processed in the manner prescribed under RCW 48.02.200.

RCW 48.02.200
When legal process against a person is served on the commission.

(1) Legal process against a person (a) for whom the commissioner has been appointed attorney for service of process, or (b) who may be served by service of process upon the commissioner, must be served upon the commissioner either by a person competent to serve a summons or by registered mail. At the time of service, the plaintiff must pay to the commissioner ten dollars, taxable as costs in the action.

     (2) As soon as practicable, the commissioner must send or make available a copy of the process to the person on whose behalf he or she has been served by mail, electronic means, or other means reasonably calculated to give notice. The copy must be sent or made available in a manner that is secure and with a receipt that is verifiable.

     (3) The commissioner must keep a record of the day and hour of service upon him or her of all legal process.

     (4) Proceedings must not be had against the person, and the person must not be required to appear, plead, or answer until the expiration of forty days after the date of service upon the commissioner.

     (5) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this section.



From: wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com] On Behalf Of Josh Grant
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 10:58 AM
To: wsbar
Subject: [WSBARP] registered agent Chicago Title Ins. Co.

Does anyone know who the registered agent for Chicago Title Ins. co. is in Washington State.  I know they also go by Chicago National Title Insurance Company.  Don’t see them in secretary of state’s listing.  Are kept at the Insurance Commissioner’s office?

Thanks

Joshua F. Grant, PS
Attorney at Law
P. O. Box 619
Wilbur, WA 99185
tel 509 647 5578
fax 509 647 2734


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