§ 2112 Suits instituted by Commissioner.

18 DE Code § 2112 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) Any foreign or alien insurer not thereunto authorized by the Commissioner, who, by mail or otherwise, solicits insurance business in this State or transacts insurance business in this State as defined by § 103 of this title, thereby submits itself to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State in any action, suit or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of the Commissioner arising out of such unauthorized solicitation of insurance business, including, but not limited to, an action for injunctive relief by the Commissioner.

(b) Process against such unauthorized insurer may be served in the manner provided in § 2307 of this title, except that the insurer shall have 40 days from the date of such service within which to plead, answer or otherwise defend the action.

18 Del. C. 1953, § 2112; 56 Del. Laws, c. 380, § 1.