33-1-614. Exemptions from service of process provisions. - Montana Statutes

     33-1-614. Exemptions from service of process provisions. Sections 33-1-611 through 33-1-613 shall not apply to:
     (1) surplus lines insurance lawfully effectuated under part 3, chapter 2;
     (2) reinsurance; or
     (3) any action or proceeding against an unauthorized insurer arising out of:
     (a) wet marine and transportation insurance;
     (b) insurance on or with respect to subjects located, resident, or to be performed wholly outside this state or on or with respect to vehicles or aircraft owned and principally garaged outside this state;
     (c) insurance on property or operations of railroads engaged in interstate commerce; or
     (d) insurance on aircraft or cargo of such aircraft or against liability, other than employer's liability, arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of such aircraft, where the policy or contract contains a provision designating the commissioner as its attorney for the acceptance of service of lawful process in any action or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of an insured or beneficiary arising out of any such policy or where the insurer enters a general appearance in any such action.

     History: En. Sec. 181, Ch. 286, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 40-3406; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 537, L. 1987.