38.2-1217 - Reciprocal may be sued as such; where action or suit may be brought; upon whom service of process had. - Virginia Statutes

§ 38.2-1217. Reciprocal may be sued as such; where action or suit may bebrought; upon whom service of process had.

A. Any reciprocal doing business in this Commonwealth may sue or be sued inthe name or designation under which its insurance contracts are effected.

B. Any action or suit against a reciprocal may be brought in any county orcity (i) where its principal office is located, or (ii) where the cause ofaction or any part of the cause of action arose. If the action or suit is torecover a loss under a policy of insurance, it may also be brought in thecounty or city where the property insured was situated at the date of thepolicy. Any action or suit against a foreign or alien reciprocal may also bebrought in any county or city of this Commonwealth in which it has any debtsowed to it.

C. In an action or suit against a reciprocal, process against or notice tothe reciprocal may be served upon the clerk of the Commission. If thedefendant in the action or suit is a domestic reciprocal, process against ornotice to that domestic reciprocal shall be served upon the attorney for thatdomestic reciprocal unless service upon that attorney is not feasible.

(Code 1950, § 38-547; 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-707; 1986, c. 562.)