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NJ Rev Stat § 17B:32B-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:32B-16 - Immunity from liability for member organizations, etc.

17B:32B-16 Immunity from liability for member organizations, etc.  16. There shall be no liability on the part of, and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against, any member organization or its agents or employees, the association or its agents or employees, or the commissioner or his representatives, for any action or omission by them in the performance of their powers and duties under this act. L.2000,c.12,s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:32B-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:32B-17 - Rules, regulations.

17B:32B-17 Rules, regulations.  18. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2000,c.12,s.18.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:33-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:33-1 - Short title

17B:33-1. Short title  This chapter shall be known as the Unauthorized Insurers' Process Act. a. The purpose of this chapter is to subject unauthorized insurers to the jurisdiction of the commissioner and to the courts of this State in suits by or on behalf of insureds or beneficiaries under insurance contracts or when such insurers place or send into this State any advertising designed to induce residents of this State to purchase insurance. It is in the interest of the State and of those residents of this State who purchase insurance from insurers which solicit insurance business in this State in the manner set forth in the preceding sentence that such insurers be subject to the provisions of this chapter and also that those residents who hold policies issued or delivered in this State by unauthorized insurers not be subjected to the obstacle of resorting to distant forums for the purpose of asserting legal rights under any policies. In furtherance of such state interest, there is provided herein a method of substituted service of process upon such insurers which is declared to be in the exercise of a state's power to protect its residents pursuant to the powers and privileges available to the State by virtue of Public Law 15, 79th Congress of the United States, Chapter 20, 1st Session, s. 340, which declares that the business of insurance and every person engaged therein shall be subject to the laws of the several states; the authority provided herein to be in addition to any existing powers of this State. b. The provisions of this act shall be liberally construed. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:33-1.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:33-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:33-2 - Acts constituting commissioner as process agent

17B:33-2. Acts constituting commissioner as process agent  Any of the following acts in this State by an unauthorized insurer, whether effected by mail or other means, shall be equivalent to and shall constitute an appointment of the commissioner and of any other person discharging the duties of his office to be the true and lawful attorney of such insurer for the service upon him of all lawful process and other papers required by the practice of this State to be served in any action or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of an insured or beneficiary arising out of any contracts of insurance of the kinds defined in sections 17B:17-3, 17B:17-4 and 17B:17-5 and any such act shall signify its agreement that the service of such process and other papers shall have the same legal force, validity and effect as personal service of the same in this State upon such insurer: a. the issuance or delivery of contracts of insurance to residents of this State or to corporations authorized to do business therein; b. the solicitation or negotiation of applications for such insurance; c. the collection of premiums, membership fees or dues, assessments or other considerations for such contracts; d. any other transaction of business in relation to such contracts of insurance. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:33-2.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:33-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:33-3 - Service of process on commissioner as process agent

17B:33-3. Service of process on commissioner as process agent  Service of process and other papers upon the commissioner as the true and lawful attorney of an unauthorized insurer pursuant to this chapter may be effected by any person lawfully authorized to serve process and other papers in civil actions generally by delivering or by mailing by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, 2 copies thereof, together with the fee prescribed by law, to the commissioner or to someone designated by him in his office. Such service shall be effective and valid notwithstanding that the county in which the court is situated or in which venue is laid is a county other than that in which the commissioner's office is located. Upon receipt of any such service, the commissioner shall within 2 days thereafter (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) mail one of said copies by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested to the defendant addressed to it at its principal place of business, or to its registered office or to a registered agent for service. The commissioner shall keep a record of all process and papers so served upon him and of the mailing thereof to defendant. Upon so giving notice to the defendant of the service made upon him on its behalf, the commissioner shall forward to the clerk of the court for filing his certificate of the service upon him and of the notice given by him. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:33-3.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:33-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:33-4 - Service of process on persons acting on behalf of unauthorized insurer

17B:33-4. Service of process on persons acting on behalf of unauthorized insurer  In addition to other methods authorized for the service of process and other papers upon an unauthorized insurer, such service may be made upon any agent, servant, employee or representative thereof within this State acting in the discharge of his duties. In addition to other forms of activity, any such person shall be deemed to be acting in this State on behalf of such insurer when he a. solicits or negotiates insurance, or b. makes, issues or delivers any contract of insurance, or c. collects or receives any premium, membership fees or dues, assessment or other consideration for insurance. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:33-4.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:33-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:33-5 - Service of process by other means

17B:33-5. Service of process by other means  Nothing in this chapter shall be taken or construed to limit or abridge the means or methods by which any process or other papers may be served according to law or rules or orders of court now or hereafter provided. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:33-5.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:33-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:33-6 - Judgment by default

17B:33-6. Judgment by default  Whenever the service of process is effected by a method authorized by this chapter, the time within which the defendant shall be allowed to serve answer shall be the same as is otherwise provided in the case of service by mail or publication in civil actions generally, and no default or judgment based thereon shall be entered until after the expiration of such time. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:33-6.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:33-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:33-7 - Deposit of bond by unauthorized insurer

17B:33-7. Deposit of bond by unauthorized insurer  Before any unauthorized insurer shall file or cause to be filed any pleading or other paper in any action or proceeding instituted against it in any court of this State, such insurer shall either a. deposit with the clerk of the court cash or securities or file with such clerk a bond approved by the court as to the sureties and in an amount fixed by it sufficient to secure the payment of any final judgment which may be rendered; provided, however, that the court may, on notice and hearing, dispense with such deposit or bond upon being satisfied that the insurer maintains, in a State of the United States, funds or securities, in trust or otherwise, sufficient and available to satisfy any final judgment which may be entered; or b. procure a certificate of authority to transact the business of insurance in this State. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:33-7.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:33-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:33-8 - Damages for unjustified refusal to pay

17B:33-8. Damages for unjustified refusal to pay  In any action against an unauthorized foreign or alien insurer upon a contract of insurance issued or delivered in this State to a resident thereof or to a corporation authorized to do business therein, if it shall be shown that the insurer failed for 30 days after written demand accompanied by a copy of this section, all prior to the institution of the action, to make payment in accordance with the terms of the contract without presenting a colorable defense in law or fact, the plaintiff shall be entitled to recover consequential damages for such unjustified refusal as part of his cause of action, the said damages to be measured by the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by plaintiff, including costs and expenses for the services of counsel and for investigation, as well as interest, and the same shall be included in the damages set forth in the final judgment; but no item recoverable as costs in the action shall be included in such damages. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:33-8.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:33-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:33-9 - Misrepresentation by unauthorized insurer; notice to domiciliary supervisory official; action

17B:33-9. Misrepresentation by unauthorized insurer; notice to domiciliary supervisory official; action  No unauthorized insurer shall make, issue, circulate or cause to be made, issued or circulated, to residents of this State any estimate, illustration, circular, pamphlet, or letter, or cause to be made in any newspaper, magazine or other publication, any announcement or statement to such residents misrepresenting its financial condition or the terms of any contracts issued or to be issued or the benefits or advantages promised thereby, or the dividends or share of the surplus to be received thereon in violation of chapter 30 of Title 17B of the Revised Statutes and whenever the commissioner shall have reason to believe that any such insurer is engaging in such unlawful advertising, he shall give notice of such fact by registered or certified mail to such insurer and to the insurance supervisory official of the domiciliary State of such insurer. For the purpose of this section, the domiciliary State of an alien insurer shall be deemed to be the State of entry or the State of the principal office in the United States. If after 30 days following the giving of notice, such insurer has failed to cease making, issuing, or circulating such false misrepresentations or causing the same to be made, issued or circulated in this State, and if the Commissioner has reason to believe that a proceeding by him in respect to such matters would be to the interest of the public, and that such insurer is issuing or delivering contracts of insurance to residents of this State or collecting premiums on such contracts or doing any of the acts enumerated in section 17B:33-2, the commissioner shall issue and serve upon such unauthorized insurer a statement of the charges in that respect and a notice of hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (P.L.1968, c. 410) and any rules adopted thereunder for an order to cease and desist. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:33-9.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:34-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:34-1 - Applicability of chapter

17B:34-1. Applicability of chapter  The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all matters in respect to which a particular section directs that proceedings shall be governed by this chapter, and to matters to be dealt with by the commissioner in respect to any person coming within the scope of this Code in those instances where and to the extent that the section or sections involved do not contain specific provisions for procedure, administration or the like. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:34-1.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:34-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:34-2 - General policy

17B:34-2. General policy  Provisions for procedure, administration and the like, set out in this Code shall be construed and applied so as to aid in the operation of applicable law in a fashion compatible with the reasonable, flexible and efficient operation and conduct of the regulated activity and with the interests of the public. To that end, administrative action shall be prospective whenever feasible and appropriate; it shall provide a suitable period of time, and shall allow suitable and practicable means, for achieving and implementing the purposes of the action taken, either by provision in the step embodying the action taken or by proceedings supplementary thereto. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:34-2.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:34-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:34-3 - Subsequently enacted laws

17B:34-3. Subsequently enacted laws  Laws hereafter enacted by way of amendment or supplement to this Code shall be dealt with in respect to matters of procedure, administration and the like with the same effect as though they had been part of said Code when originally enacted, unless the same shall expressly provide otherwise. Any reference to the Revised Statutes or laws of New Jersey in this Code shall be deemed to refer to such Revised Statutes or laws of New Jersey as enacted and heretofore or hereafter amended or supplemented. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:34-3.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:34-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:34-4 - Filing

17B:34-4. Filing  Whenever any matter is required to be filed with the commissioner, the same shall be deemed to have been filed on the date it is received by mail, addressed to the commissioner, or on which it is delivered by means other than mailing. The commissioner shall not return or refuse to file any matter required to be filed with him because of any technical defect of form or content, but in any such case he shall notify the person involved of the defect or defects and of a reasonable date by which a correction, amendment or supplement shall be supplied. Unless the commissioner states that intervening rights or interests are or may be affected, or unless the person making the same shall indicate otherwise, the correction, amendment or supplement shall relate back to the date of the initial filing of the matter. In the alternative, the person filing the matter may withdraw the defective filing. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:34-4.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:34-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:34-5 - Submission for approval or determination

17B:34-5. Submission for approval or determination  Whenever any matter is required to be submitted, filed or otherwise presented so that it may be brought to the attention of the commissioner, then, unless a different time is specified in the applicable provision, the same shall be taken to have been approved upon the expiration of 30 days after the filing thereof if no notice of disapproval, or of suspension and inquiry, shall be issued and if the matter is not withdrawn, within such time. The commissioner may extend the 30 day period referred to in the preceding sentence for not more than 30 additional days by giving written notice of such extension before the expiration of the initial 30 day period. In the event of such extension, the provisions of this section, except the provision for extension, relating to the initial 30 day period, shall apply to the extended period instead of such initial 30 day period. Approvals taking effect pursuant to this section may be relied upon by all persons with like effect as though there had been an affirmative written approval, during such a period as may ensue thereafter prior to the making of a subsequent order of disapproval on notice and hearing. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:34-5.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:34-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:34-6 - Effect of withdrawals, approvals and the like

17B:34-6. Effect of withdrawals, approvals and the like  The withdrawal of any matter shall be without prejudice unless expressly stated to be with prejudice. Approvals resulting from the lapse of time shall not be a bar to subsequent disapproval or modified approval by order after notice and hearing unless the same be waived, but any such order shall be prospective only from a date specified therein or in an order on supplemental proceedings. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:34-6.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:34-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:34-7 - Number of copies

17B:34-7. Number of copies  One copy of any paper or other matter to be filed, submitted or otherwise presented shall be sufficient. Additional copies if thereafter requested by the commissioner shall be furnished to him in a reasonable number in accordance with the needs of the matter but in any case where it is indicated to the commissioner that the furnishing of additional copies would be burdensome he may request, in lieu thereof, that a copy or copies be placed on deposit at a specified place or places, during stated hours and for a stated period, for the reasonable inspection thereof by persons having a proper interest therein. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:34-7.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:34-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:34-8 - Subpoenas

17B:34-8. Subpoenas  17B:34-8. Subpoenas to witnesses shall be issued in the name of the commissioner by him or by any deputy commissioner or other employee designated by him at the request of any person interested in the proceeding, but no subpoena duces tecum shall be issued except for good cause shown. All subpoenas shall be subject to modification or cancellation on application and upon a showing that the same is oppressive or unreasonable, that the witness or evidence to be produced is not reasonably related to the matter, or on any other proper ground. Any person failing or refusing to comply with the command of a subpoena may be ordered by a judge of the Superior Court, on application made by the commissioner or by the person at whose instance the subpoena was issued, and to be proceeded upon in a summary manner, to comply with the terms of the subpoena or else to be punished by the court for contempt.  L.1971, c.144; amended 1991,c.91,s.232.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:34-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:34-9 - Orders pending hearing

17B:34-9. Orders pending hearing  In any formal proceeding, where the commissioner finds that the interests of the public require that immediate action be taken pending the completion of the hearings, the making of a determination thereon and the entry of a final order, he may enter an appropriate order to be effective pending the hearing and until the entry of a final order. Such orders may be entered on ex parte proofs where the proofs are strong and the need is great, but ex parte orders shall be subject to application to vacate on 2 days' notice, and a preliminary hearing on the ex parte order shall be held in any event within not more than 20 days after entry thereof. In the alternative, or in addition thereto, the commissioner shall be authorized to institute a proceeding in the Superior Court, to be conducted in a summary manner, for an injunction against specified acts or conduct in aid of the proceedings pending before him, including temporary injunctions and interim restraints, upon a showing that such remedy would be more effective and complete. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:34-9.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:34-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:34-10 - Judicial review; stay

17B:34-10. Judicial review; stay  Orders of the commissioner, whether temporary or final, shall be subject to judicial review. Any party intending to seek judicial review may request the commissioner to amend his order so that it will not take effect until such review has been completed, or to stay or suspend its taking effect, and the commissioner is authorized to do so as requested or on terms so long as it does not appear that the public interest will be prejudiced thereby. Any such action on the part of the commissioner shall be subject to modification or revocation. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:34-10.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:34-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:34-11 - Matters not otherwise provided for

17B:34-11. Matters not otherwise provided for  In the administration of any matter, the procedure for which is not specified by any applicable provision of law or of any rule or regulation, a specific procedure may be authorized by the commissioner by analogy to any statute or rule of court calculated to achieve a fair, efficient and proper presentation, management and disposition of the matter involved. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:34-11.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:34-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:34-12 - Effect of Chapter

17B:34-12. Effect of Chapter  The enactment of the provisions of this Chapter shall provide an alternative method of action and shall in no way be deemed to repeal the provisions of Chapters 66 and 68 of the Laws of 1958 nor the provisions of Chapter 12 of the Laws of 1970. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:34-12.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:35-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:35-1 - Certificate of authority existing prior to effective date of act; expiration; renewal

17B:35-1. Certificate of authority existing prior to effective date of act; expiration; renewal  Every certificate of authority of an insurer in force immediately prior to the effective date of this act and existing under any law herein repealed shall be valid until midnight of the last day of April next following such effective date, unless earlier terminated in accordance with this act. Such certificate of authority upon first renewal under this act shall be replaced by a certificate of authority in form as consistent with this act, and shall thereafter be subject to continuance, suspension, revocation or termination as though originally issued under this act. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:35-1.
NJ Rev Stat § 17B:35-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 17B - Insurance|Section 17B:35-2 - Licenses in force prior to effective date of act; continuance; expiration; renewal

17B:35-2. Licenses in force prior to effective date of act; continuance; expiration; renewal  Every license in force immediately prior to the effective date of this act and existing under any law herein repealed shall be valid until midnight of the day such license would have expired under such law, unless earlier suspended, revoked, or terminated in accordance with this act. Such license upon first renewal under this act shall be replaced by a license in form consistent with this act, and shall thereafter be subject to continuation, suspension, revocation, or termination as though originally issued under this act. L.1971, c. 144, s. 17B:35-2.