STATE - Nationwide



States now require surplus lines companies to include specific language in their insurance policies in which the carrier agrees to (1) submit to the jurisdiction of any court of competent jurisdiction within that state chosen by the insured; (2) comply with all requirements necessary to give such court jurisdiction; and (3) have all disputes determined in accordance with the law and practice of that court.

Surplus lines companies are required to identify individuals who can accept service of process on their behalf when they are sued. This is important because surplus lines companies do not have a presence in the state. Although every state has its own requirement regarding who is to be the agent for service of process for surplus lines companies, it is not the same in every state. For example, most states require the agent to be the Director of Insurance, but sometimes it is the Secretary of State or another person. Some states even require the insurer to designate where the officer should send the process when it is received.

E&S/Specialty uses a Service of Suit endorsement [UTH-9g (5-96), UTI-9g (5-96), UTS-9g (5-96)] to incorporate this mandatory information into the insurance policy, but because every state has different requirements, a single form cannot be used on every policy. Therefore, our endorsement has two blanks on it that must be filled in with the appropriate agents for service of process before the policy is issued.

In order to complete the endorsement, type in the information shown under #1 Space and #2 Space as indicated. If #2 Space shows: “Recipient Not Required”; type those three words on the second line of the endorsement.

| STATE | #1 SPACE | #2 SPACE |

|Alabama |Commissioner of Insurance |CSC-Lawyers Incorporating Service Incorporated |

| |201 Monroe Street |150 South Perry Street |

| |Suite 502 |Montgomery, AL 36104 |

| |Montgomery, AL 36104 | |

|Alaska |Director of Insurance |Corporation Service Company |

| |9th Floor, State Office Bldg. |9360 Glacier Highway |

| |333 Willoughby Avenue |Suite 202 |

| |Juneau, AK 99811-0805 |Juneau, AK 99801 |

|Arizona |Director of Insurance |Not Required |

| |2910 N. 44th Street | |

| |Suite 210 | |

| |Phoenix, AZ 85018 | |

|Arkansas |Commissioner of Insurance |Corporation Service Company |

| |1200 West Third Street |300 Spring Building, Suite 900 |

| |Little Rock, AR 72201-1904 |300 S. Spring Street |

| | |Little Rock, AR 72201 |

|California |Commissioner of Insurance |c/o United States Corporation Company |

| |45 Fremont Street |2710 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 150N |

| |23rd Floor |Sacramento, CA 95833-3505 |

| |San Francisco, CA 94105 | |

|Colorado |Commissioner of Insurance |Corporation Service Company |

| |1560 Broadway, Suite 850 |1560 Broadway, Suite 2090 |

| |Denver, CO 80202 |Denver, CO 80202 |

|Connecticut |Commissioner of Insurance |Not Required |

| |153 Market Street, 7th Floor | |

| |Hartford, CT 06103 | |

|Delaware |Commissioner of Insurance |Corporation Service Company |

| |Rodney Building |2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400 |

| |841 Silver Lake Boulevard |Wilmington, DE 19808 |

| |Dover, DE 19904 | |

|District of |Corporation Service Company |Not Required |

|Columbia |1090 Vermont Avenue N.W. | |

| |Washington, DC 20005 | |

|Florida |Chief Financial Officer |Not Required |

| |Department of Financial Services | |

| |200 East Gaines Street | |

| |Tallahassee, FL 32399 | |

|Georgia |Commissioner of Insurance |Corporation Service Company |

| |Two Martin Luther King Jr. Drive |40 Technology Parkway South, #300 |

| |West Tower, Suite 704 |Norcross, GA 30092 |

| |Atlanta, GA 30334 | |

|Hawaii |Commissioner of Insurance |CSC Services of Hawaii, Inc. |

| |335 Merchant Street, Room 213 |1003 Bishop Street |

| |Honolulu, HI 96813 |1600 Pauhi Tower |

| | |Honolulu, HI 96813 |

|Idaho |Director of Insurance |Corporation Service Company |

| |700 West State Street |12550 West Explorer Drive, Suite 100 |

| |P. O. Box 83720 |Boise, ID 83713 |

| |Boise, ID 83720-0043 | |

|Illinois |Director of Insurance |Not Required |

| |122 S. Michigan Avenue | |

| |19th Floor | |

| |Chicago, IL 60603 | |

|Indiana |Corporation Service Company |Not Required |

| |251 East Ohio Street, Suite 500 | |

| |Indianapolis, IN 46204 | |

|Iowa |Commissioner of Insurance |Not Required |

| |601 Locust Street, 4th Floor | |

| |Des Moines, IA 50319 | |

|Kansas |Commissioner of Insurance |Not Required |

| |420 S.W. Ninth Street | |

| |Topeka, KS 66612-1678 | |

|Kentucky |Secretary of State |Corporation Service Company dba CSC-Lawyers Incorporation Service |

| |700 Capitol Avenue |Company |

| |Room 152 |421 West Main Street |

| |Frankfort, KY 40601 |Frankfort, KY 40601 |

|Louisiana |Secretary of State |Corporation Service Company |

| |8585 Archives Avenue |320 Somerulos Street |

| |P.O. Box 94125 |Baton Rouge, LA 70802-6129 |

| |Baton Rouge, LA 70809 | |

|Maine |Severin M. Beliveau, Clerk |Mark S. Howard |

| |c/o Corporation Service Company |Office of General Counsel |

| |45 Memorial Circle |Nationwide |

| |August, ME 04330 |One Nationwide Plaza |

| | |Columbus, OH 43215 |

|Maryland |Commissioner of Insurance |Not Required |

| |200 St. Paul Place, Suite 2700 | |

| |Baltimore, MD 21202 | |

|Massachusetts |Commissioner of Insurance |Not Required |

| |1000 Washington Street | |

| |Suite 810 | |

| |Boston, MA 02118-6200 | |

|Michigan |CSC-Lawyers Incorporation Service (Company) |Not Required |

| |601 Abbot Road | |

| |East Lansing, MI 48223 | |

|Minnesota |Commissioner of Commerce |Not Required |

| |85 Seventh Place East | |

| |Suite 500 | |

| |St. Paul, MN 55101 | |

|Mississippi |Commissioner of Insurance |Corporation Service Company |

| |1001 Woolfolk State Office Building |506 South President Street |

| |501 N. West Street |Jackson, MS 39201 |

| |Jackson, MS 39201 | |

|Missouri |Director of Insurance |CSC-Lawyers Incorporating Service Company |

| |301 W. High Street, Room 530 |221 Bolivar Street |

| |P. O. Box 690 |Jefferson City, MO 65101 |

| |Jefferson City, MO 65102 | |

|Montana |Commissioner of Insurance |Not required |

| |840 Helena Avenue | |

| |Helena, MT 59601 | |

|Nebraska |Director of Insurance |Not Required |

| |Terminal Building | |

| |Suite 400 | |

| |941 “O” Street | |

| |Lincoln, NE 68508 | |

|Nevada |Commissioner of Insurance |CSC Services of Nevada, Inc. |

| |1818 College Parkway |2215-B Renaissance Drive |

| |Suite 103 |Las Vegas, NV 89119 |

| |Carson City, NV 89706 | |

|New Hampshire |Commissioner of Insurance |Not Required |

| |21 South Fruit Street, Suite 14 | |

| |Concord, NH 03301 | |

|New Jersey |Commissioner of Insurance |Not Required |

| |20 W. State Street | |

| |P.O. Box 325 | |

| |Trenton, NJ 08625 | |

|New Mexico |Superintendent of Insurance |Not Required |

| |1120 Paseo de Peralta, 4th Floor | |

| |Santa Fe, NM 87504 | |

|New York |Superintendent of Insurance |Not Required |

| |One State Street | |

| |New York, NY 10004 | |

|North Carolina |Commissioner of Insurance |Mark S. Howard |

| |1201 Mail Service Center |Office of General Counsel |

| |430 N. Salisbury Street |Nationwide |

| |Raleigh, NC 27603 |One Nationwide Plaza |

| | |Columbus, OH 43215 |

|North Dakota |Commissioner of Insurance |Not Required |

| |600 E. Blvd. Ave. | |

| |State Capitol, 5th Floor | |

| |Bismarck, ND 58505-0320 | |

|Ohio |Thomas Clark |Not Required |

| |8877 N. Gainey Center Dr. | |

| |Scottsdale, AZ 85258 | |

|Oklahoma |Commissioner of Insurance |Corporation Service Company |

| |3625 NW 56th, Suite 100 |115 S.W. 89th Street |

| |Oklahoma City, OK 73112-4511 |Oklahoma City, OK 73139 |

|Oregon |The General Agent on Dec page if in OR; or |Not Required |

| |Corporation Service Company | |

| |285 Liberty Street NE | |

| |Salem, OR 97301 | |

|Pennsylvania |Commissioner of Insurance |Mark S. Howard |

| |1326 Strawberry Square |Office of General Counsel |

| |13th Floor |Nationwide |

| |Harrisburg, PA 17120 |One Nationwide Plaza |

| | |Columbus, OH 43215 |

|Puerto Rico |Office of the Commissioner of Insurance |Mark S. Howard |

| |B5 Calle Tabonuco Street |Office of General Counsel |

| |Suite 216 PMB 356 |Nationwide |

| |Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968-3029 |One Nationwide Plaza |

| | |Columbus, OH 43215 |

|Rhode Island |Director of Insurance |Not Required |

| |1511 Pontiac Avenue | |

| |Cranston, RI 02920 | |

|South Carolina |Director of Insurance |Not Required |

| |1201 Main Street, Ste. 1000 | |

| |P. O. Box 100105 | |

| |Columbia, SC 29201 | |

|South Dakota |Commissioner of Insurance |Corporation Service Company |

| |445 East Capitol Avenue |503 South Pierre Street |

| |Pierre, SD 57501 |Pierre, SD 57501 |

|Tennessee |Commissioner of Insurance |Not Required |

| |500 James Robertson Parkway | |

| |Davy Crockettt Tower | |

| |Nashville, TN 37243-0565 | |

|Texas |Commissioner of Insurance |Corporation Service Company dba CSC-Lawyers Incorporating Service |

| |P. O. Box 149104 |Company |

| |Austin, TX 78714-9104 |211 East 7th Street, Suite 620 |

| | |Austin, TX 78701-3218 |

|Utah |Commissioner of Insurance |Not Required |

| |3110 State Office Building | |

| |Salt Lake City, UT 84114 | |

|Vermont |Secretary of State |Not Required |

| |127 State Street | |

| |Montpelier, VT 05633 | |

|Virginia |Commissioner of Insurance |Not Required |

| |P. O. Box 1157 | |

| |Richmond, VA 23218-1157 | |

|Washington |Commissioner of Insurance |Not Required |

| |P. O. Box 40257 | |

| |Olympia, WA 98504-0257 | |

|West Virginia |Secretary of State |Not Required |

| |1900 Kanawha Blvd. East | |

| |Building 1, Suite 157-K | |

| |Charleston, WV 25305 | |

|Wisconsin |Commissioner of Insurance |Not Required |

| |125 South Webster Street | |

| |Madison, WI 53703 | |

|Wyoming |Commissioner of Insurance |Not Required |

| |106 East 6th Avenue | |

| |Cheyenne, WY 82002 | |

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