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On March 5, 2002 Governor Engler signed Senate Bill 496 into law that
changes how the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) handles
the service of process function. Senate Bill 496 became effective March
6, 2002 and requires that insurers authorized in Michigan, but not organized
under Michigan statutes, file with the Commissioner the name and address
of a Michigan resident agent upon which any local process affecting the
insurer may be served. Service upon the resident agent designated under
this Bill is service upon the insurer.
This office accepts service of process
for foreign surplus lines insurers. Foreign and Alien insurers who are
not surplus lines carriers must be served directly on their resident agent.
Service of Process - Foreign Surplus Lines
The documents needed for service of process are 2 copies of the summons
(one copy may be a photocopy), 1 copy of the complaint and a check for
$10.00 made payable to the State of Michigan. Send certified mail to:
C/o Resident Agent
Ken Ross, Commissioner
Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation
611 W. Ottawa, 3rd Floor
Lansing, MI 48933
Service of Process - All Other Entities
Service of process for domestic insurers, health maintenance organizations
and insurance agencies must be served directly on an officer of the company
or agency, not through OFIS. If you do not have the officer's name or
if you have questions about service of process, you may contact OFIR toll
free at (877) 999-6442 for assistance.
You can search for the Service of Process address for an insurance entity
at this locator page:
http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/fis/ind_srch/
ins_comp/insurance_company_criteria.asp
Once you have entered the website, scroll down to the bottom of the
page, type in the insurance entity name, and click "Submit".
When the search results appear, click on the specific entity name, and
the Service of Process address will appear.
On February 1, 2008, Governor Granholm signed Executive Order 2008-02. The order reorganizes the Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS), and changes the official name to the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR). The order goes into effect April 6, 2008 at 12:01 a.m. Documents posted on this website may bear either name in headings or text, before or after the effective date of the order, and are to be used interchangeably as they pertain to the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) and its predecessor organization, the Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS).
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