Title 26 Insurance Code

26-28-115. Claims against foreign insurers.

(a) In a delinquency proceeding in a reciprocal state against an insurer domiciled in that state, claimants against the insurer who reside within this state may file claims either with the ancillary receiver, if any, appointed in this state, or with the domiciliary receiver. The claims shall be filed on or before the last date fixed for the filing of claims in the domiciliary delinquency proceedings. (b) Controverted claims belonging to claimants residing in this state may either: (i) Be proved in the domiciliary state as provided by the laws of that state; or (ii) If ancillary proceedings have been commenced in this state, be proved in those proceedings. (c) If any claimant elects to prove his claim in this state, he shall file his claim with the ancillary receiver and shall give notice in writing to the receiver in the domiciliary state, either by registered mail or by personal service at least forty (40) days prior to the date set for hearing. The notice shall contain a concise statement of the amount of the claim, the facts on which the claim is based and the priorities asserted, if any. If the domiciliary receiver within thirty (30) days after the giving of the notice gives notice in writing to the ancillary receiver and to the claimant, either by registered mail or by personal service, of his intention to contest the claim, he is entitled to appear or to be represented in any proceeding in this state involving the claim adjudication. The final allowance of the claim by the courts of this state shall be accepted as conclusive as to its amount and shall also be accepted as conclusive as to its priority, if any, against special deposits or other security located within this state.