Nebraska § 44-135 - Foreign company; certificate of authority; required; personal jurisdiction.
Full text of Nebraska Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 44-135 — Foreign company; certificate of authority; required; personal jurisdiction., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-135. Foreign company; certificate of authority; required; personal jurisdiction.
Any foreign or alien insurance company or association, before it shall do any business in this state, shall procure a certificate of authority to do business in this state as provided by the laws of the State of Nebraska. Procuring such a certificate shall constitute sufficient contact with this state for the exercise of personal jurisdiction over the company or association in any action arising out of its activities in this state.
Compliance with this section constitutes a voluntary acceptance of its provisions. Pupkes v. Sailors, 183 Neb. 784, 164 N.W.2d 441 (1969).
Service under this section on foreign insurance company is proper in reviving stay bond which has become dormant. Baker Steel & Machinery Co. v. Ferguson, 137 Neb. 578, 290 N.W. 499 (1940).
The Director of the Department of Insurance is the statutory agent for the service of process on foreign insurance companies. Maixner v. Travelers Ins. Co., 133 Neb. 574, 276 N.W. 163 (1937).
Under former law, an insurance company against whom a judgment had been obtained by service of summons upon the Auditor of Public Accounts was entitled to equitable relief in a federal court against such judgment where the company had been prevented from defending the suit by the auditor's failure to send the summons to the company. National Surety Co. v. State Bank of Humboldt, 120 F. 593 (8th Cir. 1903).
Source: official Nebraska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 44-135 cover?
Section 44-135 ("Foreign company; certificate of authority; required; personal jurisdiction.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, the codified statutory law of Nebraska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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