Oklahoma § 36-1109 - Validity of surplus line insurance - Notice of
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 36-1109 — Validity of surplus line insurance - Notice of, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-1109. Validity of surplus line insurance - Notice of
limitations of coverage.
A. Insurance contracts procured as surplus line coverage from
surplus lines insurers in accordance with this article shall be
fully valid and enforceable as to all parties, and shall be given
recognition in all matters and respects to the same effect as like
contracts issued by admitted insurers.
B. Insurance contracts procured as surplus line coverage shall
contain in bold-face type notification stamped by the surplus lines
licensee or broker or surplus lines insurer on the declaration page
of the policy that the contracts are not subject to the protection
of any guaranty association in the event of liquidation or
receivership of the surplus lines insurer. The Commissioner is
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hereby authorized to promulgate rules to establish further
disclosure requirements for the purpose of protecting consumers of
surplus line coverage.
Added by Laws 1957, p. 258, § 1109, operative July 1, 1957. Amended
by Laws 1986, c. 251, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 1991, c. 146, §
3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 2006, c. 264, § 27, eff. July 1, 2006;
Laws 2010, c. 222, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2010; Laws 2011, c. 278, § 15;
Laws 2011, c. 360, § 15; Laws 2012, c. 45, § 12, emerg. eff. April
16, 2012; Laws 2014, c. 415, § 2, emerg. eff. June 3, 2014.
NOTE: Laws 2011, c. 278, § 15 and Laws 2011, c. 360, § 15 made
identical changes to this section.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 36-1109 ("Validity of surplus line insurance - Notice of") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. 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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