83-5-3 - All companies to submit to all laws of state.
§ 83-5-3. All companies to submit to all laws of state.
Every insurance company, foreign or domestic, that qualifies to do business in the State of Mississippi shall be required to execute an agreement to be bound by the statute laws of the State of Mississippi pertaining to the periods of limitation prescribed by the statute law of this state.
The insurance commissioner is hereby required, as a condition precedent to authorizing any insurance company to qualify and operate under the laws of this state or to do business in this state, to require said companies to execute an agreement binding said company to conform to and to be bound and regulated by the statute laws of this jurisdiction as defined in the first paragraph.
For purposes of the administration of this section, insurance companies shall consist of all types of insurance companies, both domestic and foreign, that operate in this jurisdiction, including stock companies, mutuals, and fraternal societies and organizations when such fraternal society or organization engages in the insuring of its members or other persons.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 5631.5; Laws, 1956, ch. 343, §§ 1-4.