New Mexico Statutes

§ 59A-39-5 — Attorney

New Mexico § 59A-39-5
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 59AInsurance Code
Art. 39Reciprocal Insurers

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 59A-39-5 (2026).

Text

A."Attorney", as used in Chapter 59A, Article 39 NMSA 1978, refers to the attorney- in-fact of a reciprocal insurer. The attorney may be an individual, firm or corporation.
B.The attorney of a foreign reciprocal insurer, which insurer is duly authorized to transact insurance in this state, shall not, by virtue of the discharge of its duties as such attorney with respect to the insurer's transactions in this state, be thereby deemed to be doing business in this state within the meaning of any laws of this state applying to foreign persons, firms or corporations.
C.The subscribers and the attorney-in-fact comprise a reciprocal insurer and single entity for the purposes of the Insurance Premium Tax Act [7-40-1 to 7-40-10 NMSA 1978] and Sections 59A-6-3 through 59A-6-6 NMSA 1978 as to all o

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Legislative History

Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 662; 2018, ch. 57, § 22.

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