(a) Any reciprocal doing business in this state may sue or be sued in the name or designation under which its insurance contracts are effected.(b)(1) Any action or suit against a reciprocal may be brought in any county where: (A) Its principal office is located; or(B) The cause of action or any part of the cause of action arose.(2) If the action or suit is to recover a loss under a policy of insurance, it may also be brought in the county where the property insured was situated at the date of the policy.(3) Any action or suit against a foreign or alien reciprocal may also be brought in any county of this state in which it has any debts owed to it.(c) In an action or suit against a reciprocal, process against or notice to the reciprocal may be served upon the commissioner.Acts 1990, ch. 728, § 2; T.C.A. § 56-16-217.
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