(a) A person shall be personally liable for any premiums paid for, or valid claims made on, all contracts of insurance unlawfully sold within this state by or through the person directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of an insurance company not authorized to do business in this state.(b) A person who sells insurance in this state for an insurance company not authorized to do business in this state commits a fraudulent insurance act as defined by § 56-53-102.Acts 2002, ch. 798, § 15; 2008, ch. 1192, § 7.
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