An insurance agent shall be personally liable on all contracts of insurance unlawfully made by or through him, directly or indirectly, for or in behalf of any company not authorized to do business in the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 83-17-3
Personal liability
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 684 So. 2d 574 - Dixie Ins. Co. v. Mooneyhan (1996)
Most recently applied in 299 F. Supp. 2d 645 - Home Health Care Affiliates of Mississippi, Inc. v. North American Indemnity N.V. (January 2004)
Codes, 1906, § 2616; Hemingway’s 1917, § 5079; 1930, § 5197; 1942, § 5707.
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