(1) The failure of a company transacting insurance business in Colorado to obtain a certificate of authority shall not impair the validity of any act or contract of such company and shall not prevent such company from defending any action in any court of this state.
(2) In event of failure of any such unauthorized insurer to pay any claim or loss within the provisions of such insurance contract, any person who assisted or in any manner aided directly or indirectly in the procurement of such insurance contract is also liable to the insured for the full amount of the claim or loss in the manner provided by the provisions of such insurance contract.
Source: L. 67: p. 870, § 5. C.R.S. 1963: § 72-25-5.