(2) Any insurance producer served with summons and complaint in any such cause shall forthwith mail the summons and complaint, or a true and complete copy thereof, by registered or certified mail with proper postage affixed and properly addressed, to the insurer being sued.
(3) The insurer shall have 40 days from the date of the service of the summons and complaint upon the insurance producer in which to plead, answer or defend any such cause.
(4) Upon service of summons and complaint upon the insurance producer for the insurer, the court in which the action is begun shall be deemed to have duly acquired personal jurisdiction of the defendant insurer so served.
(5) An insurer and policyholder may agree to waive the provisions of subsections (1) to (4) of this section governing service and venue with respect to a surplus lines insurance contract for commercial property and casualty risk if the waiver is specifically referred to in the contract or in an indorsement attached to the contract. [1987 c.774 §137; 2001 c.191 §49b; 2003 c.364 §46; 2011 c.660 §19]