P.R. Laws tit. 26, § 1018
(1) In any action brought in Puerto Rico under an insurance contract issued as a surplus line pursuant to this chapter, duplicate copies of legal process against the insurer shall be served upon the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall forthwith mail one copy of the process so served to the person designated by the insurer in the policy for the purpose as reported to the Commissioner pursuant to § 1008(1) of this title, by registered mail with return receipt requested. Upon service of process upon the Commissioner and such mailing of process, the court shall be deemed to have jurisdiction in personam of the insurer. The insurer shall have forty-five days after such date of mailing within which to plead, answer, or otherwise defend the action.
At time of such service of process the plaintiff shall pay to the Commissioner three dollars, taxable as costs in the action.
(2) An unauthorized insurer issuing such policy shall be deemed thereby to have authorized service of process against it in the manner and to the effect as provided in this chapter.
History —Ins. Code § 10.180.