This office accepts service of process for foreign surplus lines insurers. Foreign and Alien insurers who are not surplus lines carriers must be served directly on their resident agent.

Service of Process - Foreign Surplus Lines
The documents needed for service of process are 2 copies of the summons (one copy may be a photocopy), 1 copy of the complaint and a check for $10.00 made payable to the State of Michigan. Send certified mail to:

C/o Resident Agent
Ken Ross, Commissioner
Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation
611 W. Ottawa, 3rd Floor
Lansing, MI 48933

Service of Process - All Other Entities
Service of process for domestic insurers, health maintenance organizations and insurance agencies must be served directly on an officer of the company or agency, not through OFIS. If you do not have the officer's name or if you have questions about service of process, you may contact OFIR toll free at (877) 999-6442 for assistance.

You can search for the Service of Process address for an insurance entity at this locator page:

http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/fis/ind_srch/ ins_comp/insurance_company_criteria.asp

Once you have entered the website, scroll down to the bottom of the page, type in the insurance entity name, and click "Submit". When the search results appear, click on the specific entity name, and the Service of Process address will appear.

On February 1, 2008, Governor Granholm signed Executive Order 2008-02. The order reorganizes the Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS), and changes the official name to the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR). The order goes into effect April 6, 2008 at 12:01 a.m. Documents posted on this website may bear either name in headings or text, before or after the effective date of the order, and are to be used interchangeably as they pertain to the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) and its predecessor organization, the Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS).