Kansas Department of Insurance — Commissioner of Insurance — Service of Process & Subpoena Intake

Overview & Statutory Role in Kansas Litigation

Statutory service of process headquarters for the Kansas Commissioner of Insurance in Topeka, serving as the mandatory statutory agent for all foreign insurance companies and fraternal benefit societies licensed to do business in Kansas.

Field Intake Protocol & Service Instructions at 1300 SW Arrowhead Road, Topeka, KS 66604

• Located at 1300 SW Arrowhead Road, Topeka, KS 66604 (Shawnee County).
• Under K.S.A. 40-218 and K.S.A. 60-304(g), every insurance company or fraternal benefit society organized under the laws of another state or country must file an irrevocable consent appointing the Kansas Commissioner of Insurance for service of process.
• Our Topeka legal couriers deliver summonses, petitions, and insurance coverage complaints directly to the Legal Division intake desk at 1300 SW Arrowhead Road, ensuring compliance with K.S.A. 40-218 fee and duplicate copy rules.
• Note: While original summons/petition service on a foreign insurer frequently goes through the Commissioner under K.S.A. 40-218, non-party records subpoenas or domestic insurer serves (such as Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas) may be served directly on the insurer's corporate legal desk or resident agent.

Entities & Records Routinely Served at This Location

• Foreign property, casualty, auto, life, and health insurance carriers licensed in Kansas
• Surplus lines insurers and fraternal benefit societies under K.S.A. Chapter 40
• Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist (UM/UIM) and bad-faith insurance litigation defendants
• Surety bond companies and commercial liability underwriters operating in Kansas

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