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27-3-5
Section 27-3-5 Authority to transact insurance - Use of name by insurer. (a) No insurer shall
be authorized to transact insurance which has or uses a name so similar to that of another
insurer already so authorized as likely to mislead the public. (b) No life insurer shall be
so authorized which has or uses a name deceptively similar to that of another insurer authorized
to transact insurance in this state within the preceding 10 years if life insurance policies
originally issued by such other insurer are still outstanding in this state. (c) No insurer
shall be so authorized which has or uses a name which tends to deceive or mislead as to the
type of organization of the insurer. (d) In case of conflict of names hereafter between two
insurers, or a conflict otherwise prohibited under the foregoing subsections of this section,
the commissioner may permit or require, as a condition to the issuance of an original certificate
of authority to an applicant insurer, that such insurer shall use...
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27-25-4
Section 27-25-4 Title insurance agent; appointment; issuance of policies. (a) No person shall
act as a title insurance agent in this state unless licensed pursuant to this chapter. Nothing
herein contained shall be construed to prevent a title insurer licensed to do business in
this state, nor an employee thereof, from issuing a policy of title insurance in this state.
(b) Each title insurance agent acting on behalf of a title insurance company shall be appointed
by the title insurance company in accordance with this chapter. The commissioner shall collect
from the title insurer the fees set forth in Section 27-25-4.7 for each appointment. Nothing
herein contained shall be construed to require the issuance of an appointment as described
in this subsection to a title insurer licensed to do business in this state, nor an employee
thereof, for the purpose of issuing a policy of title insurance in this state. (c) Unless
a later date is specifically authorized by the title insurer for a...
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27-10-1
Section 27-10-1 Representing or aiding unauthorized insurer not allowed; exceptions; validity
of contracts. (a) No person shall in this state, directly or indirectly, act as agent for,
or otherwise represent or aid on behalf of another, any insurer not then authorized to transact
such insurance in this state in the solicitation, negotiation, or effectuation of insurance
or annuity contracts, forwarding of applications, delivery of policies or contracts, inspection
of risks, fixing of rates, investigation or adjustment of losses, collection of premiums,
or in any other manner in the transaction of insurance with respect to subjects of insurance
resident, located or to be performed in this state. (b) This section shall not apply to: (1)
Acceptance of service of process by the commissioner under Section 27-10-52; (2) Surplus lines
insurance or coverage specified in Section 27-10-34 and other transactions as to which a certificate
of authority is not required of an insurer; (3) Adjustment...
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27-22A-6
Section 27-22A-6 Termination of portable electronics insurance. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law: (1) An insurer may terminate or otherwise change the terms and conditions of a policy
of portable electronics insurance only upon providing the policyholder and enrolled customers
with at least 30 days' notice. (2) If the insurer changes the terms and conditions, then the
insurer shall provide the vendor policyholder with a revised policy or endorsement and each
enrolled customer with a revised certificate, endorsement, updated brochure, or other evidence
indicating a change in the terms and conditions has occurred and a summary of material changes.
(3) Notwithstanding subdivision (1) of this section, an insurer may terminate an enrolled
customer's enrollment under a portable electronics insurance policy upon 15 days' notice for
discovery of fraud or material misrepresentation in obtaining coverage or in the presentation
of a claim thereunder. (4) Notwithstanding subdivision (1)...
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27-15-52
Section 27-15-52 Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) COMMERCIALLY
REASONABLE EFFORT. The plans, processes, or procedures necessary to confirm the death of the
insured, contract owner or annuitant, or retained asset account holder against other available
records and information and, as applicable, to locate the beneficiary or beneficiaries or
other person entitled to payment pursuant to the terms of the policy or contract which have
been developed by each insurer and submitted to and approved by the department. (2) CONTRACT.
An annuity contract. The term contract shall not include an annuity used to fund an employment-based
retirement plan or program where the insurer is not committed by terms of the annuity contract
to pay death benefits to the beneficiaries of specific plan participants. (3) DEATH MASTER
FILE. The United States Social Security Administration's Death Master File or any other database
or service that is at least as comprehensive as...
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27-19-107
Section 27-19-107 Nonforfeiture benefits. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a long-term
care insurance policy may not be delivered or issued for delivery in this state unless the
policyholder or certificateholder has been offered the option of purchasing a policy or certificate
including a nonforfeiture benefit. The offer of a nonforfeiture benefit may be in the form
of a rider that is attached to the policy. In the event the policyholder or certificateholder
declines the nonforfeiture benefit, the insurer shall provide a contingent benefit upon lapse
that shall be available for a specified period of time following a substantial increase in
premium rates. (b) When a group long-term care insurance policy is issued, the offer required
in subsection (a) shall be made to the group policyholder. However, if the policy is issued
as group long-term care insurance, as defined in Section 27-19-103(4)d., other than to a continuing
care retirement community or other similar entity, the...
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27-27-15
Section 27-27-15 Domestic mutual insurers - Authorization to transact insurance. (a) When newly
organized, a domestic mutual insurer may be authorized to transact any one of the kinds of
insurance listed in the schedule contained in subsection (b) of this section. (b) When applying
for an original certificate of authority, the insurer must be otherwise qualified therefor
under this title and must have received and accepted bona fide applications as to substantial
insurable subjects for insurance coverage of a substantial character of the kind of insurance
proposed to be transacted, must have collected in cash the full premium therefor at a rate
not less than that usually charged by other insurers for comparable coverages, must have surplus
funds on hand and deposited as of the date such insurance coverages are to become effective
or, in lieu of such applications, premiums and surplus and may deposit surplus, all in accordance
with that part of the following schedule which applies to...
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27-3-2
Section 27-3-2 Certificate of authority - Exceptions - Generally. A certificate of authority
shall not be required of an insurer with respect to the following: (1) Transactions relative
to its policies lawfully written in this state or liquidation of assets and liabilities of
the insurer, other than collection of new premiums, all as resulting from its former authorized
operations in this state; (2) Transactions thereunder subsequent to issuance of a policy covering
only subjects of insurance not resident, located, or expressly to be performed in this state
at time of issuance and lawfully solicited, written, or delivered outside this state; (3)
Transactions pursuant to surplus lines coverages lawfully written under Chapter 10 of this
title; and (4) Reinsurance. (Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §49.)...
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27-30-6.1
Section 27-30-6.1 Authority to increase paid-in capital stock and paid-in surplus; contracts
or policies on any one life and accidental death benefits. (a) All mutual aid associations
which have held valid certificates of authority under Sections 27-30-1 through 27-30-33 for
a period of five years prior to June 8, 1984, are hereby authorized to increase the paid-in
capital stock and paid-in surplus of the association. Any association maintaining a minimum
surplus of $100,000.00 is authorized to provide contracts or policies on any one life not
to exceed five percent of the capital of such association, and to provide accidental death
benefits on any one life so insured not to exceed the amount of life insurance provided. (b)
The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall additionally apply to all mutual aid
associations, after said associations have completed five years of operations and are in compliance
with the Insurance Code of Alabama. (Acts 1984, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 84-729,...
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27-34-11
Section 27-34-11 Preliminary certificate - Time to complete organization. No preliminary certificate
granted under the provisions of this section shall be valid after one year from its date or
after such further period, not exceeding one year, as may be authorized by the commissioner
upon cause shown, unless the 500 applicants required in this chapter have been secured and
the organization has been completed as provided in this chapter. The articles of incorporation
and all other proceedings thereunder shall become null and void in one year from the date
of the preliminary certificate, or at the expiration of the extended period, unless the society
shall have completed its organization and received a certificate of authority to do business
as provided in this chapter. (Acts 1911, No. 476, p. 700; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §682.)...
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