27-14-29
Section 27-14-29 Rights of beneficiaries, etc., under life insurance policies against creditors, etc. (a) If a policy of insurance, whether heretofore or hereafter issued, is effected by any person on his own life or on another life in favor of a person other than himself or, except in cases of transfer with intent to defraud creditors, if a policy of life insurance is assigned or in any way made payable to any such person, the lawful beneficiary, or assignee thereof, other than the insured or the person so effecting such insurance or his executors or administrators, shall be entitled to its proceeds and avails against the creditors, personal representatives, trustees in bankruptcy, and receivers in state and federal courts of the person insured and of the person effecting the insurance, whether or not the right to change the beneficiary is reserved or permitted and whether or not the policy is made payable to the person whose life is insured, if the beneficiary or assignee shall...
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27-17A-42
Section 27-17A-42 Trust contributions; trustee responsibilities; withdrawals; analysis and certification by seller. (a) The obligation of the seller under a preneed contract shall be to make contributions into the Cemetery Merchandise and Services Trust Fund in accordance with the following formulae: (1) With respect to all cemetery merchandise, 110 percent of wholesale cost. (2) With respect to outer burial containers, 60 percent of the purchase price specified in the preneed contract. (3) With respect to cemetery services, 60 percent of the purchase price specified in the preneed contract. (4) With respect to all cash advance items sold, 100 percent of the purchase price specified for the same in the preneed contract. (5) With respect to caskets, 75 percent of the purchase price. (b) All contributions shall be made within 30 days after the end of the calendar month in which the preneed contract is paid in full, unless, prior to that time, all liabilities of the seller under the...
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43-8-253
Section 43-8-253 Effect of homicide on intestate succession, wills, joint assets, life insurance and beneficiary designations; effect of bona fide purchase by third party or good faith payment by obligor, etc. (a) A surviving spouse, heir or devisee who feloniously and intentionally kills the decedent is not entitled to any benefits under the will or under articles 3 through 10 of this chapter, and the estate of decedent passes as if the killer had predeceased the decedent. Property appointed by the will of the decedent to or for the benefit of the killer passes as if the killer had predeceased the decedent. (b) Any joint tenant who feloniously and intentionally kills another joint tenant thereby effects a severance of the interest of the decedent so that the share of the decedent passes as his property and the killer has no rights by survivorship. This provision applies to joint tenancies with the right of survivorship and tenancies in common during the respective lives of the...
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6-10-8
Section 6-10-8 Rights of beneficiaries and assignees under life insurance policies. If a policy of insurance, whether heretofore or hereafter issued, is effected by any person on his or her own life or on another life in favor of a person other than himself or herself or, except in cases of transfer with intent to defraud creditors, if a policy of life insurance is assigned or in any way made payable to any such person, the lawful beneficiary or assignee thereof, other than the insured or the person so effecting such insurance, or his or her executors or administrators, shall be entitled to its proceeds and avails against the creditors and representatives of the insured and of the person effecting the same, whether or not the right to change the beneficiary is reserved or permitted and whether or not the policy is made payable to the person whose life is insured if the beneficiary or assignee shall predecease such person; provided, that subject to the statute of limitations, the amount...
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27-15-51
Section 27-15-51 Construction and application of article. (a) This article shall require recognition of the escheat or unclaimed property statutes of Alabama as they relate to the method of payment for life insurance death benefits regulated by the Department of Insurance. (b) This article shall apply only to life insurance policies, annuity contracts, and retained asset accounts issued and delivered in this state and which are issued or entered into on or after January 1, 2016. (Act 2012-424, p. 1142, §2; Act 2013-195, p. 372, §1.)...
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27-15-24
Section 27-15-24 Exclusions and restrictions in life insurance policies. (a) No policy of life insurance shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state if it contains any of the following provisions: (1) A provision for a period shorter than that provided by statute within which an action may be commenced on such a policy; and (2) A provision which excludes or restricts liability for death caused in a certain specified manner or occurring while the insured has a specified status; except, that a policy may contain provisions excluding or restricting coverage as specified therein in the event of death under any one or more of the following circumstances: a. Death as a result, directly or indirectly, of war, declared or undeclared, or of action by military forces, or of any act or hazard of such war or action, or of service in the military, naval, or air forces or in civilian forces auxiliary thereto, or from any cause while a member of such military, naval, or air forces of any...
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27-14-25
Section 27-14-25 Receipt and giving of acquittance and discharge for payment by minors. (a) Any minor domiciled in this state who has attained the age of 18 years shall be deemed competent to receive and to give full acquittance and discharge for a payment, or payments, in aggregate amount not exceeding $3,000.00 in any one year, made by a life insurer under the maturity, death, or settlement agreement provisions in effect or elected by such minor under a life insurance policy or annuity contract, provided such policy, contract, or agreement shall provide for the payment, or payments, to such minor and if, prior to such payment, the insurer has not received written notice of the appointment of a duly qualified guardian of the property of such minor. No such minor shall be deemed competent to alienate the right to, or to anticipate, such payments. This section shall not be deemed to restrict the rights of minors set forth in Section 27-14-5. (b) This section shall not be deemed to...
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27-55-3
Section 27-55-3 Prohibited practices; disclosure of information. (a) No insurer may: (1) Deny, refuse to issue, renew, or reissue, cancel, or otherwise terminate, restrict, or exclude coverage on an insurance policy or health benefit plan on the basis of an applicant's or insured's abuse status, or on the basis of any association, relationship, or assistance to a subject of abuse. (2) Exclude or limit coverage for a loss, deny benefits, or deny a claim on the basis of the insured's abuse status, or on the basis of any association, relationship, or assistance to a subject of abuse, except as otherwise permitted or required by the laws of this state relating to acts of abuse committed by a life insurance beneficiary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section, a liability insurer may include policy provisions providing that a payment required by this subsection may be denied or, if paid, recovered by the insurer from the insured, if the claim arose out of an act of abuse by...
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27-14-7
Section 27-14-7 Application for policy - Representations and misrepresentations, etc. (a) All statements and descriptions in any application for an insurance policy or annuity contract, or in negotiations therefor, by, or in behalf of, the insured or annuitant shall be deemed to be representations and not warranties. Misrepresentations, omissions, concealment of facts and incorrect statements shall not prevent a recovery under the policy or contract unless either: (1) Fraudulent; (2) Material either to the acceptance of the risk or to the hazard assumed by the insurer; or (3) The insurer in good faith would either not have issued the policy or contract, or would not have issued a policy or contract at the premium rate as applied for, or would not have issued a policy or contract in as large an amount or would not have provided coverage with respect to the hazard resulting in the loss if the true facts had been made known to the insurer as required either by the application for the...
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27-32-40
Section 27-32-40 Priority of claims of policyholders and beneficiaries - Classification of policyholders and beneficiaries. The circuit court having jurisdiction over a receivership for liquidation or rehabilitation pursuant to the insurance laws of this state may distinguish between classes of policyholders or beneficiaries and establish priorities for each such class for payment of claims, sharing in the assets remaining or for reinsurance purposes. In establishing priorities among classes of policyholders and beneficiaries, death claims payable on life insurance contracts, cash surrenders payable, annuity holders, paid up policies, single premium policies, and other such classifications may be used by the court in establishing priorities for payment of claims or for reinsurance of policies. (Acts 1975, No. 1040, p. 2085, §4.)...
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