6-5-543
shall revert to the judgment debtor. (g) In the event periodic payments are ordered under this section, the court shall order the judgment marked satisfied when the judgment debtor satisfies the court that he is adequately insured or posts security sufficient to assure full payment of such damages or purchases an annuity of sufficient value as set out in subsection (c) of this section. (h) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to require the entry of judgments in malpractice actions against health care providers which provide for the payment of future damages in excess of $150,000 through periodic payments rather than lump sum payments. By authorizing periodic payment of judgments as required herein it is the intent of the Legislature that the courts will utilize such judgments to provide compensation sufficient to meet the needs of an injured plaintiff and those persons who are dependent upon the plaintiff for the period of years during which said future...
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27-15-11
Section 27-15-11 Life insurance policy provisions - Reinstatement. There shall be a provision that unless the policy has been surrendered for its cash value, or its cash surrender value has been exhausted or the period of any extended insurance provided by the policy has expired, the policy will be reinstated at any time within three years after the date of premium default upon written application therefor, the production of evidence of insurability satisfactory to the insurer, the payment of all overdue premiums and payment, or, within the limits permitted by the then cash value of the policy, reinstatement, of any other indebtedness to the insurer upon the policy, with interest as to both premiums and indebtedness at a rate not exceeding the rate of interest on policy loans specified in the policy in accordance with the provisions of Section 27-15-8, as may be amended from time to time. (Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §356; Acts 1981, No. 81-381, p. 564, §1.)...
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27-15-80
Section 27-15-80 Proration of values; net value of paid-up additions. Any cash surrender value and any paid-up nonforfeiture benefit available under the policy in the event of default in a premium payment due at any time other than on the policy anniversary shall be calculated with allowance for the lapse of time and the payment of fractional premiums beyond the last preceding policy anniversary. All values referred to in Sections 27-15-73, 27-15-74, 27-15-75, 27-15-76, 27-15-77, and 27-15-78 may be calculated on the assumption that any death benefit is payable at the end of the policy year of death. The net value of any paid-up additions, other than paid-up term additions, shall not be less than the amounts used to provide such additions. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 27-15-73, additional benefits payable as follows shall be disregarded in ascertaining cash surrender values and nonforfeiture benefits required by this article, and no such additional benefits shall be...
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27-18-4
Section 27-18-4 Policy provisions - Incontestability. The group life insurance policy shall contain a provision that the validity of the policy shall not be contested, except for nonpayment of premium, after it has been in force for two years from its date of issue and that no statement made by any person insured under the policy relating to his insurability shall be used in contesting the validity of the insurance with respect to which such statement was made after such insurance has been in force prior to the contest for a period of two years during such person's lifetime nor unless it is contained in a written instrument signed by him. (Code 1940, T. 28, §7; Acts 1967, No. 181, p. 543; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §410.)...
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27-40-1
Section 27-40-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) INSURANCE PREMIUM FINANCE COMPANY. A person engaged in the business of entering into premium finance agreements. (2) PREMIUM FINANCE AGREEMENT. An agreement by which an insured or prospective insured promises to pay to a premium finance company the amount advanced or to be advanced under the agreement to an insurer or to an insurance agent or broker in payment of premiums on an insurance contract together with a service charge, as authorized and limited by this chapter, and charges for wind mitigation construction financing, as approved by the commissioner. (3) LICENSEE. A premium finance company holding a license issued under this chapter. (4) PERSON. An individual, partnership, association, business corporation, nonprofit corporation, common law trust, joint-stock company, or any other group of individuals however organized. (5) INSURANCE CONTRACT. The...
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40-14B-4
Section 40-14B-4 Prohibited activities. (a) An insurance company or other persons who may have state premium tax liability or the affiliates of the insurance companies or other persons may not, directly or indirectly, do any of the following: (1) Manage a certified capital company. (2) Beneficially own, whether through rights, options, convertible interests, or otherwise, more than 15 percent of the outstanding voting securities of a certified capital company. (3) Control the direction of investments for a certified capital company. (b) Not more than one certified investor in any certified capital company or affiliates thereof, may provide a guaranty, indemnity, bond, insurance policy, or other payment undertaking in favor of all of the certified investors of the certified capital company and its affiliates. (c) Subsection (a) applies without regard to whether the insurance company or other person or the affiliate of the insurance company or other person is licensed by or transacts...
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41-9-351
Section 41-9-351 Commission may provide for insurance for properties and employees. (a) The commission may provide insurance covering loss or damage to its properties or any properties of others in its custody, care, or control or any properties as to which it has any insurable interest caused by fire or other casualty and may likewise provide insurance for the payment of damages on account of the injury or death of persons and the loss or destruction of properties of others, and may pay the premiums out of the revenues of the commission. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or permit the institution of any civil action or proceeding in any court against the commission for or on account of any matter referred to in this section. Any contracts of insurance authorized by this section may, in the discretion of the chair of the commission, provide for a direct right of action against the insurance carrier for the enforcement of any claims or causes of action. (b) The...
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27-12-13
Section 27-12-13 Life, annuity, and disability insurance - Exceptions to discrimination, rebates, or special inducements. Nothing in Sections 27-12-11 and 27-12-12 shall be construed as including within the definition of discrimination, rebates, or special inducements any of the following practices: (1) In the case of any contract of life insurance or annuity, paying bonuses to policyholders or otherwise abating their premiums in whole or in part out of surplus accumulated from nonparticipating insurance, provided, that any such bonuses or abatement of premiums is fair and equitable to policyholders and for the best interests of the insurer and its policyholders; (2) In the case of life or disability insurance policies issued on the industrial debit or weekly premium plan, making allowance to policyholders who have continuously for a specified period made premium payments directly to an office of the insurer in an amount which fairly represents the saving in collection expense; (3)...
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27-12-14
Section 27-12-14 Inducements as to property, casualty, or surety insurance. (a) No property, casualty, or surety insurer, or any employee thereof, and no broker, agent, or solicitor shall pay, allow, or give, or offer to pay, allow, or give, directly or indirectly, as an inducement to insurance or after insurance has been effected, any rebate, discount, abatement, credit, or reduction of the premium named in a policy of insurance, or any special favor or advantage in the dividends or other benefits to accrue thereon or any valuable consideration or inducement whatever not specified in the policy except to the extent provided for in rating systems filed with the commissioner by, or on behalf of, the insurer and approved by the commissioner. (b) No insured named in a policy nor any employee of such insured shall knowingly receive or accept, directly or indirectly, any such rebate, discount, abatement, credit, or reduction of premium. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as...
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27-1-17
Section 27-1-17 Limitation periods for payment of claims; overdue claims; retroactive denials, adjustments, etc.; penalties. (a) Each insurer, health service corporation, and health benefit plan that issues or renews any policy of accident or health insurance providing benefits for medical or hospital expenses for its insured persons shall pay for services rendered by Alabama health care providers within 45 calendar days upon receipt of a clean written claim or 30 calendar days upon receipt of a clean electronic claim. If the insurer, health service corporation, or health benefit plan is denying or pending the claim, the insurer, health service corporation, or health benefit plan shall, within 45 calendar days for a written claim and 30 calendar days for an electronic claim, notify the health care provider or certificate holder of the reason for denying or pending the claim and what, if any, additional information is required to process the claim. Any undisputed portion of the claim...
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