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27-19-12
Section 27-19-12 Mandatory policy provisions - Payment of claims. There shall be a provision
as follows: "Payment of Claims: Indemnity for loss of life will be payable in accordance
with the beneficiary designation and the provisions respecting such payment which may be prescribed
herein and effective at the time of payment. If no such designation or provision is then effective,
such indemnity shall be payable to the estate of the insured. Any other accrued indemnities
unpaid at the insured's death may, at the option of the insurer, be paid either to such beneficiary
or to such estate. All other indemnities will be payable to the insured." The following
provisions, or either of them, may be included with the foregoing provision at the option
of the insurer: "If any indemnity of this policy shall be payable to the estate of the
insured or to an insured or beneficiary who is a minor or otherwise not competent to give
a valid release, the insurer may pay such indemnity, up to an amount...
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27-20-7
Section 27-20-7 Blanket disability insurance - Payment of benefits. All benefits under any
blanket disability policy shall be payable to the person insured, or to his employer, or to
his designated beneficiary or beneficiaries or to his estate; except, that if the person insured
be a minor or mental incompetent, such benefits may be made payable to his parent, guardian,
or other person actually supporting him, or, if the entire cost of the insurance has been
borne by the employer, such benefits may be made payable to the employer; provided, however,
that the policy may provide that all, or any portion, of any indemnities provided by such
policy on account of hospital, nursing, medical, or surgical services may, at the insurer's
option, be paid directly to the hospital or person rendering such services; but the policy
may not require that the service be rendered by a particular hospital or person. Payment so
made shall discharge the insurer's obligation with respect to the amount of...
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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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27-44-3
Section 27-44-3 Scope of chapter. (a) This chapter shall provide coverage for the policies
and contracts specified in subsection (b) as follows: (1) To persons who, regardless of where
they reside (except for non-resident certificate holders under group policies or contracts),
are the beneficiaries, assignees, or payees of the persons covered under subdivision (2).
(2) To persons who are owners of or certificate holders under the policies or contracts, other
than structured settlement annuities, and in each case who are either of the following: a.
Residents b. Not residents, but only under all of the following conditions: 1. The insurer
that issued the policies or contracts is domiciled in this state. 2. The states in which the
persons reside have associations similar to the association created by this chapter. 3. The
persons are not eligible for coverage by an association in any other state due to the fact
the insurer was not licensed in the state at the time specified in the state's...
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6-11-51
Section 6-11-51 Definitions. As used in this article the following words and terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ANNUITY ISSUER. An insurer that has issued a contract to fund
periodic payments under a structured settlement. (2) DEPENDENTS. A payee's spouse and minor
children and all other persons for whom the payee is legally obligated to provide support,
including alimony. (3) DISCOUNTED PRESENT VALUE. The present value of future payments determined
by discounting the payments to the present using the most recently published applicable federal
rate for determining the present value of an annuity, as issued by the United States Internal
Revenue Service. (4) GROSS ADVANCE AMOUNT. The sum payable to the payee or for the payee's
account as consideration for a transfer of structured settlement payment rights before any
reductions for transfer expenses or other deductions to be made from the consideration. (5)
INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. Advice of an attorney, certified public...
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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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27-55-3
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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27-19-20
Section 27-19-20 Optional policy provisions - Insurance with other insurers - Expense-incurred
benefits. (a) There may be a provision as follows: "Insurance with Other Insurers: If
there be other valid coverage, not with this insurer, providing benefits for the same loss
on a provision of service basis or on an expense-incurred basis and of which this insurer
has not been given written notice prior to the occurrence or commencement of loss, the only
liability under any expense-incurred coverage of this policy shall be for such proportion
of the loss as the amount which would otherwise have been payable hereunder plus the total
of the like amounts under all such other valid coverages for the same loss of which this insurer
had notice bears to the total like amounts under all valid coverages for such loss, and for
the return of such portion of the premiums paid as shall exceed the pro rata portion for the
amount so determined. For the purpose of applying this provision when other...
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27-43-10
Section 27-43-10 Types of legal expense insurance; policy and certificate forms; issuance of
policies and certificates. (a) Legal expense insurance may be written as individual, group,
blanket, or franchise insurance. Each contractual obligation for legal expense insurance must
be evidenced by a policy. Each person insured under a group policy must be issued a certificate
of coverage. (b) No policy or certificate of legal expense insurance may be issued in this
state unless a copy of the form has been filed and approved by the commissioner. (c) The commissioner
may not approve any form that does not meet the following requirements: (1) Policies must
contain a list and description of the legal service payments promised or the legal matters
for which expenses are to be reimbursed and any limits on the amounts to be paid or reimbursed;
(2) Policies and certificates must indicate the name of the insurer and the full address of
its principal place of business; (3) Certificates issued under...
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45-37-123.01
Section 45-37-123.01 Definitions. For the purposes of this part, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) ACT. The act adding this part, to be called the General Retirement
System for Employees of Jefferson County Act. (2) ACTIVE MEMBER. An individual who currently
is employed by the county or other entities set forth in subdivision (20) and is making employee
contributions to the system. (3) ACTUARIAL EQUIVALENT. Effective July 30, 1984, or such other
dates as set forth in Exhibit A, which is maintained in the office of the pension board, a
form of benefit differing in time, period, or manner of payment from a specific benefit provided
under the plan but having the same value when computed using the mortality tables, the interest
rate, and any other assumptions last adopted by the pension board, which assumptions shall
clearly preclude any discretion in the determination of the amount of a member's benefit.
(4) ACTUARIAL GAIN. As defined in Section...
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