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27-19-8
Section 27-19-8 Mandatory policy provisions - Notice of claim; notice of disability continuance.
There shall be a provision as follows: "Notice of Claim: Written notice of claim must
be given to the insurer within 20 days after the occurrence or commencement of any loss covered
by the policy, or as soon thereafter as is reasonably possible. Notice given by, or on behalf
of, the insured or the beneficiary to the insurer at _____ (insert the location of such office
as the insurer may designate for the purpose), or to any authorized agent of the insurer,
with information sufficient to identify the insured, shall be deemed notice to the insurer."
In a policy providing a loss-of-time benefit which may be payable for at least two years,
an insurer may, at its option, insert the following between the first and second sentences
of the above provision: "Subject to the qualifications set forth below, if the insured
suffers loss of time on account of disability for which indemnity may be payable...
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27-20-5
Section 27-20-5 Blanket disability insurance - Power to issue; filing requirement; mandatory
policy provisions. Any insurer authorized to write disability insurance in this state shall
have the power to issue blanket disability insurance. No such blanket policy may be issued
or delivered in this state unless a copy of the form thereof shall have been filed in accordance
with Section 27-14-8. Every such blanket policy shall contain provisions which, in the opinion
of the commissioner, are at least as favorable to the policyholder and the individual insured
as the following: (1) A provision that the policy, including endorsements and a copy of the
application, if any, of the policyholder and the persons insured shall constitute the entire
contract between the parties, and that any statement made by the policyholder or by a person
insured shall, in absence of fraud, be deemed a representation and not a warranty and that
no such statements shall be used in defense to a claim under the...
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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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27-44-8
Section 27-44-8 Powers and duties of association. (a) If a member insurer is an impaired insurer,
the association may, in its discretion and subject to any conditions imposed by the association
that do not impair the contractual obligations of the impaired insurer, and that are approved
by the commissioner: (1) Guarantee or reinsure, or cause to be guaranteed, assumed, or reinsured,
any or all of the covered policies of the impaired insurers. (2) Provide such moneys, pledges,
notes, guarantees, or other means as are proper to effectuate subdivision (1), and assure
payment of the contractual obligations of the impaired insurer pending action under subdivision
(1). (b) If a member insurer is an insolvent insurer, the association shall, in its discretion
and subject to the approval of the commissioner, do either of the following: (1)a. Guarantee,
assume, or reinsure, or cause to be guaranteed, assumed, or reinsured, the covered policies
of the insolvent insurer. b. Assure payment of the...
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8-36-2
Section 8-36-2 Cancellation of residential roofing contract; notice of cancellation; payments.
(a) A person who has entered into a written contract with a residential roofing contractor
to provide goods or services to be paid from the proceeds of a property and casualty insurance
policy may cancel the contract prior to midnight on the fifth business day if the insured
receives written notice from the insurer that all or any part of the claim or contract is
not a covered loss under the insurance policy or that the covered claim will not be sufficient
to cover the amount of the contract. Cancellation shall be evidenced by the insured giving
written notice of cancellation to the residential roofing contractor at the address stated
in the contract. Notice of cancellation, if given by mail, shall be effective upon deposit
into the United States mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the residential roofing
contractor and, if given by electronic mail, shall be effective if sent to...
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27-19-31
Section 27-19-31 Renewability. (a) Every individual policy of insurance providing hospital,
medical, or surgical benefits in which an insurer reserves the right to refuse renewal on
an individual basis shall provide, in substance, in a provision thereof, or in an endorsement
thereon or in a rider attached thereto that, subject to the right to terminate the policy
upon nonpayment of premium when due, such right to refuse renewal shall not be exercised before
the renewal date occurring on, or after and nearest, each policy anniversary or, in the case
of lapse and reinstatement, before the renewal date occurring on, or after and nearest, each
anniversary of the last reinstatement and that any refusal of renewal shall be without prejudice
to any claim originating while the policy is in force. Subject to the right to terminate for
nonpayment of premium, the right to refuse renewal by an insurer shall only be exercised after
having given the insured no less than 30 days' notice in writing of...
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27-19-105
Section 27-19-105 Regulations for long-term care policies; outline of coverage, policy summary,
and monthly report. (a) The commissioner may adopt regulations that include standards for
full and fair disclosure setting forth the manner, content, and required disclosures for the
sale of long-term care insurance policies, terms of renewability, initial and subsequent conditions
of eligibility, nonduplication of coverage provisions, coverage of dependents, preexisting
conditions, termination of insurance, continuation or conversion, probationary periods, limitations,
exceptions, reductions, elimination periods, requirements for replacement, recurrent conditions,
and definitions of terms. Regulations under this subsection should recognize the developing
and unique nature of long-term care insurance and the distinction between group and individual
long-term insurance policies. (b) No long-term care insurance policy may do any of the following:
(1) Be cancelled, nonrenewed, or otherwise...
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25-4-78
Section 25-4-78 Disqualifications for benefits. An individual shall be disqualified for total
or partial unemployment for any of the following: (1) LABOR DISPUTE IN PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT.
For any week in which an individual's total or partial unemployment is directly due to a labor
dispute still in active progress in the establishment in which he or she is or was last employed.
For the purposes of this section only, the term labor dispute includes any controversy concerning
terms, tenure, or conditions of employment, or concerning the association or representation
of persons in negotiating, fixing, maintaining, changing, or seeking to arrange terms or conditions
of employment, regardless of whether the disputants stand in the proximate relation of employer
and employee. This definition shall not relate to a dispute between an individual worker and
his or her employer. (2) VOLUNTARILY QUITTING WORK. If an individual has left his or her most
recent bona fide work voluntarily without good...
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27-60-2
Section 27-60-2 Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact. The State of Alabama hereby
agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation
Compact: ARTICLE I. PURPOSES. The purposes of this compact are, through means of joint and
cooperative action among the compacting states: 1. To promote and protect the interest of
consumers of individual and group annuity, life insurance, disability income, and long-term
care insurance products; 2. To develop uniform standards for insurance products covered under
the compact; 3. To establish a central clearinghouse to receive and provide prompt review
of insurance products covered under the compact and, in certain cases, advertisements related
thereto, submitted by insurers authorized to do business in one or more compacting states;
4. To give appropriate regulatory approval to those product filings and advertisements satisfying
the applicable uniform standard; 5. To improve coordination of...
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25-5-8
Section 25-5-8 Employers' options to secure payment of compensation. (a) Option to insure risks.
An employer subject to this chapter may secure the payment of compensation under this chapter
by insuring and keeping insured his or her liability in some insurance corporation, association,
organization, insurance association, corporation, or association formed of employers and workers
or formed by a group of employers to insure the risks under this chapter, operating by mutual
assessment or other plans or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the insurance association,
organization, or corporation shall have first had its contract and plan of business approved
in writing by the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance of Alabama and have been authorized
by the Department of Insurance to transact the business of workers' compensation insurance
in this state and under the plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary,
the obligations of employers under law for...
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