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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27-3-16
Section 27-3-16 Lloyd's insurers. Aggregations of individuals as underwriters, whether domestic, foreign, or alien, assuming insurance risks upon the plan known as "Lloyd's," whereby each underwriter is liable for the proportionate part assumed by him of the whole amount so insured by a policy issued by such underwriters, may be authorized to transact any kind, or kinds, of insurance in this state other than life or title insurances if the insurer is otherwise in compliance with this title, subject to the following conditions: (1) If a foreign or alien insurer, it must have successfully been in business as an authorized insurer in the state or country of domicile for at least 10 years. (2) If a domestic insurer, it must file with the commissioner evidence, satisfactory to him, that it has been soundly organized and that its insurance operations will, at all times, be competently conducted by individuals having the necessary experience in insurance underwriting and management to do so,...
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27-14-8
Section 27-14-8 Forms - Filing and approval or disapproval. (a) No basic insurance policy or annuity contract form or application form where written application is required and is to be made a part of the policy, or contract, or printed rider, or endorsement form or form of renewal certificate shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state unless the form has been filed with, and approved by, the commissioner. This subsection shall not apply to surety bonds or to specially rated inland marine risks, nor to policies, riders, endorsements, or forms of unique character designed for, and used with, relation to insurance upon a particular subject or which relate to the manner of distribution of benefits or to the reservation of rights and benefits under life or disability insurance policies and are used at the request or with the consent of the individual policyholder, contract holder, or certificate holder. As to group insurance policies effectuated and delivered outside this...
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27-2B-9
Section 27-2B-9 Confidentiality of reports and plans; information sharing agreements; publication of RBC levels prohibited; use of reports and plans by commissioner. (a) All RBC reports, to the extent the information therein is not required to be set forth in a publicly available annual statement schedule, and RBC plans, including the results or report of any examination or analysis of an insurer performed pursuant hereto and any corrective order issued by the commissioner pursuant to examination or analysis, with respect to any domestic insurer or foreign insurer which are filed with the commissioner constitute information that may be damaging to the insurer if made available to its competitors and therefore shall be kept confidential by the commissioner. This information shall not be made public or be subject to subpoena, other than by the commissioner, and then only for the purpose of enforcement actions taken by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter or any other provision of...
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27-3-19
Section 27-3-19 Continuance, expiration, reinstatement and amendment of certificates. (a) Certificates of authority issued or renewed under this title shall continue in force as long as the insurer is entitled thereto under this title and until suspended, revoked or terminated at the request of the insurer; subject, however, to continuance of the certificate by the insurer each year by: (1) Payment prior to March 1 of the continuation fee provided in Section 27-4-2; and (2) Due filing by the insurer of its annual statement for the calendar year preceding as required under Section 27-3-26. (b) If not so continued by the insurer, its certificate of authority shall expire at midnight on the May 31, next following, such failure of the insurer so to continue it in force. The commissioner shall promptly notify the insurer of the occurrence of any such failure resulting in impending expiration of its certificate of authority. (c) The commissioner may, in his discretion, reinstate a...
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27-36-3
Section 27-36-3 Unearned premium reserve - Property, general casualty and surety insurance. (a) As to insurance against loss or damage to property, except as provided in Section 27-36-4, and as to all general casualty insurance and surety insurance, every insurer shall maintain an unearned premium reserve on all policies in force. (b) The commissioner may require that such reserves shall be equal to the unearned portions of the gross premiums in force after deducting applicable reinsurance in solvent insurers as computed on each respective risk from the policy's date of issue. If the commissioner does not so require, the portions of the gross premium in force, less applicable reinsurance in solvent insurers, to be held as an unearned premium reserve, shall be computed according to the following table: Term for Which Policy Was Written Reserved for Unearned Premium 1 year or less 1/2 2 years 1st year 3/4 2nd year 1/4 3 years 1st year 5/6 2nd year 1/2 3rd year 1/6 4 years 1st year 7/8...
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27-7-1
Section 27-7-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) BUSINESS ENTITY. A corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Alabama Commissioner of Insurance. (3) HOME STATE. The District of Columbia and any state or territory of the United States in which an insurance producer maintains his or her principal place of residence or principal place of business and is licensed to act as an insurance producer. (4) INSURANCE. As defined in Section 27-1-2. (5) INSURANCE PRODUCER or PRODUCER. A person required to be licensed under the laws of this state to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance. (6) INSURER. As defined in Section 27-1-2. For the purposes of this chapter, insurer shall also mean an insurance company licensed pursuant to Chapter 3, commencing with Section 27-3-1 of this title; a health...
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27-29-3
Section 27-29-3 Acquisition of control of, or merger with, domestic insurers. (a)(1) No person other than the issuer shall make a tender offer for or a request or invitation for tenders of, or enter into any agreement to exchange securities for, seek to acquire, or acquire in the open market any voting security of a domestic insurer if, after the consummation thereof, such person would, directly or indirectly, or by conversion or by exercise of any right to acquire, be in control of such insurer, and no person shall enter into an agreement to merge with or otherwise to acquire control of a domestic insurer, or any person controlling a domestic insurer unless, at the time any such offer, request, or invitation is made or any such agreement is entered into, or prior to the acquisition of such securities if no offer or agreement is involved such person has filed with the commissioner and has sent to such insurer a statement containing the information required by this section and such...
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27-31B-8
Section 27-31B-8 Formation of captive insurance companies in this state. (a) A pure captive insurance company or a protected cell captive insurance company shall be formed as a stock or mutual insurer, or as a nonprofit or limited liability company with its capital divided into units and held by the stockholders, members, or other equivalent as allowed by law. (b) An association captive insurance company, an industrial insured captive insurance company, or a risk retention group may be formed in any of the following ways: (1) Organized as a stock insurer with its capital divided into share units and held by the stockholders, members, or other equivalent as allowed by law. (2) Organized as a mutual insurer without capital stock, the governing body of which is elected by the member organizations of its association. (3) Organized as a reciprocal insurer in accordance with Chapter 31 of this title. (4) Organized as a manager-managed limited liability company. (c) A captive insurance...
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27-1-24.1
Section 27-1-24.1 Incentives for homeowners insurance policies with wind coverage in certain areas. (a) Insurance carriers providing full property and casualty coverage, to specifically include wind and hail coverage, to property owners within the areas defined in Section 27-1-24, including any portion of the area as it may be expanded from time to time pursuant to Section 27-1-27, but only on properties that as of the time of writing are insured for wind coverage through the Alabama Insurance Underwriting Association, may claim as a nonrefundable credit against the insurance premium tax imposed by Chapter 4A of this title, in an amount equal to 20 percent of the insurance premium tax otherwise due on the premium written for the property owners for the taxable year in Zones B4, B5, M4, M5, or successor zones; and 35 percent of the insurance premium tax otherwise due on the premium written for the property owners for the taxable year in Zones Gulf Front, B1, B2, B3, M1, M2, M3, or...
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