2-17-37
Section 2-17-37 Penalties for violations of chapter; commissioner not required to report minor violations of chapter for prosecution, etc. (a) Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of this chapter for which no other criminal penalty is provided by this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00; provided, that no person, firm or corporation shall be subject to penalties under this section for receiving for transportation or transporting any article or animal in violation of this chapter if such receipt or transportation was made in good faith, unless such person, firm or corporation refuses to furnish on request of a representative of the commissioner the name and address of the person from whom he received such article or animal and copies of all documents, if any there be, pertaining to the delivery of the article or animal to him. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as...
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27-10-33
Section 27-10-33 Service of process in action or proceeding against insurer. (a) Any unauthorized insurer issuing a policy or assuming a direct insurance risk under this surplus line law shall be deemed thereby to have appointed the commissioner as its attorney upon whom may be served all lawful process in any action or proceeding against it in this state arising out of such insurance. (b) Service of process upon the commissioner as process agent of the insurer shall be made by the proper officer of Montgomery County by serving copies in triplicate of the process upon the commissioner or upon his assistant, deputy, or other person in charge of his office. Upon receiving such service, the commissioner shall promptly forward a copy thereof by certified mail or registered mail to the person last designated to receive the same, as provided in subsection (c) of this section, return one copy with his admission of service, and retain one copy in the files of the department. (c) Each such...
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27-2B-13
Section 27-2B-13 Effectiveness of notice to insurer. All notices by the commissioner to an insurer that may result in regulatory action pursuant to this chapter, shall be effective upon dispatch if transmitted by registered or certified mail, or in the case of any other transmission shall be effective upon the insurer's receipt of the notice. (Acts 1996, No. 96-784, p. 1426, §18.)...
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27-32-25
Section 27-32-25 Loans to facilitate rehabilitation, etc., of insurer. For the purpose of facilitating the rehabilitation, liquidation, conservation, or dissolution of an insurer pursuant to this chapter, the commissioner may, subject to the approval of the court, borrow money and execute, acknowledge, and deliver notes, or other evidences of indebtedness therefor, and secure the repayment of the same by the mortgage, pledge, assignment, transfer in trust, or hypothecation of any, or all, of the property, whether real, personal, or mixed, of such insurer, and the commissioner, subject to the approval of the court, shall have power to take any and all other action necessary and proper to consummate any such loan and to provide for the repayment thereof. The commissioner shall be under no obligation personally or in his official capacity to repay any loan made pursuant to this section. (Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §644.)...
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22-14-14
Section 22-14-14 Penalty for violation of article or rules, regulations or orders; notice of possible liability for civil penalty; civil action by Attorney General; considerations affecting amount of civil penalty; maximum penalty on small businesses; payment of penalty. (a) Any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of this article or rules, regulations or orders of the agency in effect pursuant thereto shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000.00, or by imprisonment in the county jail or by a sentence to hard labor for the county not exceeding 12 months, or by both fine and imprisonment or hard labor. (b) Any person who (1) Violates any licensing provision of Section 22-14-4 or Section 22-14-6 or any rule, regulation, or order issued thereunder, or any term, condition, or limitation of any license issued thereunder, or (2) Commits any violation for which a license may be revoked under Section 22-14-11, shall be subject to a civil penalty...
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22-21-374
Section 22-21-374 Fees and taxes; applicable insurance laws. (a) A dental service corporation will pay the prescribed fees and taxes required of a disability insurer. (b) The following provisions of the insurance laws of this state apply to dental service corporations authorized by this article, to the extent that they are not inconsistent with the provisions herein: (1) Title 27, Chapters 1 and 2, Administration and General Provisions. (2) Title 27, Chapter 2B, Risk-Based Capital for Insurers. (3) Title 27, Chapter 4, Fees and Taxes. (4) Title 27, Chapter 6, Administration of Deposits. (5) Title 27, Chapter 12, Unfair Trade Practices. (6) Title 27, Chapter 32, Insurer Insolvency; Rehabilitation and Liquidation. (c) The commissioner may by rule modify or waive any requirements referred to in subsection (b) for dental service corporations if that is necessary to avoid unreasonable hardship, expense, or inconvenience and if the interests of subscribers continue to be adequately...
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27-29-12
Section 27-29-12 Suspension, revocation or nonrenewal of insurer's license or authority to do business. Whenever it appears to the commissioner that any person has committed a violation of this chapter which makes the continued operation of an insurer contrary to the interests of policyholders or the public, the commissioner may, after giving notice and an opportunity to be heard, determine to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew such insurer's license or authority to do business in this state for such period as he finds is required for the protection of policyholders or the public. Any such determination shall be accompanied by specific findings of fact and conclusions of law. (Acts 1973, No. 1042, p. 1636, §13.)...
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27-29-9
Section 27-29-9 Injunctions; prohibitions against voting securities; sequestration of voting securities. (a) Injunctions. Whenever it appears to the commissioner that any insurer or any director, officer, employee, or agent thereof has committed, or is about to commit, a violation of this chapter or of any rule, regulation, or order issued by the commissioner under this chapter, the commissioner may apply to the circuit court for the county in which the principal office of the insurer is located or if such insurer has no such office in this state, then to the Circuit Court for Montgomery County for an order enjoining such insurer or such director, officer, employee, or agent thereof from violating, or continuing to violate, this chapter or any such rule, regulation, or order and for such other equitable relief as the nature of the case and the interests of the insurer's policyholders, creditors, and shareholders or the public may require. (b) Voting of securities; when prohibited. No...
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27-3-6
Section 27-3-6 Authority to transact insurance - Kind or combinations of kinds - Restrictions. An insurer which otherwise qualifies therefor may be authorized to transact any one kind or combination of kinds of insurance as defined in Chapter 5 of this title, except: (1) A life insurer may grant annuities and shall be authorized to transact in addition only disability insurance, and no insurer shall be authorized to transact life insurance in this state which transacts anywhere any kind of insurance in addition to life and disability insurances and annuities; except, that the commissioner shall, if the insurer otherwise qualifies therefor, continue to so authorize any life insurer which, immediately prior to the effective date of this title, was lawfully authorized to transact in this state a kind or kinds of insurance in addition to life and disability; (2) A reciprocal or Lloyd's plan insurer shall not transact life insurance; and (3) A title insurer shall be a stock insurer and...
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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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