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27-11-2
Section 27-11-2 Prohibition against transaction of insurance business, etc., in state without
license; exceptions. It shall be unlawful for any insurer to transact the business of insurance
in this state or to enter into a contract for insurance in this state without first obtaining
a license or certificate of authority from the commissioner. This unauthorized insurers law
shall not apply to: (1) Contracts of insurance procured pursuant to the surplus line insurance
law; (2) Transactions in this state involving contracts of insurance lawfully entered into,
written and the policy delivered outside of this state covering subjects of insurance not
resident, located or expressly to be performed in this state at the time of issuance and transactions
subsequent to the making of such contract and the issuance of such policy; (3) Reinsurance
contracts; (4) Transactions in this state involving group or blanket insurance and group annuities
where the master policy or contract was lawfully issued...
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27-30-27
Section 27-30-27 Qualification of corporation for original certificate of authority. (a) When
applying for an original certificate of authority, a domestic corporation formed to transact
a mutual aid business on the mutual plan must be otherwise qualified therefor under this title,
must have entered into bona fide agreements for insurance of the kind proposed to be transacted,
with not less than 500 persons and must have received therefrom as initial premiums, fees,
or contributions at rates theretofore filed with, and approved by, the commissioner as being
both adequate and reasonable, not less than $25,000.00 in cash. (b) No such agreements shall
be solicited, however, except pursuant to a solicitation permit granted by the commissioner
as provided in Sections 27-27-4 through 27-27-7. (Acts 1939, No. 374, p. 502; Acts 1971, No.
407, p. 707, ยง585.)...
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27-3-6.1
Section 27-3-6.1 Authority to transact insurance - Kind or combinations of kinds - Closing
or settlement protection. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (3) of Section
27-3-6, a title insurer may issue closing or settlement protection to a person who is a party
to a transaction in which a title insurance policy will be issued. (b) The form of closing
or settlement protection shall be submitted to and approved by the commissioner. (c) The closing
or settlement protection may indemnify a person only against loss of closing or settlement
funds because of one of the following acts of a settlement agent, such as a title insurance
agent or other settlement service provider which has been approved by the title insurer for
such protection, under the terms and conditions of the closing protection as approved by the
commissioner: (1) Theft or misappropriation of settlement funds in connection with a transaction
in which a title insurance policy or title insurance policies will be...
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27-3-21
Section 27-3-21 Suspension or revocation of certificates - Additional grounds; notice and hearing.
(a) The commissioner may, in his discretion, suspend or revoke an insurer's certificate of
authority if, after a hearing thereon, he finds that the insurer has willfully violated any
material provision of this title other than those for which suspension or revocation is mandatory
or has failed to pay applicable taxes with respect to a preceding calendar year as required
by this title. (b) The commissioner shall, after a hearing thereon, suspend or revoke an insurer's
certificate of authority if he finds that the insurer: (1) Is in unsound condition, or is
in such condition or is using such methods and practices in the conduct of its business as
to render its further transaction of insurance in this state hazardous to its policyholders
or to the public; (2) Has refused to be examined or to produce its accounts, records, and
files for examination or if any of its officers or agents have...
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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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27-44-5
Section 27-44-5 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ACCOUNT. Either
of the three accounts created under Section 27-44-6. (2) ASSOCIATION. The Alabama Life and
Disability Insurance Guaranty Association created under Section 27-44-6. (3) AUTHORIZED ASSESSMENT
or the term AUTHORIZED when used in the context of assessments. A resolution by the board
of directors has been passed whereby an assessment will be called immediately or in the future
from member insurers for a specified amount. An assessment is authorized when the resolution
is passed. (4) BENEFIT PLAN. A specific employee, union, or association of natural persons
benefit plan. (5) CALLED ASSESSMENT or the term CALLED when used in the context of assessments.
A notice that has been issued by the association to member insurers requiring that an authorized
assessment be paid within the time frame set forth within...
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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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2-15-61
Section 2-15-61 Permits required for operation of livestock markets; applications; issuance;
revocation; appeals. (a) No person shall operate a livestock market in the State of Alabama
without first having obtained from the commissioner, as required by this division, an annual
permit therefor. (b) The application for such a permit shall be made upon forms furnished
by the department, which shall be verified by affidavit of the applicant which shall include
all of the following information: (1) The name and address of the applicant or applicants
and, if a corporation, its officers, and if a partnership, the names and addresses of its
partners. (2) The place where applicant proposes to operate a livestock market. (3) A description
of the property and facilities proposed to be used as a livestock market. (4) The kind of
livestock the applicant proposes to handle at the livestock market and the day or days of
the week the applicant proposes to conduct sales. (5) A financial statement of...
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27-10-24
Section 27-10-24 Licensing of surplus line brokers. (a) Any person, while licensed as a resident
insurance producer in this state for the property lines of authority and who is deemed by
the commissioner to have had sufficient experience in the insurance business to be competent
for the purpose may be licensed as a surplus line broker for the types and kinds of insurance
that he or she as a resident producer is licensed to handle as follows: (1) Application to
the commissioner for the license shall be made on forms as designated and furnished by the
commissioner. (2) License fee in the amount stated in Section 27-4-2 shall be paid to the
commissioner. The license shall expire on December 31 next after its issue. (3) Prior to the
issuance of the license, the applicant shall file with the commissioner, and thereafter for
as long as any license remains in effect he or she shall keep in force and unimpaired, a bond
in favor of the State of Alabama in the penal sum of at least fifty...
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27-12A-20
Section 27-12A-20 Fraud warning. (a) A fraud warning shall be included on at least one of the
following: Claim release forms, applications, reinstatements for insurance, participation
agreements, declaration pages, and claim documents, regardless of the method or form of transmission
and shall contain the following statement or a substantially similar statement: "Any
person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit
or who knowingly presents false information in an application for insurance is guilty of a
crime and may be subject to restitution, fines, or confinement in prison, or any combination
thereof." (b) The lack of a statement required by subsection (a) shall not constitute
a defense in any prosecution for insurance fraud. (c) Policies issued by unauthorized insurers
shall contain a statement disclosing the status of the insurer to do business in the state
where the policy is delivered or issued for delivery or the state where coverage is...
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