27-10-51
Section 27-10-51 Acts constituting appointment of commissioner as agent for service of process
on foreign or alien insurer. Any of the following acts in this state, effected by mail or
otherwise, by an unauthorized foreign or alien insurer: (1) The issuance or delivery of contracts
of insurance to residents of this state or to corporations authorized to do business therein;
(2) The solicitation of applications for such contracts; (3) The collection of premiums, membership
fees, assessments, or other considerations for such contracts; or (4) Any other transaction
of insurance business; is equivalent to, and shall constitute, an appointment by such insurer
of the commissioner and his successor or successors in office to be its true and lawful attorney,
upon whom may be served all lawful process in any action or proceeding instituted by, or on
behalf of, an insured or beneficiary arising out of any such contract of insurance; and any
such act shall be signification of the insurer's...
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27-13-37
Section 27-13-37 Alteration, supplementation, and amendment of rating systems. A rating organization,
or any insurer making its own rates, may, with the approval of the commissioner, from time
to time, alter, supplement, or amend its rating systems, or any part thereof, by filing with
the department copies of such alterations, supplements, or amendments, together with a statement
of the reason, or reasons, for such alteration, supplement, or amendment. If such alteration,
supplement, or amendment shall have the effect of increasing or decreasing rates, the commissioner
shall determine whether the rates as altered thereby are reasonable, adequate, and not unfairly
discriminatory. If the commissioner shall determine that the rates as so altered are not unreasonably
high, or inadequate or unfairly discriminatory, he shall make an order approving them. If
he shall find that the rates as altered are unreasonable, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory,
he shall issue an order disapproving...
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27-13-72
Section 27-13-72 Application for uniform percentage increase or decrease in rates by insurers.
(a) Any insurer may apply to the commissioner for permission to effect a uniform percentage
increase or decrease in the rates applied to all kinds of a particular class in the state
in a particular kind, or kinds, of insurance. Upon the filing of such application, the commissioner
shall give notice thereof by registered or certified mail to the rating organization, if any,
of which such insurer is a member or subscriber and shall fix a time and place for a hearing
upon the merits of such application. At such hearing, such insurer and such rating organization,
or their representatives, shall be entitled to be heard and to present evidence in support
of, or against, such application. The commissioner shall, upon the conclusion of such hearing,
make such order as he shall deem consistent with the establishment and maintenance of reasonable,
adequate, and nondiscriminatory rates. If the...
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27-13-75
Section 27-13-75 Alteration, supplementation, and amendment of rating plans. A rating organization
or any insurer making its own rates may, with the approval of the commissioner, from time
to time, alter, supplement, or amend its rating plans, or any part thereof, by filing with
the department copies of such alterations, supplements, or amendments, together with a statement
of the reason, or reasons, for such alteration, supplement, or amendment. If such alteration,
supplement, or amendment shall have the effect of increasing or decreasing rates, the commissioner
shall determine whether the rates as altered thereby are reasonable, adequate, and not unfairly
discriminatory. If the commissioner shall determine that the rates as so altered are not unreasonably
high, or inadequate or unfairly discriminatory, he shall make an order approving them. If
he shall find that the rates as altered are unreasonable, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory,
he shall issue an order disapproving such...
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27-31-11
Section 27-31-11 Bond of attorney of domestic insurer - Requirements. (a) Concurrently with
the filing of the declaration provided for in Section 27-31-7, the attorney of a domestic
reciprocal insurer shall file with the commissioner a bond in favor of this state for the
benefit of all persons damaged as a result of breach by the attorney of the conditions of
his bond as set forth in subsection (b) of this section. The bond shall be executed by the
attorney and by an authorized corporate surety and shall be subject to the commissioner's
approval. (b) The bond shall be in the penal sum of $25,000.00, aggregate in form, conditioned
that the attorney will faithfully account for all moneys and other property of the insurer
coming into his hands and that he will not withdraw or appropriate to his own use from the
funds of the insurer any moneys or property to which he is not entitled under the power of
attorney. (c) The bond shall provide that it is not subject to cancellation unless 30...
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27-43-9
Section 27-43-9 Bond or deposit requirements. (a) To assure the faithful performance of its
obligations in the event of insolvency, each corporation authorized under Section 27-43-8
shall, through the commissioner, deposit and maintain with the Treasurer of the State securities
of the type eligible for deposit by insurers under Section 27-6-3, which securities shall
have at all times a market value as follows: (1) An insurer which has transacted no legal
expense insurance in this state prior to January 1, 1982, shall, prior to the issuance of
its certificate of authority and before receiving any premiums, place in trust with the Treasurer
of the State, through the commissioner an initial amount of $50,000.00; (2) An insurer transacting
a legal expense insurance business in this state prior to January 1, 1982, and having in force
in this state less than $300,000.00 of gross written premiums, membership fees, or similar
charges shall place in trust with the Treasurer of the State,...
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25-5-229
Section 25-5-229 Solicitation or writing of workers' compensation insurance by insurance companies,
etc., not in compliance with Code. Any insurance corporation, organization or association,
or any officer, employee or agent of such insurance corporation, organization or association
who solicits or writes any workers' compensation insurance in this state without complying
with the law as set forth in this Code in reference to filing with the Commissioner of Insurance
its classifications of risks and premiums relating thereto or without having received from
said Commissioner of Insurance approval of its plan of business or who fails to comply with
any other requisites set out in this chapter to make reports in writing, who conducts business
in the State of Alabama, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, may be imprisoned
in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than 12 months and
must also be fined not more than $500.00. (Acts 1919, No....
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27-13-33
Section 27-13-33 Applications for uniform percentage increase or decrease of rates by insurers.
Any insurer may apply to the commissioner for permission to effect a uniform percentage increase
or decrease in the rates applied to all risks of a particular class in the state in a particular
kind, or kinds, of insurance. Upon the filing of such application, the commissioner shall
give notice thereof by registered or certified mail to the rating organization, if any, of
which such insurer is a member or subscriber and shall fix a time and place for a hearing
upon the merits of such application. At such hearing, such insurer and such rating organization,
or their representatives, shall be entitled to be heard and to present evidence in support
of, or against, such application. The commissioner shall, upon the conclusion of such hearing,
make such order as he shall deem consistent with the establishment and maintenance of reasonable,
adequate and non-discriminatory rates. If the application...
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27-13-65
Section 27-13-65 Rate-making and making rating plans. Every rating organization and every insurer
which makes its own rates shall make rates that are not unreasonably high or inadequate for
the safety and soundness of the insurer and which do not unfairly discriminate between risks
in this state and shall, in rate-making and in making rating plans: (1) Adopt basis classifications,
which shall be used as the basis of all manual, minimum, class, schedule, or experience rates;
(2) Give consideration to past experience within the state and without the state, when necessary,
and due consideration may be given to prospective loss experience within the state and without
the state, when necessary, over such period of years as appears to be fairly representative
of the frequency of the occurrence of the particular risk; and (3) Give consideration to all
factors reasonably related to the kind of insurance involved, including a reasonable profit
for the insurer and, in the case of participating...
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27-27-19
Section 27-27-19 Domestic mutual insurers - Failure to complete organization. If the proposed
domestic mutual insurer fails to complete its organization and to secure its original certificate
of authority within one year from, and after, date of its certificate of incorporation, the
corporation shall transact no further business, and the commissioner shall return, or cause
to be returned, to the persons entitled thereto all advance deposits or payments of premiums
held in trust under Section 27-27-18. (Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §515.)...
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