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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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27-10-2
Section 27-10-2 Liability of persons violating Section 27-10-1; liability of adjusters. (a)
Any person who in this state willfully represents or aids an unauthorized insurer in violation
of Section 27-10-1 shall, in addition to any other applicable penalty, be liable for the full
amount of any loss sustained by the insured under any such contract and for the amount of
any premium taxes which may be payable under Section 27-10-35 by reason of such contract.
(b) Any adjuster who, directly or indirectly, enters into an investigation or adjustment of
any loss arising under a contract of insurance or annuity issued by an unauthorized insurer
and covering at time of issuance a subject of insurance resident, located or to be performed
in this state shall be liable for the full amount of any loss suffered by the insured under
such contract. The commissioner may, after hearing, revoke the license of such an adjuster.
This subsection does not apply as to surplus lines contracts lawfully written...
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27-10-36
Section 27-10-36 Production of policies, etc., for inspection by commissioner. Every person
as to whom insurance is placed with an unauthorized insurer, upon the commissioner's order,
shall produce for his examination all policies and other documents evidencing the insurance
and shall disclose to the commissioner the amount of gross premiums paid, or agreed to be
paid, for the insurance. For each willful refusal to obey such order, such person shall be
liable to a fine of not more than $500.00. (Acts 1963, No. 521, p. 1112, §23; Acts 1971,
No. 407, p. 707, §211.)...
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27-20-7
Section 27-20-7 Blanket disability insurance - Payment of benefits. All benefits under any
blanket disability policy shall be payable to the person insured, or to his employer, or to
his designated beneficiary or beneficiaries or to his estate; except, that if the person insured
be a minor or mental incompetent, such benefits may be made payable to his parent, guardian,
or other person actually supporting him, or, if the entire cost of the insurance has been
borne by the employer, such benefits may be made payable to the employer; provided, however,
that the policy may provide that all, or any portion, of any indemnities provided by such
policy on account of hospital, nursing, medical, or surgical services may, at the insurer's
option, be paid directly to the hospital or person rendering such services; but the policy
may not require that the service be rendered by a particular hospital or person. Payment so
made shall discharge the insurer's obligation with respect to the amount of...
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27-32-1
Section 27-32-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) IMPAIRMENT or INSOLVENCY.
The capital of a stock insurer, the net assets of a Lloyd's plan insurer or the surplus of
a mutual or reciprocal insurer shall be deemed to be impaired and the insurer shall be deemed
to be insolvent when such insurer is not possessed of assets at least equal to all liabilities
and required reserves, together with its total issued and outstanding capital stock, if a
stock insurer, or the minimum surplus, if a Lloyd's plan, mutual or reciprocal insurer, required
by this title to be maintained for the kind or kinds of insurance it is then authorized to
transact. (2) INSURER. Any person, firm, corporation, association, or aggregation of persons
doing an insurance business and subject to the insurance supervisory authority of, or to liquidation,
rehabilitation, reorganization, or conservation by, the...
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27-6B-4
Section 27-6B-4 Contract requirements. (a) Unless there is a written contract between the controlling
producer and the insurer approved by the board of directors of the insurer and specifying
the responsibilities of each party, a controlled insurer shall not accept business from a
controlling producer and a controlling producer shall not place business with a controlled
insurer. The contract between a controlling producer and a controlled insurer shall, as a
minimum, contain all of the following: (1) A provision that, upon written notice to the controlling
producer, the controlled insurer may terminate the contract for cause. The controlled insurer
shall suspend the authority of the controlling producer to write business during any pending
dispute regarding the cause for the termination. (2) A provision requiring the controlling
producer to give a detailed accounting to the controlled insurer on any material transaction,
including information necessary to support all commissions,...
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40-16-4
Section 40-16-4 Levy; reporting of tax; promulgation of rules. (a)(1) Every such financial
institution engaging in any of the following businesses: (i) Banking; (ii) Conducting the
business of a financial institution as defined in this chapter; (iii) Conducting a credit
card business through the issuance of credit cards to Alabama residents or businesses; or
(iv) Conducting a business employing moneyed capital coming into competition with the business
of national banks shall pay to the state annually for each taxable year an excise tax measured
by its net income allocated and apportioned for the taxable year at the rate of six and one-half
percent of the net income. (2) For purposes of the excise tax imposed by this chapter, any
financial institution which has income from business activity that is taxable both within
and without this state shall allocate and apportion its net income as provided in rules which
shall be prescribed by the Department of Revenue, provided that such rules...
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45-13-245
Section 45-13-245 Levy and collection of tax; disposition of funds. (a)(1) There is imposed
on every person, firm, or corporation that sells, stores, delivers, uses, or otherwise consumes
tobacco or tobacco products in Clarke County, a county privilege, license, or excise tax in
the following manner: a. Five cents ($0.05) for each package of cigarettes, made of tobacco
or any substitute therefor. b. Two cents ($0.02) for each cigar of any description made of
tobacco or any substitute therefor, with the exception of the cigarette sized or near cigarette
sized cigars which may be taxed at the same rate as cigarettes under paragraph a. c. Two cents
($0.02) for each sack, can, package, or other container of smoking tobacco, including granulated,
plug cut, crimp cut, ready rubbed, and other kinds and forms of tobacco which are prepared
in such manner as to be suitable for smoking in a pipe or cigarette. d. Three cents ($0.03)
for each sack, plug, package, or other container of chewing...
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45-44-246.01
Section 45-44-246.01 Additional tax. (a)(1) The Macon County Commission may impose on every
person, firm, or corporation that sells, stores, delivers, uses, or otherwise consumes tobacco
or tobacco products in Macon County, a county privilege, license, or excise tax in the following
amounts: a. Five cents ($.05) for each package of cigarettes made of tobacco or any substitute
therefor. b. Five cents ($.05) for each package of cigars made of tobacco or any substitute
therefor, including the cigarette-sized or near cigarette-sized cigars, but excluding single
wrapped cigars. c. Five cents ($.05) for each sack, can, package, or other container of smoking
tobacco, including granulated, plug cut, crimp cut, ready rubbed, and other kinds and forms
of tobacco which are prepared in such manner suitable for smoking in a pipe or cigarette.
d. Five cents ($.05), for each sack, plug, package, or other container of chewing tobacco,
which tobacco is prepared in such manner suitable for chewing only...
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27-6A-4
Section 27-6A-4 Contract requirements. No person, firm, association, or corporation acting
in the capacity of a managing general agent shall place business with an insurer unless there
is in force a written contract between the parties that sets forth the responsibilities of
each party and where both parties share responsibility for a particular function, specifies
the division of such responsibilities, and that contains the following minimum provisions:
(a) The insurer may terminate the contract for cause upon written notice to the managing general
agent. The insurer may suspend the underwriting authority of the managing general agent during
the pendency of any dispute regarding the cause for termination. (b) The managing general
agent shall render accounts to the insurer detailing all transactions and remit all funds
due under the contract to the insurer on not less than a monthly basis. (c) All funds collected
for the account of an insurer will be held by the managing general agent...
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