27-31C-3
Section 27-31C-3 License to provide homeowners insurance; exemptions; powers and duties. (a) An Alabama Coastal Captive Insurance Company, if permitted by its articles of incorporation or organization, operating agreements, or charter, may apply to the commissioner for a license to write homeowners insurance coverage as limited in Section 27-31B-3(a)(4) and as defined and limited in the standard real property and contents insurance forms as approved by the commissioner. (b) An Alabama Coastal Captive Insurance Company that qualified as an association captive under the provisions of Section 27-31B-8 is exempt from the requirement that the association be in existence for one year so long as the association is in good standing as an entity before becoming an owner of an Alabama Coastal Captive Insurance Company. (c) An Alabama Coastal Captive Insurance Company may write homeowners insurance coverage as limited in Section 27-31B-3(a)(4) and as limited to perils described in subsection (a)...
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27-42-6
Section 27-42-6 Association created; member insurers; accounts. There is created a nonprofit unincorporated legal entity to be known as the Alabama Insurance Guaranty Association. All insurers defined as member insurers in subdivision (6) of Section 27-42-5 shall be and remain members of the association as a condition of their authority to transact insurance in this state. The association shall perform its functions under a plan of operation established and approved under Section 27-42-9 and shall exercise its powers through a board of directors established under Section 27-42-7. For purposes of administration and assessment, the association shall be divided into three separate accounts: (a) the workmen's compensation insurance account; (b) the automobile insurance account; and (c) the account for all other insurance to which this chapter applies. (Acts 1980, No. 80-806, p. 1639, §6.)...
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27-43-3
Section 27-43-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Insurance; (2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Insurance of this state; (3) INSURER. Any person authorized to do a casualty insurance business or life, accident and sickness insurance business as an insurer in this state and organizations authorized to transact legal expense insurance under Section 27-43-8; (4) LEGAL EXPENSE INSURANCE. Such term means, irrespective of the definition of insurance in other chapters under this title, the assumption of a contractual obligation to pay for specific legal services or to reimburse for specific legal expenses, in consideration of a specified payment in advance for an interval of time, regardless of whether the payment is made by the beneficiaries individually or by a third person for them, but does not include the provision of or reimbursement for...
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27-20A-2
Section 27-20A-2 Chapter applicable to group, etc., policies. No group, blanket, franchise, or association health insurance policy providing coverage on an expense incurred basis, nor group, blanket, franchise, or association service or indemnity type contract issued by a nonprofit corporation, nor group-type self insurance plan providing protection, insurance, or indemnity against hospital, medical, or surgical expenses, nor health maintenance organization plan shall be issued, delivered, executed, or renewed in this state, or approved for issuance or renewal in this state by the Commissioner of Insurance after 90 days beyond the effective date of this chapter, unless such policy, contract, or plan, at the option of the policyholder or sponsor, provides benefits to any insured, subscriber, or other person covered under the policy, contract, or plan for expenses incurred in connection with the treatment of alcoholism when such treatment is prescribed by a duly licensed doctor of...
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27-29A-8
Section 27-29A-8 Confidentiality. (a) Documents, materials, or other information, including the ORSA Summary Report, in the possession of or control of the Department of Insurance that are obtained by, created by, or disclosed to the commissioner or any other person under this chapter, are recognized by this state as being proprietary and to contain trade secrets. All such documents, materials, or other information shall be confidential by law and privileged, shall not be subject to any open records, freedom of information, sunshine, or other public record disclosure laws, shall not be subject to subpoena, and shall not be subject to discovery or admissible in evidence in any private civil action. However, the commissioner is authorized to use the documents, materials, or other information in the furtherance of any regulatory or legal action brought as a part of the commissioner's official duties. The commissioner shall not otherwise make the documents, materials, or other information...
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27-31A-8
Section 27-31A-8 Notice and registration requirements of purchasing groups. (a) A purchasing group which intends to do business in this state shall, prior to doing business, furnish notice to the commissioner which shall include all of the following: (1) Identify the state in which the group is domiciled. (2) Identify all other states in which the group intends to do business. (3) Specify the lines and classifications of liability insurance which the purchasing group intends to purchase. (4) Identify the insurance company or companies from which the group intends to purchase its insurance and the domicile of any company. (5) Specify the method by which, and the person or persons, if any, through whom insurance will be offered to its members whose risks are resident or located in this state. (6) Identify the principal place of business of the group. (7) Provide other information as may be required by the commissioner to verify that the purchasing group is qualified under subdivision...
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27-62-2
Section 27-62-2 Purpose and intent. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this chapter establishes the exclusive state standards applicable to licensees for data security, the investigation of a cybersecurity event as defined in Section 27-62-3, and notification to the Commissioner of Insurance of a cybersecurity event as provided by this chapter. (b) This chapter may not be construed to create or imply a private cause of action for a violation of this chapter nor may it be construed to curtail a private cause of action which would otherwise exist in the absence of this chapter. (Act 2019-98, §2.)...
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27-40-2
Section 27-40-2 Exemptions from chapter. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply with respect to any of the following: (1) Any insurance company licensed to do business in this state. (2) Any banking or other financial institution regulated by the state, or savings and loan association, or credit union authorized to do business in this state, or any national banking institution or federal savings and loan association incorporated under the laws of the United States and located within this state. (3) A charge for insurance in connection with an installment sale of a motor vehicle or boat or mobile home. (4) The financing of insurance premiums in this state in accordance with the provisions of this title relating to rates of insurance. (5) Any insurance agent or agency licensed in Alabama that charges a collection fee on unpaid balances for insurance premiums under Section 27-12-17 or under the Alabama Consumer Credit Act. (Acts 1975, No. 1042, p. 2088, §1; Acts 1994, No. 94-118,...
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27-25-4
Section 27-25-4 Title insurance agent; appointment; issuance of policies. (a) No person shall act as a title insurance agent in this state unless licensed pursuant to this chapter. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent a title insurer licensed to do business in this state, nor an employee thereof, from issuing a policy of title insurance in this state. (b) Each title insurance agent acting on behalf of a title insurance company shall be appointed by the title insurance company in accordance with this chapter. The commissioner shall collect from the title insurer the fees set forth in Section 27-25-4.7 for each appointment. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to require the issuance of an appointment as described in this subsection to a title insurer licensed to do business in this state, nor an employee thereof, for the purpose of issuing a policy of title insurance in this state. (c) Unless a later date is specifically authorized by the title insurer for a...
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27-29A-1
Section 27-29A-1 Purpose and scope. (a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide the requirements for maintaining a risk management framework and completing an Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) and provide guidance and instructions for filing an ORSA Summary Report with the Commissioner of Insurance. (b) The requirements of this chapter shall apply to all insurers domiciled in this state unless exempt pursuant to Section 27-29A-6. (c) The Legislature finds and declares that the ORSA Summary Report will contain confidential and sensitive information related to an insurer or insurance group's identification of risks material and relevant to the insurer or insurance group filing the report. This information will include proprietary and trade secret information that has the potential for harm and competitive disadvantage to the insurer or insurance group if the information is made public. It is the intent of this Legislature that the ORSA Summary Report shall be a confidential...
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