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27-44-11
Section 27-44-11 Duties and powers of commissioner; appeal and review; notification. In addition
to the duties and powers enumerated elsewhere in this chapter: (1) The commissioner shall:
a. Upon request of the board of directors, provide the association with a statement of the
premiums in the appropriate states for each member insurer. b. When an impairment is declared
and the amount of the impairment is determined, serve a demand upon the impaired insurer to
make good the impairment within a reasonable time. Notice to the impaired insurer shall constitute
notice to its shareholders, if any. The failure of the insurer to promptly comply with such
demand shall not excuse the association from the performance of its powers and duties under
this chapter. c. In any liquidation or rehabilitation proceeding involving a domestic insurer,
petition the court of competent jurisdiction to have the chief of the receivership division
appointed as the liquidator or rehabilitator. If a foreign or...
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27-7-19
Section 27-7-19 Licenses - Penalties. (a) The commissioner may place on probation, refuse to
issue or renew, suspend, or revoke the license of any licensee under this chapter, or may
levy a civil penalty in accordance with subsection (c), or any combination of actions, for
any one or more of the following causes: (1) Any cause for which issuance of the license could
have been refused had it then existed and been known to the commissioner. (2) Providing incorrect,
misleading, incomplete, or materially untrue information in any application or in any communication
to the commissioner. (3) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a license through misrepresentation
or fraud. (4) Intentionally misrepresenting the terms of any actual or proposed insurance
contract or application for insurance. (5) Having admitted or been found to have committed
any insurance unfair trade practice or fraud. (6) For inducing, persuading, or advising any
policyholder to surrender or cause to be cancelled any policy of...
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27-9A-12
Section 27-9A-12 License denial, non-renewal, or revocation. (a) The commissioner may place
on probation, suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew an independent adjuster's license,
an apprentice independent adjuster's license, or the registration of an emergency independent
adjuster, or may levy a civil penalty in accordance with subsection (d), or any combination
of these actions, for any one or more of the following causes: (1) Providing incorrect, misleading,
incomplete, or materially untrue information in the license application. (2) Violating any
insurance laws, rules, subpoena, or order of the commissioner or of another state's insurance
regulator. (3) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a license or registration through misrepresentation
or fraud. (4) Improperly withholding, misappropriating, or converting any monies or properties
received in the course of acting as an adjuster of any type or in otherwise doing insurance
business in this state or elsewhere. (5) Intentionally...
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27-2-14
Section 27-2-14 Records, documents, and files - Custody; inspection; reproduction; destruction.
(a) The commissioner shall keep and preserve in permanent form accurate and complete records
of his proceedings, including also a concise statement of the result of such examination of
insurers by the commissioner, record and file all bonds and contracts and shall file such
records in the department. The commissioner is responsible for the custody and preservation
of all records, documents, and files of the department. (b) The records of the commissioner
and insurance filings in his office shall be open to public inspection, except as otherwise
provided by this title. (c) The commissioner may photograph, microphotograph, or reproduce
on film, whereby each page will be reproduced in exact conformity with the original, all financial
records, financial statements of domestic insurers, reports of business transacted in this
state by foreign insurers, reports of examination of domestic insurers,...
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27-3-13
Section 27-3-13 Deposit requirements - Special deposit - Title insurers. (a) For authority
to transact such insurance in this state, a foreign title insurer shall have and maintain
on deposit in this state for the better protection of its guaranty holders and creditors,
resident in this state, under its contracts of title insurance, cash and securities eligible
under Section 27-6-3 having a value at all times of not less than $50,000.00. The deposit
shall be so made and maintained in trust with a bank or trust company located in this state,
approved by the commissioner, having a capital and surplus of not less than $500,000.00. (b)
At its option, a domestic title insurer may maintain a deposit in like manner, amount, character
and for like purposes as required for foreign insurers under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Such deposits shall be subject to the applicable provisions of Chapter 6 of this title.
(Acts 1923, No. 485, p. 635; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, ยง58.)...
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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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27-52-21
Section 27-52-21 Commissioner of Insurance; benefits offered to small employers; "small
employer" defined. (a) The Commissioner of Insurance shall, by regulation, establish
the conditions, restrictions, requirements, and plan of operation of the Alabama Small Employer
Allocation Program consistent with the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 and any and all federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto, which
plan benefits shall be inclusive of the provisions of Sections 27-1-10 and 27-19-39. The program
shall be patterned after the Small Employer Health Insurance Availability models developed
by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. (b) All insurers that offer health
benefit plans to small employers in this state on and after August 1, 1997, shall be required
to meet the requirements of the program as a condition of authority to transact business in
this state. (c) For the purposes of this article, a "small employer" means any...
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27-60-2
Section 27-60-2 Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact. The State of Alabama hereby
agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation
Compact: ARTICLE I. PURPOSES. The purposes of this compact are, through means of joint and
cooperative action among the compacting states: 1. To promote and protect the interest of
consumers of individual and group annuity, life insurance, disability income, and long-term
care insurance products; 2. To develop uniform standards for insurance products covered under
the compact; 3. To establish a central clearinghouse to receive and provide prompt review
of insurance products covered under the compact and, in certain cases, advertisements related
thereto, submitted by insurers authorized to do business in one or more compacting states;
4. To give appropriate regulatory approval to those product filings and advertisements satisfying
the applicable uniform standard; 5. To improve coordination of...
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27-6A-5
Section 27-6A-5 Duties of insurer. Insurers shall have the following duties: (1) The insurer
shall have on file an independent financial examination, in a form acceptable to the commissioner,
of each managing general agent with which it has done business. (2) If a managing general
agent establishes loss reserves, the insurer shall annually obtain the opinion of an actuary
attesting to the adequacy of loss reserves established for losses incurred and outstanding
on business produced by the managing general agent. This is in addition to any other required
loss reserve certification. (3) The insurer shall periodically, and at least semi-annually,
conduct an onsite review of the underwriting and claims processing operations of the managing
general agent. (4) Binding authority for all reinsurance contracts or participation in insurance
or reinsurance syndicate shall rest with an officer of the insurer, who shall not be affiliated
with the managing general agent. (5) Within 30 days of...
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27-9A-3
Section 27-9A-3 Independent adjuster defined; exclusions. (a) For purposes of this chapter,
an "independent adjuster" is a person who, for compensation as an independent contractor
or as an employee of an independent contractor, undertakes on behalf of an insurer to ascertain
and determine the amount of any claim, loss, or damage payable under a contract of property,
casualty, or workers' compensation insurance or to effect settlement of such claim, loss,
or damage. This chapter shall not be construed to permit persons not licensed as attorneys
to engage in activities constituting the practice of law. (b) An independent adjuster does
not include any of the following: (1) Attorneys-at-law admitted to practice in this state
when acting in their professional capacity as an attorney. (2) A salaried employee of an insurer.
(3) A person employed solely to obtain facts surrounding a claim or to furnish technical assistance
to a licensed independent adjuster. (4) An individual who is employed...
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