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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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27-2-21
Section 27-2-21 Examinations - Affairs, etc., of insurers and surplus line brokers. (a) For
the purpose of determining its financial condition, ability to fulfill its obligations and
compliance with the law, the commissioner shall examine the affairs, transactions, accounts,
records, and assets of each authorized insurer, and the records of surplus line brokers restricted
to those matters under Section 27-10-29, including the attorney-in-fact of a reciprocal insurer
insofar as insurer transactions are involved as often as the commissioner deems appropriate
but shall, at a minimum, conduct an examination of every insurer licensed in this state not
less frequently than once every five years. In scheduling and determining the nature, scope,
and frequency of the examinations, the commissioner shall consider such matters as the results
of financial statement analyses and ratios, changes in management or ownership, actuarial
opinions, reports of independent certified public accountants, and...
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27-3-18
Section 27-3-18 Application for certificate of authority - Issuance or refusal; ownership of
certificate. (a) If upon completion of the application for a certificate of authority the
commissioner finds that the insurer has met the requirements for and is entitled thereto under
this title, he shall issue to the insurer a proper certificate of authority; if he does not
so find, the commissioner shall issue his order refusing such certificate. The commissioner
shall act upon an application for a certificate of authority within a reasonable period after
its completion. (b) The certificate, if issued, shall specify the kind, or kinds, of insurance
the insurer is authorized to transact in this state. At the insurer's request, the commissioner
may issue a certificate of authority limited to particular types of insurance or insurance
coverages within the scope of a kind of insurance as defined in Chapter 5 of this title. (c)
Although issued to the insurer, the certificate of authority is at...
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27-3-17
Section 27-3-17 Application for certificate of authority - Filing. To apply for an original
certificate of authority an insurer shall file with the commissioner its application therefor,
accompanied by the applicable fees as specified in Section 27-4-2, showing its name, location
of its home office or, if an alien insurer, principal office in the United States, kinds of
insurance to be transacted, state or country of domicile and such additional information as
the commissioner may reasonably require, together with the following documents, as applicable:
(1) A copy of its corporate charter, articles of incorporation or other charter documents
with all amendments thereto, certified by the public officer with whom the originals are on
file in the state or country of domicile; (2) If a mutual insurer, a copy of its bylaws, as
amended, certified by its secretary or other officer having custody thereof; (3) If a foreign
reciprocal insurer, copies of the power of attorney of its...
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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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27-31B-21
Section 27-31B-21 Conversion to or merger with reciprocal insurer. (a) An association captive
insurance company or industrial insured group formed as a stock or mutual corporation may
be converted to or merged with and into a reciprocal insurer in accordance with a plan therefor
and this section. (b) A plan for this conversion or merger shall satisfy both of the following:
(1) Be fair and equitable to the shareholders, in the case of a stock insurer, or the policyholders,
in the case of a mutual insurer. (2) Provide for the purchase of the shares of any nonconsenting
shareholder of a stock insurer or the policyholder interest of any nonconsenting policyholder
of a mutual insurer in substantially the same manner and subject to the same rights and conditions
as are accorded a dissenting shareholder under Article 13, commencing with Section 10-2B-13.01,
of Chapter 2B of Title 10. (c) A conversion authorized under subsection (a) shall satisfy
all of the following: (1) The conversion shall...
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27-31B-2
Section 27-31B-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AFFILIATED COMPANY. Any company
in the same corporate system as a parent, an industrial insured, or a member organization
by virtue of common ownership, control, operation, or management. (2) ALIEN CAPTIVE INSURANCE
COMPANY. Any insurance company formed to write insurance business for its parents and affiliates
and licensed pursuant to the laws of an alien jurisdiction which imposes statutory or regulatory
standards in a form acceptable to the commissioner on companies transacting the business of
insurance in that jurisdiction. (3) ASSOCIATION. Any legal association of individuals, corporations,
limited liability companies, partnerships, associations, or other entities whereby either
of the following exists: a. The member organizations of which, or the association itself,
whether or not in conjunction with some or all of the...
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27-61-1
Section 27-61-1 Surplus Lines Insurance Multi-State Compliance Compact. The Surplus Lines Insurance
Multi-State Compliance Compact Act is enacted into law and entered into with all jurisdictions
mutually adopting the compact in the form substantially as follows: PREAMBLE WHEREAS, with
regard to Non-Admitted Insurance policies with risk exposures located in multiple states,
the 111th United States Congress has stipulated in Title V, Subtitle B, the Non-Admitted and
Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010, of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act, hereafter, the NRRA, that: (A) The placement of Non-Admitted Insurance shall be subject
to the statutory and regulatory requirements solely of the insured's Home State, and (B) Any
law, regulation, provision, or action of any State that applies or purports to apply to Non-Admitted
Insurance sold to, solicited by, or negotiated with an insured whose Home State is another
State shall be preempted with respect to such application;...
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27-27-43
Section 27-27-43 Mutualization of stock insurers. (a) A stock insurer other than a title insurer
may become a mutual insurer under such plan and procedure as may be approved by the commissioner
after a hearing thereon. (b) The commissioner shall not approve any such plan, procedure,
or mutualization unless: (1) It is equitable to stockholders and policyholders; (2) It is
subject to approval by the holders of not less than three-fourths of the insurer's outstanding
capital stock having voting rights and by not less than three-fourths of the insurer's policyholders
who vote on such plan in person, by proxy, or by mail pursuant to such notice and procedure
as may be approved by the commissioner; (3) If a life insurer, the right to vote thereon is
limited to holders of policies other than term or group policies and whose policies have been
in force for more than one year; (4) Mutualization will result in retirement of shares of
the insurer's capital stock at a reasonable price as specified...
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27-3-5
Section 27-3-5 Authority to transact insurance - Use of name by insurer. (a) No insurer shall
be authorized to transact insurance which has or uses a name so similar to that of another
insurer already so authorized as likely to mislead the public. (b) No life insurer shall be
so authorized which has or uses a name deceptively similar to that of another insurer authorized
to transact insurance in this state within the preceding 10 years if life insurance policies
originally issued by such other insurer are still outstanding in this state. (c) No insurer
shall be so authorized which has or uses a name which tends to deceive or mislead as to the
type of organization of the insurer. (d) In case of conflict of names hereafter between two
insurers, or a conflict otherwise prohibited under the foregoing subsections of this section,
the commissioner may permit or require, as a condition to the issuance of an original certificate
of authority to an applicant insurer, that such insurer shall use...
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