27-43-11
Section 27-43-11 Premium rates. (a) No policy of legal expense insurance may be issued in this
state unless the premium rates for the insurance have been filed with and approved by the
commissioner. (b) Premium rates must be established and justified in accordance with generally
accepted insurance principles, including, but not limited to, the experience or judgment of
the insurer making the rate filing or actuarial computations. (c) The commissioner may disapprove
rates that are excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory. Rates are not unfairly discriminatory
because they are averaged broadly among persons insured under group, blanket, or franchise
policies. (d) The commissioner may require the submission of whatever relevant information
is deemed necessary in determining whether to approve or disapprove a filing made under this
section or Section 27-43-10. (Acts 1981, No. 81-719, p. 1214, §1.)...
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27-43-5
Section 27-43-5 Authorization of prepaid legal expense insurance business required. (a) No
person or organization may do a prepaid legal expense insurance business in this state unless
authorized to do so by the commissioner. (b) This section does not apply to organizations
exempt pursuant to Section 27-43-4. (Acts 1981, No. 81-719, p. 1214, §1.)...
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27-5B-8
Section 27-5B-8 Certified reinsurer. (a) Credit shall be allowed when the reinsurance is ceded
to an assuming insurer that is certified by the commissioner as a reinsurer in this state
and secures its obligations in accordance with the requirements of this section. In order
to be eligible for certification, the assuming insurer shall meet all of the following requirements:
(1) The assuming insurer must be domiciled and licensed to transact insurance or reinsurance
in a qualified jurisdiction, as determined by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (c).
(2) The assuming insurer must maintain minimum capital and surplus, or its equivalent, in
an amount to be determined by the commissioner pursuant to regulation. (3) The assuming insurer
must maintain financial strength ratings from two or more rating agencies deemed acceptable
by the commissioner pursuant to regulation. (4) The assuming insurer must agree to submit
to the jurisdiction of this state, appoint the commissioner as its agent...
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16-25A-7
Section 16-25A-7 Authorization and execution of contracts; evidence of coverage; denial of
claims. (a) The board is hereby authorized to execute a contract or contracts to provide for
the benefits or the administration of the plan determined in accordance with the provisions
of this article. Such contract or contracts may be executed with one or more agencies or corporations
licensed to transact or administer group health insurance business in this state. All of the
benefits to be provided under this article may be included in one or more similar contracts
issued by the same or different companies. The board is further authorized to develop a plan
whereby it may become self-insured upon its finding that such arrangement would be financially
advantageous to the state and plan participants. (b) Before entering into any contract or
contracts authorized by subsection (a), the board shall invite competitive bids from all qualified
entities who may wish to administer or offer plans for the...
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27-10-1
Section 27-10-1 Representing or aiding unauthorized insurer not allowed; exceptions; validity
of contracts. (a) No person shall in this state, directly or indirectly, act as agent for,
or otherwise represent or aid on behalf of another, any insurer not then authorized to transact
such insurance in this state in the solicitation, negotiation, or effectuation of insurance
or annuity contracts, forwarding of applications, delivery of policies or contracts, inspection
of risks, fixing of rates, investigation or adjustment of losses, collection of premiums,
or in any other manner in the transaction of insurance with respect to subjects of insurance
resident, located or to be performed in this state. (b) This section shall not apply to: (1)
Acceptance of service of process by the commissioner under Section 27-10-52; (2) Surplus lines
insurance or coverage specified in Section 27-10-34 and other transactions as to which a certificate
of authority is not required of an insurer; (3) Adjustment...
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27-17-16
Section 27-17-16 Valuation of life insurance reserve liabilities for burial insurance policies;
increase in amount of insurance; minimum standards for valuation; notice to commissioner as
to change in valuation standards; increase in retail value, nonforfeiture value, and cash
surrender value; construction with other laws. (a) Except as hereinafter provided, any authorized
insurer who issues or has heretofore issued "burial insurance" in this state shall
value the life insurance reserve liabilities for such policies (hereinafter "burial reserves")
in accordance with the provisions of Section 27-36-7. (b) An insurer shall increase the amount
of insurance on which its burial reserves are based, not to exceed the retail value of such
benefits as stated in the policies, when appropriate to reflect an increase in the costs to
the insurer of providing the policy benefits. When an insurer shall increase the amount of
insurance for this purpose, it shall be permitted to change the assumed...
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27-19-105
Section 27-19-105 Regulations for long-term care policies; outline of coverage, policy summary,
and monthly report. (a) The commissioner may adopt regulations that include standards for
full and fair disclosure setting forth the manner, content, and required disclosures for the
sale of long-term care insurance policies, terms of renewability, initial and subsequent conditions
of eligibility, nonduplication of coverage provisions, coverage of dependents, preexisting
conditions, termination of insurance, continuation or conversion, probationary periods, limitations,
exceptions, reductions, elimination periods, requirements for replacement, recurrent conditions,
and definitions of terms. Regulations under this subsection should recognize the developing
and unique nature of long-term care insurance and the distinction between group and individual
long-term insurance policies. (b) No long-term care insurance policy may do any of the following:
(1) Be cancelled, nonrenewed, or otherwise...
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27-20-5
for a copy of such application, and the insurer shall, within 15 days after the receipt of
such request at its home office or any branch office of the insurer, deliver or mail to the
person making such request a copy of such application. If such copy shall not be so delivered
or mailed, the insurer shall be precluded from introducing such application as evidence in
any action based upon, or involving, any statements contained therein; (2) A provision that
written notice of sickness or of injury must be given to the insurer within 20 days
after the date when such sickness or injury occurred. Failure to give notice within
such time shall not invalidate nor reduce any claim if it shall be shown not to have been
reasonably possible to give such notice and that notice was given as soon as was reasonably
possible; (3) A provision that the insurer will furnish to the policyholder such forms as
are usually furnished by it for filing proof of loss. If such forms are not furnished before
the...
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27-21A-15
Section 27-21A-15 Powers of insurers and health care service plans. (a) An insurance company
licensed in this state, or a health care service plan authorized to do business in this state,
may either directly or through a subsidiary or affiliate organize and operate a health maintenance
organization under the provisions of this chapter. Notwithstanding any other law which may
be inconsistent herewith, any two or more such insurance companies, health care service plans,
or subsidiaries or affiliates thereof, may jointly organize and operate a health maintenance
organization. The business of insurance is deemed to include the providing of health care
by a health maintenance organization owned or operated by an insurer or a subsidiary thereof.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of insurance and health care service plan laws, Title 10,
Chapter 4, Article 6 and Title 27, an insurer or a health care service plan may contract with
a health maintenance organization to provide insurance or...
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27-3-4
thorough investigation, to be incompetent or untrustworthy, or so lacking in insurance company
managerial experience as to make the proposed operation hazardous to the insurance-buying
public or which, after thorough examination or investigation, he has good reason to believe
is affiliated directly or indirectly through ownership, control, reinsurance transactions,
or other insurance or business relations with any person, or persons, whose business operations
are, or have been, marked to the injury of insurers, stockholders, policyholders, creditors,
or the public by manipulation of assets, of accounts or of reinsurance or by bad faith; (4)
No insurer the voting control of which is held, in whole or substantial part, by any government
or governmental agency shall be authorized to transact insurance in this state. Membership
in a mutual insurer or subscribership in a reciprocal insurer shall not be deemed to be either
an ownership or control of the insurer for the purposes of this...
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