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27-42-19
Section 27-42-19 Association, policyholders, beneficiaries, and insureds to have preferred
creditor status. Upon the issuance of a proper court order placing a domestic insurer in receivership
or placing a foreign insurer in ancillary receivership for rehabilitation or liquidation,
all policyholders, beneficiaries, and insureds of such insolvent insurer, with respect to
claims arising from and within the coverages of and not in excess of the applicable limits
of insurance policies and contracts issued by the insolvent insurer, and liability claims
against insureds which claims are within the coverage of and not in excess of the applicable
limits of insurance policies and insurance contracts issued by the insolvent insurer, and
the Alabama Insurance Guaranty Association and any similar organization in another state shall
be preferred creditors of said insolvent insurer. (Acts 1980, No. 80-806, p. 1639, §19.)...
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27-44-20
Section 27-44-20 Association, policyholders, beneficiaries, and insureds to have preferred
creditor status. Upon the issuance of a proper court order placing a domestic insurer in receivership
or placing a foreign insurer in ancillary receivership for rehabilitation or liquidation,
all policyholders, beneficiaries, and insureds of such insolvent insurer, with respect to
claims arising from and within the coverage of and not in excess of the applicable limits
of insurance policies and contracts issued by the insolvent insurer and the Alabama Life and
Disability Insurance Guaranty Fund shall be preferred creditors of said insolvent insurer.
(Acts 1982, No. 82-561, p. 922, §20.)...
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27-44-8
Section 27-44-8 Powers and duties of association. (a) If a member insurer is an impaired insurer,
the association may, in its discretion and subject to any conditions imposed by the association
that do not impair the contractual obligations of the impaired insurer, and that are approved
by the commissioner: (1) Guarantee or reinsure, or cause to be guaranteed, assumed, or reinsured,
any or all of the covered policies of the impaired insurers. (2) Provide such moneys, pledges,
notes, guarantees, or other means as are proper to effectuate subdivision (1), and assure
payment of the contractual obligations of the impaired insurer pending action under subdivision
(1). (b) If a member insurer is an insolvent insurer, the association shall, in its discretion
and subject to the approval of the commissioner, do either of the following: (1)a. Guarantee,
assume, or reinsure, or cause to be guaranteed, assumed, or reinsured, the covered policies
of the insolvent insurer. b. Assure payment of the...
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27-32-39
Section 27-32-39 Priority of claims of policyholders and beneficiaries - Reinsuring of policies.
(a) When, upon hearing, the circuit court having jurisdiction of a receivership shall determine
it to be in the best interest of the policyholders and the public, the court may order and
direct the receiver to reinsure the policies of the insurer with a solvent insurer to the
extent of the assets available in the receivership. The circuit court is hereby empowered
to place a lien or moratorium against policy benefits and values as necessary to reinsure
all policyholders as fully as possible to the extent of assets available and to order the
receiver to transfer such assets as determined adequate, necessary, or available to reinsure
policies of the insolvent insurer with a solvent insurer, to the exclusion of general creditors
should no assets remain thereafter. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), reinsurance
shall be payable under a contract reinsured by the assuming insurer on the...
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27-42-8
Section 27-42-8 Powers and duties. (a) The association shall: (1)a. Be obligated to pay covered
claims existing prior to the order of liquidation arising within 30 days after the order of
liquidation, or before the policy expiration date if less than 30 days after the order of
liquidation, or before the insured replaces the policy or causes its cancellation, if he or
she does so within 30 days of the order of liquidation. The obligation shall be satisfied
by paying to the claimant an amount as follows: 1. The full amount of a covered claim for
benefits under workers' compensation insurance coverage. 2. An amount not exceeding ten thousand
dollars ($10,000) per policy for a covered claim for the return of unearned premium. 3. An
amount not exceeding three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) or the policy limits, whichever
is less, per claim for all covered claims. For purposes of this limitation, all claims of
any kind whatsoever arising out of, or related to, bodily injury or death to...
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27-32-37
Section 27-32-37 Priority of claims of policyholders and beneficiaries - Established. Upon
the issuance of a proper court order placing a domestic insurer in receivership or placing
a foreign insurer in ancillary receivership for rehabilitation or liquidation, pursuant to
this chapter or other insurance laws of Alabama, all beneficiaries of and all persons holding
or owning a contract of insurance with such insurer shall be a preferred creditor of said
insurer to the extent of the equity, cash value, or other benefit then accrued, arising under
the terms of such contract. With the exception of costs of administration of said receiverships,
recorded tax liens and judgments obtained prior to initiation of delinquency proceedings,
and secured creditors' claims, no claim of a creditor shall be preferred over that of a policyholder
of the insurer in receivership. Policyholders are hereby removed from the class of general
creditors and all laws and court decisions in conflict herewith shall...
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27-44-14
Section 27-44-14 Liability of unpaid assessments; records of negotiations and meetings; association
deemed creditor of impaired or insolvent insurer; judicial distribution of ownership rights
of insolvent insurer; recovery by receiver of certain distributions from controlling affiliates.
(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to reduce the liability for unpaid assessments
of the insureds on an impaired or insolvent insurer operating under a plan with assessment
liability. (b) Records shall be kept of all negotiations and meetings in which the association
or its representatives are involved to discuss the activities of the association in carrying
out its powers and duties under Section 27-44-8. Records of such negotiations or meetings
shall be made public only upon the termination of a liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation
proceeding involving the impaired or insolvent insurer, upon the termination of the impairment
or insolvency of the insurer, or upon the order of a...
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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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27-42-5
Section 27-42-5 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ACCOUNT. Any one
of the three accounts created by Section 27-42-6. (2) AFFILIATE. A person who directly, or
indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with another person on December 31 of the year immediately preceding the date the
insurer becomes an insolvent insurer. (3) ASSOCIATION. The Alabama Insurance Guaranty Association
created under Section 27-42-6. (4) CLAIMANT. Any insured making a first party claim or any
person instituting a liability claim. The term does not include a person who is an affiliate
of an insolvent insurer. (5) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Alabama.
(6) CONTROL. The possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction
of the management and policies of a person, whether...
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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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