27-12-13
Section 27-12-13 Life, annuity, and disability insurance - Exceptions to discrimination, rebates,
or special inducements. Nothing in Sections 27-12-11 and 27-12-12 shall be construed as including
within the definition of discrimination, rebates, or special inducements any of the following
practices: (1) In the case of any contract of life insurance or annuity, paying bonuses to
policyholders or otherwise abating their premiums in whole or in part out of surplus accumulated
from nonparticipating insurance, provided, that any such bonuses or abatement of premiums
is fair and equitable to policyholders and for the best interests of the insurer and its policyholders;
(2) In the case of life or disability insurance policies issued on the industrial debit or
weekly premium plan, making allowance to policyholders who have continuously for a specified
period made premium payments directly to an office of the insurer in an amount which fairly
represents the saving in collection expense; (3)...
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27-12-14
Section 27-12-14 Inducements as to property, casualty, or surety insurance. (a) No property,
casualty, or surety insurer, or any employee thereof, and no broker, agent, or solicitor shall
pay, allow, or give, or offer to pay, allow, or give, directly or indirectly, as an inducement
to insurance or after insurance has been effected, any rebate, discount, abatement, credit,
or reduction of the premium named in a policy of insurance, or any special favor or advantage
in the dividends or other benefits to accrue thereon or any valuable consideration or inducement
whatever not specified in the policy except to the extent provided for in rating systems filed
with the commissioner by, or on behalf of, the insurer and approved by the commissioner. (b)
No insured named in a policy nor any employee of such insured shall knowingly receive or accept,
directly or indirectly, any such rebate, discount, abatement, credit, or reduction of premium.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as...
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27-40-1
Section 27-40-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the following meanings: (1) INSURANCE PREMIUM FINANCE COMPANY. A person engaged
in the business of entering into premium finance agreements. (2) PREMIUM FINANCE AGREEMENT.
An agreement by which an insured or prospective insured promises to pay to a premium finance
company the amount advanced or to be advanced under the agreement to an insurer or to an insurance
agent or broker in payment of premiums on an insurance contract together with a service charge,
as authorized and limited by this chapter, and charges for wind mitigation construction financing,
as approved by the commissioner. (3) LICENSEE. A premium finance company holding a license
issued under this chapter. (4) PERSON. An individual, partnership, association, business corporation,
nonprofit corporation, common law trust, joint-stock company, or any other group of individuals
however organized. (5) INSURANCE CONTRACT. The...
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27-44-18
Section 27-44-18 Stay of proceedings; reopening default judgments. All proceedings in which
the insolvent insurer is a party in any court in this state shall be stayed 180 days from
the date an order of liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation is final to permit proper
legal action by the association on any matters germane to its powers or duties. As to judgment
under any decision, order, verdict, or finding based on default the association may apply
to have such judgment set aside by the same court that made such judgment and shall be permitted
to defend against such suit on the merits. (Acts 1982, No. 82-561, p. 922, §18; Act 2012-319,
p. 724, §1.)...
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27-5A-2
Section 27-5A-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ACTUARY. A person
who is a member in good standing of the American Academy of Actuaries. (2) COMMISSIONER. The
Alabama Commissioner of Insurance. (3) CONTROLLING PERSON. Any person, firm, association,
or corporation who directly or indirectly has the power to direct or cause to be directed,
the management, control, or activities of the reinsurance intermediary. (4) INSURER. Any person,
firm, association, or corporation duly licensed in this state pursuant to the applicable provisions
of the insurance law as an insurer. (5) LICENSED PRODUCER. An insurance producer or reinsurance
intermediary licensed pursuant to the applicable provision of the insurance law. (6) QUALIFIED
U.S. FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. An institution that: a. Is organized or, in the case of a U.S.
office of a foreign banking organization, licensed,...
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27-6B-4
Section 27-6B-4 Contract requirements. (a) Unless there is a written contract between the controlling
producer and the insurer approved by the board of directors of the insurer and specifying
the responsibilities of each party, a controlled insurer shall not accept business from a
controlling producer and a controlling producer shall not place business with a controlled
insurer. The contract between a controlling producer and a controlled insurer shall, as a
minimum, contain all of the following: (1) A provision that, upon written notice to the controlling
producer, the controlled insurer may terminate the contract for cause. The controlled insurer
shall suspend the authority of the controlling producer to write business during any pending
dispute regarding the cause for the termination. (2) A provision requiring the controlling
producer to give a detailed accounting to the controlled insurer on any material transaction,
including information necessary to support all commissions,...
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27-7-1
Section 27-7-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) BUSINESS ENTITY. A corporation,
association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other
legal entity. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Alabama Commissioner of Insurance. (3) HOME STATE. The
District of Columbia and any state or territory of the United States in which an insurance
producer maintains his or her principal place of residence or principal place of business
and is licensed to act as an insurance producer. (4) INSURANCE. As defined in Section 27-1-2.
(5) INSURANCE PRODUCER or PRODUCER. A person required to be licensed under the laws of this
state to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance. (6) INSURER. As defined in Section 27-1-2.
For the purposes of this chapter, insurer shall also mean an insurance company licensed pursuant
to Chapter 3, commencing with Section 27-3-1 of this title; a health...
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27-12A-1
Section 27-12A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) COMMISSIONER. The Alabama Commissioner of Insurance or his or her designee.
(2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Insurance. (3) INSURANCE. As defined in Section
27-1-2, and specifically including any contract, arrangement, or agreement, in which one undertakes
to do any one of the following: a. Pay or indemnify another as to loss from certain contingencies
called risks. b. Pay or grant a specified amount or determinable benefit to another in connection
with ascertainable risk contingencies. c. Pay an annuity to another. d. Act as surety. For
the purposes of this chapter, insurance also includes any health benefit plan as defined in
Section 27-53-1. (4) INSURANCE PRODUCER or PRODUCER. As defined in Section 27-7-1. (5) INSURER.
A person entering into agreements, contracts of insurance, arrangements, or reinsurance, or
a health benefit plan, or a group health plan as...
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27-14-12
Section 27-14-12 Contents of policies - Additional provisions. A policy may contain additional
provisions not inconsistent with this title and which are: (1) Required to be inserted by
the laws of the insurer's domicile; (2) Necessary, on account of the manner in which the insurer
is constituted or operated, in order to state the rights and obligations of the parties to
the contract; or (3) Desired by the insurer and neither prohibited by law nor in conflict
with any provisions required to be included therein. (Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §325.)...

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27-15-77
Section 27-15-77 Calculation of adjusted premiums - Industrial policies. (a) This section shall
not apply to industrial policies to be issued on or after the operative date of Section 27-15-78,
as defined therein. (b) The adjusted premiums and present values referred to in this article
for all policies of industrial insurance shall be calculated on the basis of the Commissioners
1961 Standard Industrial Mortality Table. All calculations shall be made on the basis of the
rate of interest specified in the policy for calculating cash surrender values and paid-up
nonforfeiture benefits; provided, that such rate of interest shall not exceed three and one-half
percent per annum; provided further, that a rate of interest not exceeding four percent per
annum may be used for policies issued on or after August 23, 1976, and prior to July 30, 1979,
and a rate of interest not exceeding five and one-half percent per annum may be used for policies
issued on or after July 30, 1979; provided, however,...
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