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27-1-2
Section 27-1-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this title, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section. (1) INSURANCE. A contract whereby
one undertakes to indemnify another or pay or provide a specified amount or benefit upon determinable
contingencies. (2) INSURER. Every person engaged as indemnitor, surety, or contractor in the
business of entering into contracts of insurance. (3) PERSON. An individual, insurer, company,
association, organization, Lloyd's insurer, society, reciprocal insurer or interinsurance
exchange, partnership, syndicate, business trust, corporation, and every legal entity. (4)
COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Insurance of this state. (5) DEPARTMENT. The Department
of Insurance of this state. (6) DOMESTIC INSURER. One formed under the laws of this state.
(7) FOREIGN INSURER. One formed under the laws of any jurisdiction other than this state.
Except where distinguished by context, "foreign" insurers includes also...
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27-15-24
Section 27-15-24 Exclusions and restrictions in life insurance policies. (a) No policy of life
insurance shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state if it contains any of the
following provisions: (1) A provision for a period shorter than that provided by statute within
which an action may be commenced on such a policy; and (2) A provision which excludes or restricts
liability for death caused in a certain specified manner or occurring while the insured has
a specified status; except, that a policy may contain provisions excluding or restricting
coverage as specified therein in the event of death under any one or more of the following
circumstances: a. Death as a result, directly or indirectly, of war, declared or undeclared,
or of action by military forces, or of any act or hazard of such war or action, or of service
in the military, naval, or air forces or in civilian forces auxiliary thereto, or from any
cause while a member of such military, naval, or air forces of any...
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27-15-72
Section 27-15-72 Nonforfeiture benefits. (a) In the case of policies issued on or after January
1, 1972, no policy of life insurance, except as set forth in Section 27-15-82, shall be delivered
or issued for delivery in this state unless it shall contain in substance the following provisions,
or corresponding provisions which, in the opinion of the commissioner, are at least as favorable
to the defaulting or surrendering policyholder as are the minimum requirements specified in
this section and are essentially in compliance with Section 27-15-81: (1) That, in the event
of default in any premium payment, the insurer will grant, upon proper request not later than
60 days after the due date of the premium in default, a paid-up nonforfeiture benefit on a
plan stipulated in the policy, effective as of such due date, of such amount as may be specified
in this article. In lieu of such stipulated paid-up nonforfeiture benefit, the insurer may
substitute, upon proper request not later than 60...
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27-27-15
Section 27-27-15 Domestic mutual insurers - Authorization to transact insurance. (a) When newly
organized, a domestic mutual insurer may be authorized to transact any one of the kinds of
insurance listed in the schedule contained in subsection (b) of this section. (b) When applying
for an original certificate of authority, the insurer must be otherwise qualified therefor
under this title and must have received and accepted bona fide applications as to substantial
insurable subjects for insurance coverage of a substantial character of the kind of insurance
proposed to be transacted, must have collected in cash the full premium therefor at a rate
not less than that usually charged by other insurers for comparable coverages, must have surplus
funds on hand and deposited as of the date such insurance coverages are to become effective
or, in lieu of such applications, premiums and surplus and may deposit surplus, all in accordance
with that part of the following schedule which applies to...
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40-18-310
Section 40-18-310 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) CATASTROPHE SAVINGS ACCOUNT. A regular savings account or money market
account established by an insurance policyholder who is a state income taxpayer for residential
property in this state to cover an insurance deductible under an insurance policy for the
taxpayer's legal residence property that covers hurricane, rising floodwaters, or other catastrophic
windstorm event damage or by an individual to cover self-insured losses for the taxpayer's
legal residence from a hurricane, rising floodwaters, or other catastrophic windstorm event.
The account must be labeled as a catastrophe savings account in order to qualify as a catastrophe
savings account as defined in this article. A taxpayer may establish only one catastrophe
savings account and shall specify that the purpose of the account is to cover the amount of
insurance deductibles and other uninsured portions of risks of...
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27-12A-20
Section 27-12A-20 Fraud warning. (a) A fraud warning shall be included on at least one of the
following: Claim release forms, applications, reinstatements for insurance, participation
agreements, declaration pages, and claim documents, regardless of the method or form of transmission
and shall contain the following statement or a substantially similar statement: "Any
person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment of a loss or benefit
or who knowingly presents false information in an application for insurance is guilty of a
crime and may be subject to restitution, fines, or confinement in prison, or any combination
thereof." (b) The lack of a statement required by subsection (a) shall not constitute
a defense in any prosecution for insurance fraud. (c) Policies issued by unauthorized insurers
shall contain a statement disclosing the status of the insurer to do business in the state
where the policy is delivered or issued for delivery or the state where coverage is...
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27-27-18
Section 27-27-18 Domestic mutual insurers - Deposit in trust of premiums or fees on qualifying
applications. (a) All sums collected by a domestic mutual corporation as premiums or fees
on qualifying applications for insurance therein shall be deposited in trust in a bank or
trust company in this state under a written trust agreement approved by the commissioner and
consistent with this section and with subdivision (c) (3) of Section 27-27-17. The corporation
shall file an executed copy of such trust agreement with the commissioner. (b) Upon issuance
to the corporation of a certificate of authority as an insurer for the kind of insurance for
which such applications were solicited, all funds so held in trust shall become the funds
of the insurer, and the insurer shall, thereafter in due course, issue and deliver its policies
for which premiums had been paid and accepted. The insurance provided by such policies shall
be effective as of the date of the certificate of authority or...
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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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27-4-2
Section 27-4-2 Advance fees, licenses, and miscellaneous charges. (a) The Commissioner of Insurance
shall collect in advance fees, licenses, and miscellaneous charges as follows: (1) Certificate
of authority: a. Initial application for original certificate of authority, including the
filing with the commissioner of all documents incidental thereto ..... $500 b. Issuance of
original certificate of authority ..... 500 c. Annual continuation or renewal fee ..... 500
d. Reinstatement fee ..... 500 (2) Charter documents, filing with the commissioner amendment
to articles of incorporation or of association, or of other charter documents or to bylaws
..... 25 (3) Solicitation permit, filing application and issuance ..... 250 (4) Annual statement
of insurer, except when filed as part of application for original certificate of authority,
filing ..... 25 (5) Producer license (resident or nonresident): a. Individuals: 1. Application
fee (For filing of initial application for license) ..... 30 2....
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34-24-125
Section 34-24-125 Chiropractic agreements. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following
words shall have the following meanings: (1) CHIROPRACTOR. A person licensed to practice chiropractic
in this state. (2) CHIROPRACTIC AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. A contract between a chiropractor
and a patient or his or her legal representative in which the chiropractor or the chiropractor's
chiropractic practice agrees to provide chiropractic services to the patient for an agreed
upon fee and period of time. (3) CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE. A chiropractor or a chiropractic practice
of a chiropractor that charges a periodic fee for chiropractic services and which does not
bill a third party any additional fee for services for patients covered under a chiropractic
agreement. The per visit charge of the practice shall be less than the monthly equivalent
of the periodic fee. (b) A chiropractic agreement is not insurance, may not be deemed an insurance
arrangement, and is not subject to state insurance...
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