27-36A-5
Section 27-36A-5 Computation of minimum standard. (a) Except as provided in Sections 27-36A-6,
27-36A-7 and 27-36A-14, the minimum standard for the valuation of all the policies and contracts
issued prior to May 28, 1996, shall be that provided by the laws in effect immediately prior
to May 28, 1996. (b) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 27-36A-6, 27-36A-7, and 27-36A-14,
the minimum standard for the valuation of all policies and contracts issued on or after May
28, 1996, shall be the commissioners reserve valuation method defined in Sections 27-36A-8,
27-36A-9, 27-36A-12, and 27-36A-14, three and one-half percent interest, or, in the case of
life insurance policies and contracts, other than annuity and pure endowment contracts, issued
on or after August 23, 1976, four percent interest for the policies issued prior to July 30,
1979, and five and one-half percent interest for single premium life insurance policies and
four and one-half percent interest for all other policies...
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27-13-37
Section 27-13-37 Alteration, supplementation, and amendment of rating systems. A rating organization,
or any insurer making its own rates, may, with the approval of the commissioner, from time
to time, alter, supplement, or amend its rating systems, or any part thereof, by filing with
the department copies of such alterations, supplements, or amendments, together with a statement
of the reason, or reasons, for such alteration, supplement, or amendment. If such alteration,
supplement, or amendment shall have the effect of increasing or decreasing rates, the commissioner
shall determine whether the rates as altered thereby are reasonable, adequate, and not unfairly
discriminatory. If the commissioner shall determine that the rates as so altered are not unreasonably
high, or inadequate or unfairly discriminatory, he shall make an order approving them. If
he shall find that the rates as altered are unreasonable, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory,
he shall issue an order disapproving...
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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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27-19-53
Section 27-19-53 Standards for policy provisions; limitations of benefits. (a) The commissioner
shall issue reasonable regulations to establish specific standards for policy provisions of
Medicare supplement policies and certificates. The standards shall be in addition to and in
accordance with applicable laws of this state, including Article 1 and Chapter 20. No requirement
of this title relating to minimum required policy benefits, other than the minimum standards
contained in this article, shall apply to Medicare supplement policies and certificates. The
standards may cover but shall not be limited to the following: (1) Terms of renewability.
(2) Initial and subsequent conditions of eligibility. (3) Nonduplication of coverage. (4)
Probationary periods. (5) Benefit limitations, exceptions, and reductions. (6) Elimination
periods. (7) Requirements for replacement. (8) Recurrent conditions. (9) Definition of terms.
(b) The commissioner may issue reasonable regulations that specify...
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27-27-17
Section 27-27-17 Domestic mutual insurers - Solicitation of qualifying applications for insurance.
(a) Upon receipt of the commissioner's approval of the bond or deposit as provided in Section
27-27-16 the directors and officers of the proposed domestic mutual insurer may commence solicitation
of such requisite applications for insurance policies as they may accept and may receive deposits
of premiums thereon. (b) All such applications shall be in writing signed by the applicant,
covering subjects of insurance resident, located or to be performed in this state. (c) All
such applications shall provide that: (1) Issuance of the policy is contingent upon the insurer
qualifying for and receiving a certificate of authority; (2) No insurance is in effect unless
and until the certificate of authority has been issued; and (3) The prepaid premium or deposit
and membership or policy fee, if any, shall be refunded in full to the applicant if organization
is not completed and the certificate of...
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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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27-13-25
Section 27-13-25 Rating organizations - Provisions for insurers to become members or subscribers.
Every rating organization shall make reasonable provision in its bylaws, rules, constitution,
or otherwise to permit any insurer engaged in the kind of insurance for which rate-making
is done by such rating organization to become a member or subscriber thereof upon application
therefor by such insurer. An insurer may be a member of, or a subscriber to, more than one
rating organization, but not for the purpose of rating the same risk. No insurer shall use
any rate or rating systems made by a rating organization of which it is not a member or subscriber
or by another insurer. No rating organization shall discriminate unfairly between insurers
in the conditions imposed for admission as subscribers or in the services rendered to either
members or subscribers. The refusal of any rating organization to admit an insurer as a subscriber
shall, at the request of such insurer, be reviewed by the...
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27-21-2
Section 27-21-2 Offering of insurance. Any insurer authorized and licensed to engage in the
business of health insurance in this state may join with one or more other such insurers to
offer to any resident of this state, who meets the qualifications established by the commissioner,
insurance against major financial loss from accident or disease. Such insurance may be offered
by such insurers in their own names or in the name of a voluntary unincorporated association
or other organization formed by such insurers solely for the purpose of this plan. The forms
of applications, certifications, and policies of such insurance, the applicable premium rates,
annual statement, and all other information required by the department under Alabama law for
organizations in the business of health insurance shall be filed with the commissioner for
his approval. Any other information which the commissioner deems necessary for the efficient
operation of the plan may also be required. (Acts 1971, No. 501,...
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27-3-29
Section 27-3-29 Protection of state insurers against foreign discriminatory or onerous requirements.
(a) The purpose of this section is to aid in the protection of insurers formed under the laws
of Alabama and transacting insurance in other states or countries against discriminatory or
onerous requirements under the laws of such states or countries or the administration thereof.
(b) When by or pursuant to the laws of any other state or foreign country, any taxes, licenses,
and other fees, in the aggregate, and any fines, penalties, deposit requirements, or other
material obligations, prohibitions, or restrictions are, or would be, imposed upon Alabama
insurers, or upon the agents or representatives of such insurers, which are in excess of such
taxes, licenses, and other fees, in the aggregate, or which are in excess of the fines, penalties,
deposit requirements, or other obligations, prohibitions, or restrictions directly imposed
upon similar insurers, or upon the agents or...
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27-31-25
Section 27-31-25 Nonassessable policies. (a) If a reciprocal insurer has a surplus of assets
over all liabilities at least equal to the minimum capital stock required of a domestic stock
insurer authorized to transact like kinds of insurance, upon application of the attorney and
as approved by the subscribers' advisory committee, the commissioner shall issue his certificate
authorizing the insurer to extinguish the contingent liability of subscribers under its policies
then in force in this state and to omit provisions imposing contingent liability in all policies
delivered, or issued for delivery, in this state for so long as all such surplus remains unimpaired.
(b) Upon impairment of such surplus, the commissioner shall forthwith revoke the certificate.
Such revocation shall not render subject to contingent liability any policy then in force
and for the remainder of the period for which the premium has theretofore been paid; but after
such revocation, no policy shall be issued or...
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