41-9-961
Section 41-9-961 Insurance; civil actions; liability. (a) The commission may provide insurance covering loss or damage to its properties or any properties of others in its custody, care, or control, or any properties as to which it has any insurable interest caused by fire or other casualty and may likewise provide insurance for the payment of damages on account of the injury to or death of persons and the loss of or destruction of properties of others, and may pay the premiums out of the revenues of the commission. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or permit the institution of any civil action or proceeding in any court against the commission for or on account of any matter referred to in this section; provided, any contracts of insurance authorized by this section may, in the discretion of the chair of the commission, provide for a direct right of action against the insurance carrier for the enforcement of any claims or causes of action. (b) The liability under...
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6-5-733
Section 6-5-733 Claims arising from weight gain, obesity, associated health conditions, or long-term consumption of food - Permitted civil actions. Section 6-5-732 shall not preclude a civil action in which the claim of weight gain, obesity, health condition associated with weight gain or obesity, or other generally known condition allegedly caused by or allegedly likely to result from long-term consumption of food (1) includes as an element of the cause of action a material violation of an adulteration or misbranding requirement prescribed by statute or rule of this state or the United States of America, and the claimed injury was proximately caused by such violation; or (2) is based on any other material violation of federal or state law applicable to the manufacturing, marketing, distribution, advertising, labeling, or sale of food, provided that such violation is knowing and willful, and the claimed injury was proximately caused by such violation. (Act 2012-556, p. 1636, ยง4.)...
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33-1-25
Section 33-1-25 Port authority authorized to carry fire and casualty and public liability insurance. The Alabama State Port Authority is hereby authorized to provide insurance covering loss or damage to its properties, or any properties of others in its custody, care or control, or any properties as to which it has any insurable interest, caused by fire or other casualty; and may likewise provide insurance for the payment of damages on account of the injury to or death of persons, and the loss of or destruction of properties of others; and may pay the premiums thereon out of the revenues of the port authority. Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize or permit the institution of any civil action or proceeding in any court against the port authority for or on account of any matters referred to in this section; provided, that any contracts of insurance herein authorized may, in the discretion of the director of the port authority, provide for a direct right of action against the...
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27-22-42
Section 27-22-42 Policyholders Bill of Rights. The following shall serve as the minimum standards to be followed by the Alabama Department of Insurance in exercising the department's powers and duties in regulating insurance companies pursuant to Chapter 12. The Department of Insurance and insurance companies shall post this list or an electronic link of this list on their respective websites. These standards include the following: (1) Policyholders shall have the right to competitive pricing practices of insurers as prescribed by applicable federal or state insurance law and regulation. (2) Policyholders shall have the right to insurance advertising and sales approaches that provide representative information on the policy in accordance with Chapter 12. (3) Policyholders shall have the right to assurance that the insurance market in general and their insurance company in particular are financially stable as provided in Section 27-12-7. (4) Policyholders shall have the right to receive...
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7-1-201
Section 7-1-201 General definitions. (a) [Reserved]. (b) Subject to additional definitions contained in the subsequent articles of this title which are applicable to specific articles or parts thereof, and unless the context otherwise requires, in this title: (1) "Action," in the sense of a judicial proceeding, includes recoupment, counterclaim, set-off, suit in equity, and any other proceeding in which rights are determined. (2) "Aggrieved party" means a party entitled to pursue a remedy. (3) "Agreement," as distinguished from "contract," means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language or inferred from other circumstances, including course of performance, course of dealing, or usage of trade as provided in Section 7-1-303. (4) "Bank" means a person engaged in the business of banking and includes a savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, and trust company. (5) "Bearer" means a person in possession of a negotiable instrument, document of title, or...
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7-3-416
Section 7-3-416 Transfer warranties. (a) A person who transfers an instrument for consideration warrants to the transferee and, if the transfer is by indorsement, to any subsequent transferee that: (1) The warrantor is a person entitled to enforce the instrument; (2) All signatures on the instrument are authentic and authorized; (3) The instrument has not been altered; (4) The instrument is not subject to a defense or claim in recoupment of any party which can be asserted against the warrantor; and (5) The warrantor has no knowledge of any insolvency proceeding commenced with respect to the maker or acceptor or, in the case of an unaccepted draft, the drawer. (b) A person to whom the warranties under subsection (a) are made and who took the instrument in good faith may recover from the warrantor as damages for breach of warranty an amount equal to the loss suffered as a result of the breach, but not more than the amount of the instrument plus expenses and loss of interest incurred as a...
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34-24-302
Section 34-24-302 Denial, suspension, revocation, etc., of license; investigation; mental, physical, or laboratory examination; authorization for release of information. (a) The board may, within its discretion, deny the issuance of a license to any person or, after notice and hearing in accordance with board regulations, shall, within its discretion, suspend, revoke, restrict, or otherwise discipline the license of a person who shall be found guilty on the basis of substantial evidence of any of the following acts or offenses: (1) Conviction of a felony. (2) Conviction of any crime or other offense, felony, or misdemeanor, reflecting on the ability of the individual to render patient care in a safe manner. (3) Conviction of any violation of state or federal laws relating to controlled substances. (4) Termination, restriction, suspension, revocation, or curtailment of licensure, registration, or certification as an assistant to physician by another state or other licensing jurisdiction...
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6-6-78
Section 6-6-78 Order for receipt of sale proceeds by plaintiff pending action upon executing refunding bond; notice of and hearing on motion therefor; forfeiture of bond; payment to defendant. (a) When property levied on under an attachment has been sold pending the action, on motion of the plaintiff, the judge of the court to which the attachment is returnable must, at any time after 30 days from the levy, make and cause to be entered upon the minutes of the court an order directing the officer having in his hands the proceeds of sale, after reserving an amount to be fixed in the order to cover the probable costs and charges in the case, to pay over to the plaintiff, or his attorney, the balance of such proceeds not exceeding the amount of the plaintiff's demand, to be stated in the order, upon his giving bond in double the amount of the money to be paid over, payable to the defendant with sufficient surety to be approved by such officer and with condition that if he is cast in the...
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8-32-5
Section 8-32-5 Required provisions, service contracts. (a) Service contracts sold or offered for sale in this state, in their entirety, shall be written, printed, or typed in eight point type size, or larger, and shall comply with the requirements set forth in this section, as applicable. (b) Service contracts insured under a reimbursement insurance policy pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (f) of Section 8-32-3 shall contain a statement in substantially the following form: "Obligations of the provider under this service contract are guaranteed under a service contract reimbursement insurance policy." If the provider fails to pay or to provide service on a claim within 60 days after proof of loss has been filed, the service contract holder is entitled to make a claim directly against the reimbursement insurance company. The service contract shall state the name and address of the reimbursement insurance company. (c) Service contracts not insured under a reimbursement insurance...
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27-13-20
Section 27-13-20 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, unless otherwise stated, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section. (1) RATE. The unit charge by which the measure of exposure or the amount of insurance specified in a policy of insurance or covered thereunder is multiplied to determine the premium. (2) PREMIUM. The consideration paid, or to be paid, to an insurer for the issuance and delivery of any binder or policy of insurance. (3) RATE-MAKING. The examination and analysis of every factor and influence related to, and bearing upon, the hazard and risk made the subject of insurance, the collection and collation of such factors and influences into rating systems and the application of such rating systems to individual risks. (4) RATING SYSTEM. Every schedule, class, classification, rule, guide, standard, manual, table, rating plan, policy, policy form, or compilation, by whatever name described, containing the rates used by...
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