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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27-6-4
Section 27-6-4 Deposits of insurers - State Treasurer as custodian. (a) Deposits made in this state under Sections 27-3-11, 27-3-12, and 27-3-14, together with deposit of reserves of domestic life insurers under registered policies heretofore issued, shall be made through the commissioner with the Treasurer of the State of Alabama. (b) The State Treasurer, in his official capacity, shall take receipt for and hold deposits made under this title as provided in subsection (a) of this section, subject to the provisions of this chapter. (c) The State Treasurer shall hold all such deposits in safekeeping in the vaults located in his offices or, if space in such vaults is not reasonably adequate and safe for all securities and property otherwise to be contained therein, the Treasurer may keep such securities in safe deposit boxes rented by him for the purpose and under his control in established safe deposit institutions located in the City of Montgomery, Alabama. (d) The Treasurer shall be...
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27-10-31
Section 27-10-31 Annual tax of surplus line brokers. (a) On or before the first day of March each year, the surplus line broker shall remit to the State Treasurer through the commissioner, as a tax imposed for the privilege of transacting business as a surplus line broker in this state, a tax of six percent on the direct premiums, less return premiums and exclusive of sums collected to cover state or federal taxes, on surplus line insurance subject to tax transacted by the broker during the preceding calendar year as shown by the annual statement filed with the commissioner. (b) The tax under the provisions of this section shall be subject to deduction of the full amount of all expenses of examination of the surplus line broker by the commissioner in the same manner as that allowed for domestic insurers for examination expenses under the provisions of subdivision (5) of subsection (c) of Section 27-4A-3. All taxes collected under this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury to...
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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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27-27-13
Section 27-27-13 Deposit of solicitation permit funds in escrow - Withdrawal and refund. The commissioner shall withdraw all funds held in escrow under Section 27-27-12, and refund to securities subscribers or purchasers all sums paid in on securities subscriptions, less that part of such sums paid in as has been allowed and used for promotion, sales, and organization expenses, and shall dissolve the proposed domestic insurer, corporation, syndicate, or organization if: (1) It fails to complete its organization or financing and obtain full payment for subscriptions and, if to be an insurer, it fails to secure its certificate of authority, all before expiration of the solicitation permit; or (2) The commissioner revokes the solicitation permit. (Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, ยง509.)...
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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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8-37-1
Section 8-37-1 (Effective January 1, 2018) Purpose; applicability. (a) The purpose of this chapter is to define guaranteed asset protection waivers (GAP waivers) and to provide that GAP waivers may be offered within this state. (b) This chapter does not apply to either of the following: (1) An insurance policy offered by an insurer under the insurance laws of this state. (2) A debt cancellation or debt suspension contract being offered by a federally regulated financial institution operating under 12 CFR Part 37 or a credit union operating under 12 CFR Part 721 or other federal law; or a debt cancellation or debt suspension contract being offered by a state chartered bank or credit union. Debt cancellation and debt suspension contracts being offered by any of these federal or state regulated financial institutions are not insurance and are exempt from the insurance laws of this state. (c) Guaranteed asset protection waivers governed under this chapter are not insurance and are exempt...
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27-2B-4
Section 27-2B-4 Company action level event; preparation and submission of RBC plan or revised RBC plan; notification of unsatisfactory filing; copies of plans. (a) Company action level event means any of the following events: (1) The filing of an RBC report by an insurer which indicates any of the following: a. The insurer's total adjusted capital is greater than or equal to its regulatory action level RBC, but less than its company action level RBC. b. If a life or health insurer or fraternal benefit society, the insurer has total adjusted capital which is greater than or equal to its company action level RBC but less than the product of its authorized control level RBC and 3.0 and has a negative trend. c. If a property and casualty insurer or a health organization, the insurer has total adjusted capital which is greater than or equal to its company action level RBC, but less than the product of its authorized control level RBC and 3.0, and triggers the trend test determined in...
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27-5B-12
Section 27-5B-12 Accredited or certified reinsurer ceasing to meet requirements. (a) If an accredited or certified reinsurer ceases to meet the requirements for accreditation or certification, the commissioner may suspend or revoke the reinsurer's accreditation or certification. (b) The commissioner must give the reinsurer notice and opportunity for hearing. The suspension or revocation may not take effect until after the commissioner's order on hearing, unless any of the following occurs: (1) The reinsurer waives its right to hearing. (2) The commissioner's order is based on regulatory action by the reinsurer's domiciliary jurisdiction or the voluntary surrender or termination of the reinsurer's eligibility to transact insurance or reinsurance business in its domiciliary jurisdiction or in the primary certifying state of the reinsurer under subsection (f) of Section 27-5B-8. (3) The commissioner finds that an emergency requires immediate action and a court of competent jurisdiction...
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40-18-401
Section 40-18-401 Applications; construction of article. (a) The port credit provided for in Section 40-18-403 is created by this article and is allowed upon strict compliance with the provisions herein. (b) Prior to the allowance of the port credit, an application shall be filed with the commission, on a form promulgated by the commission. (1) The application shall be filed by the port facility user desiring to claim the credit. (2) The commission shall establish deadlines for applications. Such applications shall solicit whatever information the commission deems important to its determination of whether granting a port credit will create new, high paying jobs in the state, bring substantial capital to the state, increase the usage of a port facility, promote the development of clusters of businesses in the state, or promote the economic development efforts of the state. (3) Upon review of the applications, the commission may approve such applications as shall result in port credits...
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