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27-31A-3.1
Section 27-31A-3.1 Risk retention groups to comply with governance standards. (a) By January
1, 2016, existing risk retention groups shall be in compliance with the governance standards
set forth in this section. New risk retention groups shall be in compliance with these standards
at the time of licensure. (b) The board of directors or board, as used in this section, means
the governing body of the risk retention group elected by the shareholders or members to establish
policy, elect or appoint officers and committees, and make other governing decisions. Director,
as used in this section, means a natural person designated in the articles of the risk retention
group, or designated, elected, or appointed by any other manner, name, or title to act as
a member of the board of directors. (c)(1) The board of directors of the risk retention group
shall have a majority of independent directors. If the risk retention group is a reciprocal,
then the attorney-in-fact would be required to adhere...
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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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11-91A-7
Section 11-91A-7 Jurisdiction of board; funding; powers of board. The board shall have full,
complete, and exclusive jurisdiction over the program and shall allocate funds from its treasury
for the fulfillment and accomplishment of its duties and responsibilities in a manner as may
be necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The board shall have
the general powers and authority granted under the laws of this state for health insurers,
and in addition thereto, the specific authority to do all of the following: (a) Subject to
compliance with Section 11-91A-8 where applicable, execute a contract or contracts to provide
for the administration of the program in accordance with this chapter. The contract or contracts
may be executed with one or more agencies or corporations licensed to transact or administer
group health care business in this state with similar plans of the state for the joint performance
of common administrative functions. (b) Establish, and...
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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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27-6B-2
Section 27-6B-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ACCREDITED STATE.
A state in which the Department of Insurance meets the minimum financial qualifications and
regulatory standards promulgated and established, from time to time, by the National Association
of Insurance Commissioners. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Insurance. (3) CONTROL or
CONTROLLED. The same as defined in Section 27-29-1. (4) CONTROLLED INSURER. A licensed insurer
who is controlled, directly or indirectly, by a producer. (5) CONTROLLING PRODUCER. A producer
who, directly or indirectly, controls an insurer. (6) LICENSED INSURER or INSURER. Any person,
firm, association, or corporation duly licensed to transact a property and casualty insurance
business in this state. For the purposes of this chapter, the following are not licensed insurers:
a. A residual market pool and a joint...
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34-27-58
Section 34-27-58 Acts constituting violation of article - Failure to place 50 percent of cash,
etc., received in escrow; failure to provide liability insurance, etc. (a) It shall be a violation
of this article for a seller of vacation time-sharing lease plans to fail to: (1) Place in
escrow 50 percent of the cash and receivables received from the purchasers of such plans,
such receivables to be assessed at net principal value. a. The purpose of such escrow account
is to protect the purchaser's right to a refund if at any time the accommodations and facilities
are no longer available as provided in the contract; provided however, nothing contained in
this section shall operate to deny the seller the option to repair, replace, or reconstruct,
within a reasonable time, the accommodations or facilities, if destroyed or damaged. b. The
purchaser shall be entitled to a refund from the escrow account upon the conditions described
above in an amount which represents the buyer's pro rata share...
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45-28-244.01
Section 45-28-244.01 Levy and collection of tax; disposition of funds; Etowah County Development
Committee. (a) In Etowah County, there is levied a one cent ($0.01) county sales and use tax
in all areas of the county, which may become effective no sooner than January 1, 1996. (b)
The tax shall parallel the state sales and use taxes including exemptions therefrom and enforcement
proceedings therefor. The Etowah County Commission may administer and collect this tax, or
contract with a private entity or the State Department of Revenue to administer and collect
this tax, and provide for enforcement penalties by resolution. The county commission, the
State Department of Revenue, or a private entity collecting the tax may retain an amount or
percentage of the total proceeds collected in such an amount as may be agreed upon by the
members of the county commission, but in no event shall the charge exceed two percent of the
total amount of tax collected under this section. (c) The net proceeds...
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24-6-4
Section 24-6-4 Powers and duties; fund; Sunset provision. (a) The commission, in an advisory
capacity, shall be the principal staff agency of the executive branch to provide, with the
cooperation of other departments of state governmental units, a comprehensive housing program
and procedures which include the relevance for housing programs administered by the state
and the governmental structures required to put such programs into effect. The commission,
through its administrator, shall perform all the duties and exercise all the powers and authority
relative to modular housing, manufactured buildings, manufactured housing, and pre-HUD 1976
mobile homes, heretofore vested in the Fire Marshal's Division within the State Department
of Insurance, and other implied powers. All the functions, powers, authority, and duties provided
by law, specifically, but not limited to: Sections 24-5-1 through 24-5-14; 24-5-30 through
24-5-34; and 24-4A-1 through 24-4A-7, all books, records, and supplies,...
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27-10-35
Section 27-10-35 Report of, and tax on, independently procured coverages; exceptions. (a) Anyone
who may desire to place his insurance in a foreign insurer not authorized to do business in
this state may place such insurance, and any insured who in this state procures, or causes
to be procured, or continues or renews insurance in an unauthorized foreign insurer or any
self-insurer who in this state so procures or continues excess loss, catastrophe, or other
insurance, upon a subject of insurance resident, located or to be performed within this state,
other than insurance procured through a surplus line broker pursuant to the surplus lines
law of this state or exempted from such law under Section 27-10-34 shall, within 90 days after
the date such insurance was so procured, continued, or renewed, file a written report of the
same with the commissioner on forms designated by the commissioner and furnished to such an
insured upon request. The report shall show the name and address of the...
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34-27-50
Section 34-27-50 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the meaning respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ACCOMMODATIONS. Any hotel or
motel room, condominium, or cooperative unit, cabin, lodge, apartment, or any other private
or commercial structure designed for occupancy by one or more individuals or any recreational
vehicle campsite or campground. (2) BUSINESS ENTITY. Any individual, corporation, firm, association,
joint venture, partnership, trust, estate, business trust, syndicate, fiduciary, and any other
group or combination which engages in acts or practices in any trade or commerce. (3) CONTRACT.
Any contract, promissory note, credit agreement, negotiable instrument, lease, use agreement,
license, security, or other muniment conferring on the purchaser the rights, benefits, and
obligations of a vacation time-sharing plan. (4) COMMISSION. The Alabama Real Estate Commission.
(5) COMMISSIONER. A member of the Alabama Real Estate...
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