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27-13-22
Section 27-13-22 Applicability of article - Inland marine insurance. The provisions of this
section shall apply to all insurance which is now or hereafter defined by statute, by ruling
of the commissioner or by lawful custom as inland marine insurance, but this article shall
not apply to insurance of vessels or craft, their cargoes, marine builder's risks, marine
protection and indemnity, or other risks commonly insured under marine insurance policies:
(1) As to all classes of inland marine insurance for which class rates or rating plans are
customarily fixed by rating organizations or associations of underwriters, rates or rating
plans shall be filed by all authorized insurers writing such classes, with the department
in such manner and form as it shall direct, and also special rates fixed by any such rating
organization or association shall be similarly filed. All such rates shall be reasonable,
adequate and not unfairly discriminatory. Due consideration shall be given to past...
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27-13-33
Section 27-13-33 Applications for uniform percentage increase or decrease of rates by insurers.
Any insurer may apply to the commissioner for permission to effect a uniform percentage increase
or decrease in the rates applied to all risks of a particular class in the state in a particular
kind, or kinds, of insurance. Upon the filing of such application, the commissioner shall
give notice thereof by registered or certified mail to the rating organization, if any, of
which such insurer is a member or subscriber and shall fix a time and place for a hearing
upon the merits of such application. At such hearing, such insurer and such rating organization,
or their representatives, shall be entitled to be heard and to present evidence in support
of, or against, such application. The commissioner shall, upon the conclusion of such hearing,
make such order as he shall deem consistent with the establishment and maintenance of reasonable,
adequate and non-discriminatory rates. If the application...
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27-13-72
Section 27-13-72 Application for uniform percentage increase or decrease in rates by insurers.
(a) Any insurer may apply to the commissioner for permission to effect a uniform percentage
increase or decrease in the rates applied to all kinds of a particular class in the state
in a particular kind, or kinds, of insurance. Upon the filing of such application, the commissioner
shall give notice thereof by registered or certified mail to the rating organization, if any,
of which such insurer is a member or subscriber and shall fix a time and place for a hearing
upon the merits of such application. At such hearing, such insurer and such rating organization,
or their representatives, shall be entitled to be heard and to present evidence in support
of, or against, such application. The commissioner shall, upon the conclusion of such hearing,
make such order as he shall deem consistent with the establishment and maintenance of reasonable,
adequate, and nondiscriminatory rates. If the...
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27-14-8
Section 27-14-8 Forms - Filing and approval or disapproval. (a) No basic insurance policy or
annuity contract form or application form where written application is required and is to
be made a part of the policy, or contract, or printed rider, or endorsement form or form of
renewal certificate shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state unless the form
has been filed with, and approved by, the commissioner. This subsection shall not apply to
surety bonds or to specially rated inland marine risks, nor to policies, riders, endorsements,
or forms of unique character designed for, and used with, relation to insurance upon a particular
subject or which relate to the manner of distribution of benefits or to the reservation of
rights and benefits under life or disability insurance policies and are used at the request
or with the consent of the individual policyholder, contract holder, or certificate holder.
As to group insurance policies effectuated and delivered outside this...
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25-5-8
Section 25-5-8 Employers' options to secure payment of compensation. (a) Option to insure risks.
An employer subject to this chapter may secure the payment of compensation under this chapter
by insuring and keeping insured his or her liability in some insurance corporation, association,
organization, insurance association, corporation, or association formed of employers and workers
or formed by a group of employers to insure the risks under this chapter, operating by mutual
assessment or other plans or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the insurance association,
organization, or corporation shall have first had its contract and plan of business approved
in writing by the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance of Alabama and have been authorized
by the Department of Insurance to transact the business of workers' compensation insurance
in this state and under the plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary,
the obligations of employers under law for...
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27-13-65
Section 27-13-65 Rate-making and making rating plans. Every rating organization and every insurer
which makes its own rates shall make rates that are not unreasonably high or inadequate for
the safety and soundness of the insurer and which do not unfairly discriminate between risks
in this state and shall, in rate-making and in making rating plans: (1) Adopt basis classifications,
which shall be used as the basis of all manual, minimum, class, schedule, or experience rates;
(2) Give consideration to past experience within the state and without the state, when necessary,
and due consideration may be given to prospective loss experience within the state and without
the state, when necessary, over such period of years as appears to be fairly representative
of the frequency of the occurrence of the particular risk; and (3) Give consideration to all
factors reasonably related to the kind of insurance involved, including a reasonable profit
for the insurer and, in the case of participating...
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27-13-24
Section 27-13-24 Rating organizations - License; application therefor; renewal thereof; fee
for same. (a) No rating organization shall do business in this state unless it shall have
been licensed to do so by the commissioner. Application for such license shall be made on
such forms as the commissioner shall prepare for that purpose. Upon applying for such license,
every rating organization shall file with the department: (1) A copy of its constitution,
its articles of agreement or association or its certificate of incorporation and of its bylaws
or rules governing the conduct of its business or such of the foregoing, if any, as such rating
organization may have; (2) A list of insurers who are, or who have agreed to become, members
of, or subscribers to, such rating organization; (3) The name and address of a person, or
persons, in this state upon whom notices or orders of the commissioner affecting such rating
organization may be served; and (4) Such other information as the...
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27-13-62
Section 27-13-62 Rating organizations - License; application therefor; renewal thereof; fee
for same. No rating organization shall do business in this state until it shall have been
licensed to do so by the commissioner. Application for such license shall be made on such
forms as the commissioner shall prepare for that purpose. Upon applying for such license,
every rating organization shall file with the department: (1) A copy of its constitution,
its articles of agreement or association, or its certificate of incorporation and of its bylaws
or rules governing the conduct of its business or such of the foregoing, if any, as such rating
organization may have; (2) A list of insurers who are or, who have agreed to, become members
of, or subscribers to, such rating organization; (3) The name and address of a person, or
persons, in this state upon whom notices or orders of the commissioner affecting such rating
organization may be served; and (4) Such other information as the commissioner...
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27-13-30
Section 27-13-30 Filing of rating systems with department by insurers - Examination and approval
or disapproval by commissioner. If, after examination thereof, the commissioner shall find
that such rating systems filed by, or on behalf of, an insurer provide for, result in or produce
rates that are unreasonably high or excessive, or are not adequate for the safeness and soundness
of the insurer or are unfairly discriminatory between risks in this state involving essentially
the same hazards, he shall issue an order to such insurer, or to the rating organization of
which such insurer is a member or subscriber, directing that such rating systems be altered
in the manner, and to the extent, stated in such order to produce rates that are reasonable
and adequate and not unfairly discriminatory. If the commissioner shall find that such rating
systems provide for, result in or produce rates that are not unreasonably high, are not inadequate
for the safeness and soundness of the insurer and...
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27-13-68
Section 27-13-68 Filing of rating plans with department by insurers - Examination and approval
or disapproval by commissioner. If, after examination thereof, the commissioner shall find
that such rating plans filed by, or on behalf of, an insurer provide for, result in or produce
rates that are unreasonably high or excessive, or are not adequate for the safeness and soundness
of the insurer or are unfairly discriminatory between risks in this state involving essentially
the same risks, he shall issue an order to such insurer, or to the rating organization of
which such insurer is a member or subscriber, directing that such rating plans be altered
in the manner, and to the extent, stated in such order to produce rates that are reasonable
and adequate and not unfairly discriminatory. If the commissioner shall find that such rating
plans provide for, result in or produce rates that are not unreasonably high, are not inadequate
for the safeness and soundness of the insurer and are not...
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