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27-11-2
Section 27-11-2 Prohibition against transaction of insurance business, etc., in state without
license; exceptions. It shall be unlawful for any insurer to transact the business of insurance
in this state or to enter into a contract for insurance in this state without first obtaining
a license or certificate of authority from the commissioner. This unauthorized insurers law
shall not apply to: (1) Contracts of insurance procured pursuant to the surplus line insurance
law; (2) Transactions in this state involving contracts of insurance lawfully entered into,
written and the policy delivered outside of this state covering subjects of insurance not
resident, located or expressly to be performed in this state at the time of issuance and transactions
subsequent to the making of such contract and the issuance of such policy; (3) Reinsurance
contracts; (4) Transactions in this state involving group or blanket insurance and group annuities
where the master policy or contract was lawfully issued...
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27-25-6
Section 27-25-6 Companies to file rates. (a) Every title insurer shall file with the commissioner
its schedule of premium rates and every modification of any premium rate that it proposes
to use in this state. The premium rates shall not be subject to rebate and the rebate of premiums
to the insured are expressly prohibited. If a reissue premium rate is filed by an insurer,
an insured may receive reissue credit only when the insured physically produces the prior
title insurance policy, including schedules associated therewith, issued by a title insurer
licensed to be engaged in the business of title insurance in this state. A title insurer that
has not filed its premium rates pursuant to the provisions hereof shall not engage in the
business of title insurance until such time as its premium rates are filed. No person, title
insurer, agency, or agent shall charge any premium rate for any policy or contract of title
insurance except in accordance with the filed premium rates which are in...
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32-7-22
Section 32-7-22 Motor vehicle liability policy defined; policy provisions. (a) A motor vehicle
liability policy, as the term is used in this chapter, means an owner's or an operator's policy
of liability insurance, certified as provided in Section 32-7-20 or Section 32-7-21 as proof
of financial responsibility, and issued, except as otherwise provided in Section 32-7-21,
by an insurance carrier duly authorized to transact business in this state, to or for the
benefit of the person named in the policy as insured. (b) The owner's policy of liability
insurance: (1) Shall designate by explicit description or by appropriate reference all motor
vehicles to be insured; and (2) Shall insure the person named in the policy and any other
person, as insured, using any motor vehicle or motor vehicles designated in the policy with
the express or implied permission of the named insured, against loss from the liability imposed
by law for damages arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of...
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32-7-23
Section 32-7-23 Uninsured motorist coverage; "uninsured motorist" defined; limitation
on recovery. (a) No automobile liability or motor vehicle liability policy insuring against
loss resulting from liability imposed by law for bodily injury or death suffered by any person
arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle shall be delivered or
issued for delivery in this state with respect to any motor vehicle registered or principally
garaged in this state unless coverage is provided therein or supplemental thereto, in limits
for bodily injury or death set forth in subsection (c) of Section 32-7-6, under provisions
approved by the Commissioner of Insurance for the protection of persons insured thereunder
who are legally entitled to recover damages from owners or operators of uninsured motor vehicles
because of bodily injury, sickness or disease, including death, resulting therefrom; provided,
that the named insured shall have the right to reject such coverage; and...
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27-15-24
Section 27-15-24 Exclusions and restrictions in life insurance policies. (a) No policy of life
insurance shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state if it contains any of the
following provisions: (1) A provision for a period shorter than that provided by statute within
which an action may be commenced on such a policy; and (2) A provision which excludes or restricts
liability for death caused in a certain specified manner or occurring while the insured has
a specified status; except, that a policy may contain provisions excluding or restricting
coverage as specified therein in the event of death under any one or more of the following
circumstances: a. Death as a result, directly or indirectly, of war, declared or undeclared,
or of action by military forces, or of any act or hazard of such war or action, or of service
in the military, naval, or air forces or in civilian forces auxiliary thereto, or from any
cause while a member of such military, naval, or air forces of any...
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27-25-3
Section 27-25-3 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ABSTRACT OF TITLE. A compilation or summary of all instruments
of public record of whatever kind or nature which in any manner affect title to a specified
parcel of real property. (2) BUSINESS ENTITY. A domestic entity properly formed and existing
under Title 10A. (3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Insurance.
(4) INDIVIDUAL. A natural person. (5) NAIC. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners,
its subsidiaries and affiliates, and any successor thereof. (6) OPINION OF TITLE. A written
expression of the status of title, including, but not limited to, the validity or invalidity
thereof, based upon an examination by an attorney at law, who is licensed to practice law
in this state, of instruments of public record or an abstract thereof affecting title to a
specified parcel of real property to ascertain the history and present...
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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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27-20-5
Section 27-20-5 Blanket disability insurance - Power to issue; filing requirement; mandatory
policy provisions. Any insurer authorized to write disability insurance in this state shall
have the power to issue blanket disability insurance. No such blanket policy may be issued
or delivered in this state unless a copy of the form thereof shall have been filed in accordance
with Section 27-14-8. Every such blanket policy shall contain provisions which, in the opinion
of the commissioner, are at least as favorable to the policyholder and the individual insured
as the following: (1) A provision that the policy, including endorsements and a copy of the
application, if any, of the policyholder and the persons insured shall constitute the entire
contract between the parties, and that any statement made by the policyholder or by a person
insured shall, in absence of fraud, be deemed a representation and not a warranty and that
no such statements shall be used in defense to a claim under the...
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27-17A-2
Section 27-17A-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) ALTERNATIVE CONTAINER. A nonmetal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation
or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human remains and which
is made of cardboard, pressed-wood, composition materials (with or without an outside covering),
or pouches of canvas or other materials. (2) ARRANGEMENT CONFERENCE. The meeting occurring
either at need or preneed between the seller and the purchaser during which funeral or cemetery
merchandise and services are discussed. (3) ARRANGEMENT CONFERENCE FEE. The charge to the
purchaser in conjunction with the arrangement conference. (4) AT NEED. At the time of death,
or immediately following death. (5) AUTHORIZING AGENT. One who is lawfully authorized to control
the final disposition of human remains. (6) BELOW-GROUND CRYPT. A preplaced enclosed chamber,
which is usually constructed of reinforced concrete,...
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27-44-8
Section 27-44-8 Powers and duties of association. (a) If a member insurer is an impaired insurer,
the association may, in its discretion and subject to any conditions imposed by the association
that do not impair the contractual obligations of the impaired insurer, and that are approved
by the commissioner: (1) Guarantee or reinsure, or cause to be guaranteed, assumed, or reinsured,
any or all of the covered policies of the impaired insurers. (2) Provide such moneys, pledges,
notes, guarantees, or other means as are proper to effectuate subdivision (1), and assure
payment of the contractual obligations of the impaired insurer pending action under subdivision
(1). (b) If a member insurer is an insolvent insurer, the association shall, in its discretion
and subject to the approval of the commissioner, do either of the following: (1)a. Guarantee,
assume, or reinsure, or cause to be guaranteed, assumed, or reinsured, the covered policies
of the insolvent insurer. b. Assure payment of the...
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