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27-55-3
Section 27-55-3 Prohibited practices; disclosure of information. (a) No insurer may: (1) Deny,
refuse to issue, renew, or reissue, cancel, or otherwise terminate, restrict, or exclude coverage
on an insurance policy or health benefit plan on the basis of an applicant's or insured's
abuse status, or on the basis of any association, relationship, or assistance to a subject
of abuse. (2) Exclude or limit coverage for a loss, deny benefits, or deny a claim on the
basis of the insured's abuse status, or on the basis of any association, relationship, or
assistance to a subject of abuse, except as otherwise permitted or required by the laws of
this state relating to acts of abuse committed by a life insurance beneficiary. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this section, a liability insurer may include policy provisions
providing that a payment required by this subsection may be denied or, if paid, recovered
by the insurer from the insured, if the claim arose out of an act of abuse by...
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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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27-13-30
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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27-30-27
Section 27-30-27 Qualification of corporation for original certificate of authority. (a) When
applying for an original certificate of authority, a domestic corporation formed to transact
a mutual aid business on the mutual plan must be otherwise qualified therefor under this title,
must have entered into bona fide agreements for insurance of the kind proposed to be transacted,
with not less than 500 persons and must have received therefrom as initial premiums, fees,
or contributions at rates theretofore filed with, and approved by, the commissioner as being
both adequate and reasonable, not less than $25,000.00 in cash. (b) No such agreements shall
be solicited, however, except pursuant to a solicitation permit granted by the commissioner
as provided in Sections 27-27-4 through 27-27-7. (Acts 1939, No. 374, p. 502; Acts 1971, No.
407, p. 707, ยง585.)...
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27-38-1
Section 27-38-1 Establishment of separate accounts by life insurers to provide for life insurance
or annuities and benefits incidental thereto. A life insurer organized under the laws of this
state may, by or pursuant to a resolution of its board of directors, establish one or more
separate accounts and may allocate thereto amounts, including without limitation proceeds
applied under optional modes of settlement or under dividend options, to provide for life
insurance or annuities, and benefits incidental thereto, payable in fixed or variable amounts
or both, subject to the following: (1) The income, gains, and losses, realized or unrealized,
from assets allocated to a separate account shall be credited to, or charged against, the
account, without regard to other income, gains, or losses of the insurer; (2) Except as provided
in this section, amounts allocated to any separate account, and accumulations thereon, may
be invested and reinvested without regard to any requirements or...
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27-4-2
Section 27-4-2 Advance fees, licenses, and miscellaneous charges. (a) The Commissioner of Insurance
shall collect in advance fees, licenses, and miscellaneous charges as follows: (1) Certificate
of authority: a. Initial application for original certificate of authority, including the
filing with the commissioner of all documents incidental thereto ..... $500 b. Issuance of
original certificate of authority ..... 500 c. Annual continuation or renewal fee ..... 500
d. Reinstatement fee ..... 500 (2) Charter documents, filing with the commissioner amendment
to articles of incorporation or of association, or of other charter documents or to bylaws
..... 25 (3) Solicitation permit, filing application and issuance ..... 250 (4) Annual statement
of insurer, except when filed as part of application for original certificate of authority,
filing ..... 25 (5) Producer license (resident or nonresident): a. Individuals: 1. Application
fee (For filing of initial application for license) ..... 30 2....
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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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27-14-10
Section 27-14-10 Standard or uniform provisions; waiver or substitution thereof. (a) Insurance
contracts shall contain such standard or uniform provisions as are required by the applicable
provisions of this title pertaining to contracts of particular kinds of insurance; however,
the commissioner may waive the required use of a particular provision in a particular insurance
policy form if: (1) He finds such provision unnecessary for the protection of the insured
or inconsistent with the purposes of the policy; and (2) The policy is otherwise approved
by him. (b) No policy shall contain any provision inconsistent with, or contradictory to,
any standard or uniform provision used or required to be used, but the commissioner may approve
any substitute provision which is, in his opinion, not less favorable in any particular to
the insured or beneficiary than the provisions otherwise required. (c) In lieu of the provisions
required by this title for contracts for particular kinds of...
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27-29-9
Section 27-29-9 Injunctions; prohibitions against voting securities; sequestration of voting
securities. (a) Injunctions. Whenever it appears to the commissioner that any insurer or any
director, officer, employee, or agent thereof has committed, or is about to commit, a violation
of this chapter or of any rule, regulation, or order issued by the commissioner under this
chapter, the commissioner may apply to the circuit court for the county in which the principal
office of the insurer is located or if such insurer has no such office in this state, then
to the Circuit Court for Montgomery County for an order enjoining such insurer or such director,
officer, employee, or agent thereof from violating, or continuing to violate, this chapter
or any such rule, regulation, or order and for such other equitable relief as the nature of
the case and the interests of the insurer's policyholders, creditors, and shareholders or
the public may require. (b) Voting of securities; when prohibited. No...
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