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27-29-10
Section 27-29-10 Violations and penalties; criminal proceedings. (a) Any insurer failing, without
just cause, to file any registration statement as required in this chapter shall be required,
after notice and hearing, to pay a penalty of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each
day's delay, to be recovered by the commissioner and the penalty so recovered shall be paid
into the state General Fund. The maximum penalty under this section is fifty thousand dollars
($50,000). The commissioner may reduce the penalty if the commissioner, in the commissioner's
sole discretion, determines it is equitable to do so or the insurer demonstrates to the commissioner
that the imposition of the penalty would constitute a financial hardship to the insurer. (b)
Every director or officer of an insurance holding company system who knowingly violates, participates
in, or permits any of the officers or agents of the insurer to engage in transactions or make
investments that have not been properly...
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40-12-398
Section 40-12-398 Bond prerequisite to issuance of license. Before any master dealer license
may be issued to a new motor vehicle dealer, used motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle rebuilder,
or motor vehicle wholesaler, the applicant shall deliver to the commissioner a good and sufficient
surety bond, executed by the applicant as principal and by a corporate surety company qualified
to do business in the state as surety, in the sum of not less than fifty thousand dollars
($50,000) or an amount as prescribed by the department. Such bond shall be in a form to be
approved by the commissioner, and shall be conditioned that the motor vehicle dealer, motor
vehicle rebuilder, or motor vehicle wholesaler shall comply with the conditions of any contract
made by such dealer in connection with the sale or exchange of any motor vehicle and shall
not violate any of the provisions of law relating to the conduct of the business for which
he or she is licensed. Such bond shall be payable to the...
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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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40-14B-1
Section 40-14B-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) AFFILIATE. An affiliate of another person shall include any of the following:
a. A person who directly or indirectly either: 1. Beneficially owns 15 percent or more of
the outstanding voting securities or other voting ownership interests of the other person,
whether through rights, options, convertible interests, or otherwise; or 2. Controls or holds
power to vote 15 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities or other voting ownership
interests of the other person. b. A person owning 15 percent or more of the outstanding voting
securities or other voting ownership interests of which are directly or indirectly either:
1. Beneficially owned by the other person, whether through rights, options, convertible interests,
or otherwise; or 2. Controlled or held with power to vote by the other person. c. A partnership
or limited liability company in which the other person...
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27-31B-8
Section 27-31B-8 Formation of captive insurance companies in this state. (a) A pure captive
insurance company or a protected cell captive insurance company shall be formed as a stock
or mutual insurer, or as a nonprofit or limited liability company with its capital divided
into units and held by the stockholders, members, or other equivalent as allowed by law. (b)
An association captive insurance company, an industrial insured captive insurance company,
or a risk retention group may be formed in any of the following ways: (1) Organized as a stock
insurer with its capital divided into share units and held by the stockholders, members, or
other equivalent as allowed by law. (2) Organized as a mutual insurer without capital stock,
the governing body of which is elected by the member organizations of its association. (3)
Organized as a reciprocal insurer in accordance with Chapter 31 of this title. (4) Organized
as a manager-managed limited liability company. (c) A captive insurance...
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27-42-10
Section 27-42-10 Duties and powers of the commissioner; judicial review. (a) The commissioner
shall: (1) Notify the association of the existence of an insolvent insurer not later than
three days after he receives notice of determination of the insolvency. The association shall
be entitled to a copy of any complaint seeking an order of liquidation with a finding of insolvency
against a member company at the time that such complaint is filed with a court of competent
jurisdiction. (2) Upon request of the board of directors, provide the association with a statement
of the net direct written premiums of each member insurer. (b) The commissioner may: (1) Require
that the association notify the insureds of the insolvent insurer and any other interested
parties of the determination of insolvency and of their rights under this chapter. Such notification
shall be by mail at their last known address, where available, but if sufficient information
for notification by mail is not available, notice...
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27-5B-8
Section 27-5B-8 Certified reinsurer. (a) Credit shall be allowed when the reinsurance is ceded
to an assuming insurer that is certified by the commissioner as a reinsurer in this state
and secures its obligations in accordance with the requirements of this section. In order
to be eligible for certification, the assuming insurer shall meet all of the following requirements:
(1) The assuming insurer must be domiciled and licensed to transact insurance or reinsurance
in a qualified jurisdiction, as determined by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (c).
(2) The assuming insurer must maintain minimum capital and surplus, or its equivalent, in
an amount to be determined by the commissioner pursuant to regulation. (3) The assuming insurer
must maintain financial strength ratings from two or more rating agencies deemed acceptable
by the commissioner pursuant to regulation. (4) The assuming insurer must agree to submit
to the jurisdiction of this state, appoint the commissioner as its agent...
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8-13-1
Section 8-13-1 Definitions. Unless otherwise provided, the following words and phrases, when
used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
(1) APPLICANT. Any person applying for a license under this chapter, including the principal,
if such person is the agent of another who is the true owner, notwithstanding whether that
other is an individual, partnership, association, firm, or corporation and notwithstanding
whether the name of the true owner appears on the application or not. (2) DISTRESS MERCHANDISE
SALE. Any offer to sell to the public or a sale to the public of goods, wares, or merchandise
on the implied or direct representation that such sale is being held other than in the ordinary
course of business and not otherwise defined herein. Without limiting the generality of the
above, "distress merchandise sales" shall include, but not be limited to, any sale
advertised either specifically or in substance to be any one of the following:...
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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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27-2-14
Section 27-2-14 Records, documents, and files - Custody; inspection; reproduction; destruction.
(a) The commissioner shall keep and preserve in permanent form accurate and complete records
of his proceedings, including also a concise statement of the result of such examination of
insurers by the commissioner, record and file all bonds and contracts and shall file such
records in the department. The commissioner is responsible for the custody and preservation
of all records, documents, and files of the department. (b) The records of the commissioner
and insurance filings in his office shall be open to public inspection, except as otherwise
provided by this title. (c) The commissioner may photograph, microphotograph, or reproduce
on film, whereby each page will be reproduced in exact conformity with the original, all financial
records, financial statements of domestic insurers, reports of business transacted in this
state by foreign insurers, reports of examination of domestic insurers,...
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