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27-9A-5
Section 27-9A-5 Registration of emergency independent adjusters. (a) In the event of a state
of emergency, a person who is otherwise qualified to adjust claims, but is not already licensed
as an independent adjuster in this state, may act as an emergency independent adjuster and
adjust claims for an insurer in this state in accordance with this section. (b) The insurer
shall file with the commissioner a registration of each individual that will act as an emergency
independent adjuster on behalf of the insurer within five days of deployment to adjust claims
arising from the state of emergency. (c) The registration shall be in a format prescribed
by the commissioner and shall provide the following information: (1) Name of the individual.
(2) Social Security number of the individual. (3) Name of insurer the independent adjuster
will represent. (4) Effective date of the contract between the insurer and independent adjuster.
(5) Catastrophe or loss control number. (6) Catastrophe event...
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27-9A-12
Section 27-9A-12 License denial, non-renewal, or revocation. (a) The commissioner may place
on probation, suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew an independent adjuster's license,
an apprentice independent adjuster's license, or the registration of an emergency independent
adjuster, or may levy a civil penalty in accordance with subsection (d), or any combination
of these actions, for any one or more of the following causes: (1) Providing incorrect, misleading,
incomplete, or materially untrue information in the license application. (2) Violating any
insurance laws, rules, subpoena, or order of the commissioner or of another state's insurance
regulator. (3) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a license or registration through misrepresentation
or fraud. (4) Improperly withholding, misappropriating, or converting any monies or properties
received in the course of acting as an adjuster of any type or in otherwise doing insurance
business in this state or elsewhere. (5) Intentionally...
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27-9A-3
Section 27-9A-3 Independent adjuster defined; exclusions. (a) For purposes of this chapter,
an "independent adjuster" is a person who, for compensation as an independent contractor
or as an employee of an independent contractor, undertakes on behalf of an insurer to ascertain
and determine the amount of any claim, loss, or damage payable under a contract of property,
casualty, or workers' compensation insurance or to effect settlement of such claim, loss,
or damage. This chapter shall not be construed to permit persons not licensed as attorneys
to engage in activities constituting the practice of law. (b) An independent adjuster does
not include any of the following: (1) Attorneys-at-law admitted to practice in this state
when acting in their professional capacity as an attorney. (2) A salaried employee of an insurer.
(3) A person employed solely to obtain facts surrounding a claim or to furnish technical assistance
to a licensed independent adjuster. (4) An individual who is employed...
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27-9A-11
Section 27-9A-11 Apprentice independent adjuster license. (a) The apprentice independent adjuster
license is a temporary license for an individual residing in this state who is qualified for
an independent adjuster license except as to having taken and passed the prelicensing course
and examination. (b) An individual applying for an apprentice independent adjuster license
shall apply to the commissioner on the appropriate NAIC Uniform Individual Application and
declare under penalty of suspension, revocation, or refusal of the license that the statements
made in the application are true, correct, and complete to the best of the individual's knowledge
and belief. Before approving the application, the commissioner shall find that the individual:
(1) Is at least 18 years of age. (2) Is a resident of this state. (3) Has a business or mailing
address in this state. (4) Has not committed any act that is a ground for probation, suspension,
revocation, or denial of licensure as set forth in...
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27-9A-2
Section 27-9A-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) APPRENTICE INDEPENDENT ADJUSTER.
As defined in Section 27-9A-11. (2) BUSINESS ENTITY. A corporation, association, partnership,
limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity. (3) COMMISSIONER.
The Alabama Commissioner of Insurance. (4) HOME STATE. The District of Columbia and any state
or territory of the United States in which an independent adjuster maintains the principal
place of residence or business of the adjuster and in which the adjuster is licensed to act
as a resident independent adjuster. In the case of a resident of a Canadian province, or if
the resident state or territory does not license independent adjusters for the line of authority
sought, the home state of the independent adjuster shall be any state in which the independent
adjuster is licensed and in good standing, as designated by...
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25-5-293
Section 25-5-293 Duties of secretary; continuing education, accounting; recovery of expenses;
advisory committees; legislative intent regarding reimbursements. (a) The Secretary of the
Department of Labor may prescribe rules and regulations for the purpose of conducting continuing
education seminars for all personnel associated with workers' compensation claims and collect
registration fees in order to cover the related expenditures. The secretary may adopt rules
and regulations setting continuing education standards for workers' compensation claims personnel
employed by insurance companies and self-insured employers and groups. (b) The secretary shall
file annually with the Governor and the presiding officer of each house of the Legislature
a complete and detailed written report accounting for all funds received and disbursed during
the preceding fiscal year. The annual report shall be in the form and reported in the time
provided by law. (c) The secretary shall establish reasonable...
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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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34-9-6.1
Section 34-9-6.1 Mobile dental facilities or portable dental operations. (a) For purposes of
this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) DENTAL HOME. The dental
home is the ongoing relationship between the dentist and the patient, inclusive of all aspects
of oral health care, delivered in a comprehensive, continuously accessible, coordinated, and
family-centered way. (2) MOBILE DENTAL FACILITY. Any self-contained facility in which dentistry
or dental hygiene is practiced which may be moved, towed, or transported from one location
to another. (3) OPERATOR. A person licensed to practice dentistry in this state or an entity
which is approved as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code which
employs dentists licensed in the state to operate a mobile dental facility or portable dental
operation. (4) PORTABLE DENTAL OPERATION. The use of portable dental delivery equipment which
is set up on site to provide dental services outside of a mobile...
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27-5B-7
Section 27-5B-7 Reinsurer maintaining a trust fund. (a) Credit shall be allowed when the reinsurance
is ceded to an assuming insurer that maintains a trust fund in a qualified U.S. financial
institution, as defined in subsection (b) of Section 27-5B-15, for the payment of the valid
claims of its U.S. ceding insurers, their assigns and successors in interest. To enable the
commissioner to determine the sufficiency of the trust fund, the assuming insurer shall report
annually to the commissioner information substantially the same as that required to be reported
on the NAIC Annual Statement form by licensed insurers. The assuming insurer shall submit
to examination of its books and records by the commissioner and bear the expense of examination.
(b)(1) Credit for reinsurance shall not be granted under this section unless the form of the
trust and any amendments to the trust have been approved by either: a. The commissioner of
the state where the trust is domiciled. b. The commissioner of...
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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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