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AL Code § 27-7-29.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-29.1 - Exemptions for Individuals Licensed in Other State.

Section 27-7-29.1Exemptions for individuals licensed in other state. (a) An individual who applies for an insurance producer license in this state who was previously licensed for the same lines of authority in another state shall not be required to complete any prelicensing education or examination. This exemption is only available if the person is currently licensed in that state or if the application is received within 90 days of the cancellation of the applicant's previous license and if the prior state issues a certification that, at the time of cancellation, the applicant was in good standing in that state or the state's producer database records, maintained by the NAIC, its affiliates or subsidiaries, indicate that the producer is or was licensed in good standing for the line of authority requested. (b) A person licensed as an insurance producer in another state who moves to this state shall, within 90 days of establishing legal residence, make application to become a resident licensee pursuant to Section 27-7-5. No prelicensing education or examination shall be required of that person to obtain any line of authority previously held in the prior state except where the commissioner determines otherwise by regulation. (Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §6.)
AL Code § 27-7-29.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-29.2 - Notification of Assumed Name.

Section 27-7-29.2Notification of assumed name. An insurance producer doing business under any name other than the producer's legal name is required to notify the commissioner prior to using the assumed name. (Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §6.)
AL Code § 27-7-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-30 - Appointment of Producer - Generally.

Section 27-7-30Appointment of producer - Generally. (a) Each insurer appointing a producer in this state shall file with the commissioner, in a format approved by the commissioner, a notice of appointment within 15 days from the date the agency contract is executed or the first insurance application is submitted, whichever occurs first. An insurer may also elect to appoint a producer to all or some insurers within the insurer's holding company system or group by the filing of a single appointment request. (b) Upon receipt of the notice of appointment, the commissioner shall verify within 30 days that the insurance producer is eligible for appointment. If the insurance producer is determined to be ineligible for appointment, the commissioner shall notify the insurer within five days of the commissioner's determination. (c) An insurer shall pay an appointment fee as set forth in Section 27-4-2 for each insurance producer appointed by the insurer. (d) An insurer shall remit, in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, a renewal appointment fee as set forth in Section 27-4-2. (e) Subject to the producer's contract rights, if any, an insurer or authorized representative of the insurer may terminate a producer's appointment at any time. An insurer or authorized representative of the insurer that terminates the appointment, employment, or contract with a producer for any reason shall within 30 days following the effective date of the termination, using a format prescribed by the commissioner, give notice of the termination to the commissioner.  (f) Upon written request of the commissioner, the insurer or authorized representative shall file with the commissioner a statement of the facts relative to the termination and the cause thereof.  (g) The insurer or the authorized representative of the insurer shall promptly notify the commissioner in a format acceptable to the commissioner if, upon further review or investigation, the insurer discovers additional information that would have been reportable to the commissioner in accordance with subsection (f) had the insurer then known of its existence. (h) Any such information or statement, and information or statements supplemental thereto, shall be privileged and shall not form the basis of, or be admitted as evidence in, any action or proceeding against the insurer, or any director, officer, employee, or representative of the insurer by, or on behalf of, any person affected by the termination. (i) Each insurer shall give its producers timely written notice of all appointments and renewal of appointments. (Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §134; Acts 1988, No. 88-123, p. 159, §1; Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §7.)
AL Code § 27-7-30.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-30.1 - Appointment of Producer - Notification of Termination.

Section 27-7-30.1Appointment of producer - Notification of termination. (a) Within 15 days after making the notification required by subsection (e) of Section 27-7-30, the insurer shall mail a copy of the notification to the producer at his or her last known address. If the producer is terminated for cause for any of the reasons listed in Section 27-7-19, the insurer shall provide a copy of the notification to the producer at his or her last known address by certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or by overnight delivery using a nationally recognized carrier. (b) Within 30 days after the producer has received the original or additional notification, the producer may file written comments concerning the substance of the notification with the commissioner. The producer shall, by the same means, simultaneously send a copy of the comments to the reporting insurer, and the comments shall become a part of the commissioner's file and accompany every copy of a report distributed or disclosed for any reason about the producer as permitted under Section 27-7-30.3. (Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §8.)
AL Code § 27-7-30.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-30.2 - Liability for Disclosure of Information, Etc.

Section 27-7-30.2Liability for disclosure of information, etc.  (a) In the absence of actual malice, an insurer, the authorized representative of the insurer, a producer, the commissioner, or an organization of which the commissioner is a member and that compiles the information and makes it available to other insurance commissioners or regulatory or law enforcement agencies shall not be subject to civil liability, and a civil cause of action by a producer or other person named in the report as having acted in concert with the producer of any nature shall not arise against these entities or their respective agents or employees, as a result of any statement or information required by or provided pursuant to Section 27-7-30, or any information relating to any statement that may be requested in writing by the commissioner, from an insurer or producer; or a statement by a terminating insurer or producer to an insurer or producer limited solely and exclusively to whether a termination for cause under Section 27-7-30 was reported to the commissioner, provided that the propriety of any termination for cause under Section 27-7-30 is certified in writing by an officer or authorized representative of the insurer or producer terminating the relationship. (b) In any action brought against a person that may have immunity under subsection (a) for making any statement required by this section or providing any information relating to any statement that may be requested by the commissioner, the party bringing the action shall plead specifically in any allegation that subsection (a) does not apply because the person making the statement or providing the information did so with actual malice. (c) Subsection (a) or (b) shall not abrogate or modify any existing statutory or common law privileges or immunities. (Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §8.)
AL Code § 27-7-30.4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-30.4 - Failure to Report, Etc.

Section 27-7-30.4Failure to report, etc. An insurer, the authorized representative of the insurer, or producer that fails to report as required under the provisions of Section 27-7-30, or that is found to have reported with actual malice by a court of competent jurisdiction may, after notice and hearing, have its license or certificate of authority suspended or revoked and may be fined in accordance with Section 27-1-12. (Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §8.)
AL Code § 27-7-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-31 - Rights of Agent Following Termination of Appointment; Exception.

Section 27-7-31Rights of agent following termination of appointment; exception. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1957, No. 530, p. 726, §3; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §145; Acts 1988, No. 88-123, p. 159, §1.)
AL Code § 27-7-32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-32 - Place of Business; Display of License.

Section 27-7-32Place of business; display of license. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1957, No. 530, p. 726, §13; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §143.)
AL Code § 27-7-33 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-33 - Records.

Section 27-7-33Records. (a) A producer shall keep for a period of not less than three years, or two years for business produced under limited lines credit insurance authority, at his or her place of business complete records pertaining to transactions under the producer's license.  (b) Upon the commissioner's request, the producer shall furnish a verified copy of these records to the commissioner to aid in the collection of all privilege taxes due in this state. (c) The licensee shall exhibit to an insured, at any reasonable time during business hours, records in the producer's office pertaining to policies of the insured upon the insured's demand. (Acts 1957, No. 530, p. 726, §13; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §144; Acts 1988, No. 88-123, p. 159, §1; Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §9.)
AL Code § 27-7-34 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-34 - Placing of Insurance by Producer Not Appointed.

Section 27-7-34Placing of insurance by producer not appointed. (a) On an occasional basis, a producer may place with an insurer for which he or she is not appointed only a kind of insurance or classification thereof for which the producer is licensed by placing the insurance through a duly appointed producer of the insurer. (b) In addition to any other penalties provided for, the licenses of any licensee violating or participating in the violation of this section may be suspended or revoked in the discretion of the commissioner; and, if so suspended or revoked, the licenses shall not be restored for a period of at least one year. (c) The commissioner may, by rules or regulations, establish basic responsibilities and limitations for producers operating under this section. (Acts 1957, No. 530, p. 726, §15; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §146; Acts 1988, No. 88-123, p. 159, §1; Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §9.)
AL Code § 27-7-35 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-35 - Division or Sharing of Commissions by Licensees.

Section 27-7-35Division or sharing of commissions by licensees. (a) No licensee shall divide with others or share in any commissions payable on account of the exercise of a license under this title except a producer may divide or share in the commissions with other producers licensed as to the same kinds of insurance or classifications thereof. (b) Violation of this section shall be punishable as provided in subsection (b) of Section 27-7-34. (Acts 1957, No. 530, p. 726, §15; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §147; Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §9.)
AL Code § 27-7-35.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-35.1 - Payment of Commission, etc., to Person Not Licensed.

Section 27-7-35.1Payment of commission, etc., to person not licensed.  (a) An insurance company or insurance producer shall not pay a commission, service fee, brokerage, or other valuable consideration to a person for selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance in this state if that person is required to be licensed under this chapter and is not so licensed. (b) A person shall not accept a commission, service fee, brokerage, or other valuable consideration for selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance in this state if that person is required to be licensed under this chapter and is not so licensed. (c) Renewal or other deferred commissions may be paid to a person for selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance in this state if the person was required to be licensed under this chapter at the time of the sale, solicitation, or negotiation and was so licensed at that time. (d) An insurer or insurance producer may pay or assign commissions, service fees, brokerages, or other valuable consideration to an insurance agency or to persons who do not sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance in this state, unless the payment would violate Chapter 12 of this title. (e) Any insurer or producer violating this section shall be liable for a fine in an amount of up to three times the amount of the commission paid. The fine shall be levied and collected by the commissioner. Upon failure to pay the fine the commissioner may, in his or her discretion, revoke the license of the producer or the insurer's certificate of authority, or both. (Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §10.)
AL Code § 27-7-36 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-36 - Accounting for and Payment of Trust Funds by Licensees.

Section 27-7-36Accounting for and payment of trust funds by licensees. (a) All premiums, return premiums, or other funds belonging to others received by a producer in transactions under the producer's license shall be trust funds so received by the licensee in a fiduciary capacity, and the licensee in the applicable regular course of business shall account for and pay the same to the insurer, insured, producer, or other person entitled thereto. (b) Any producer who, not being lawfully entitled thereto, diverts or appropriates such funds, or any portion thereof, to his or her own use shall, upon conviction, be guilty of theft of property punishable as provided in Article 1, commencing with Section 13A-8-1, of Chapter 8 of Title 13A. (Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §148; Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §11.)
AL Code § 27-7-38 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-38 - Privileged Information.

Section 27-7-38Privileged information. (a) Any communications, complaint, evidence, testimony, document, deposition, affidavit, statement, or other proof filed, given, or proffered at the hearing provided for in Section 27-7-37 shall be absolutely privileged to the same extent as in a court of law and shall never form the subject matter of any action, claim, or proceeding against the person filing, giving, or proffering the same nor against the principal or representative of such person. (b) Reports of investigation, copies thereof, and information furnished the commissioner by any insurer, agent, solicitor, broker, managing general agent, or service representative and any other person shall be absolutely privileged communications, and no such report, copy, information or document, affidavit, statement, deposition, or testimony so furnished to the commissioner shall ever form the subject matter of any action, claim, or proceeding against any such person. (Acts 1957, No. 530, p. 726, §10; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §150.)
AL Code § 27-7-39 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-39 - Reporting of Administrative Action, Etc.

Section 27-7-39Reporting of administrative action, etc.  (a) A producer shall report to the commissioner any administrative action taken against the producer in another jurisdiction or by another governmental agency in this state within 30 days of the final disposition of the matter. This report shall include a copy of the order, consent to order, or other relevant legal documents. (b) Within 30 days of the initial pretrial hearing date, a producer shall report to the commissioner any criminal prosecution of the producer taken in any jurisdiction. The report shall include a copy of the initial complaint filed, the order resulting from the hearing, and any other relevant legal documents. (Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §12.)
AL Code § 27-7-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-40 - Disposition of Fines.

Section 27-7-40Disposition of fines. All fines collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of the State General Fund. (Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §12.)
AL Code § 27-7-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-42

Section 27-7-42Relation to other laws. Any law of this state remaining in force after January 1, 2002, which refers to an insurance agent or broker required prior to January 1, 2002, to be licensed in accordance with Chapter 7 or Chapter 8 of this title shall be deemed a reference to an insurance producer required to be licensed in accordance with Act 2001-702. (Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §19.)
AL Code § 27-7-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-43 - Rules and Regulations Under Amendatory Act.

Section 27-7-43Rules and regulations under amendatory act. (a) The commissioner may adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the implementation and administration of Act 2001-702. (b) Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any regulation to implement Act 2001-702, the commissioner shall give at least 35 days' notice of the intended action by filing notice of the intended action with the Legislative Reference Service for publication in the Alabama Administrative Monthly. The date of publication in the Alabama Administrative Monthly shall constitute the date of the notice. The notice shall include a statement of either the terms or substance of the intended action or description of the subject and issues involved, shall specify a notice period ending not less than 35 days or more than 90 days from the date of this notice, during which period interested persons may present their views thereon, and shall specify the place where, and the manner in which, interested persons may present their views thereon. (c) All regulations adopted by the commissioner after May 30, 2001, which have not been repealed or revised shall be codified in the Alabama Administrative Code. Regulations adopted prior to May 30, 2001, and still in effect shall be codified in the Alabama Administrative Code within 24 months after May 30, 2001. (Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §20.)
AL Code § 27-7-44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-44 - Rules and Regulations Governing Disclosure of Nonpublic Personal Information.

Section 27-7-44Rules and regulations governing disclosure of nonpublic personal information. Subject to the requirements of subsection (b) of Section 27-7-43, the commissioner may make reasonable rules and regulations for any person engaged in providing insurance necessary to implement and enforce the privacy provisions of 15 U.S.C. Sections 6801, et seq., being Sections 501, et seq., of Public Law 106-102, commonly known as the "Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act." Notwithstanding the foregoing, rules and regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this section shall not apply to workers' compensation claims, workers' compensation insurance, workers' compensation programs, or employee welfare benefit plans as defined in 29 U.S.C. Section 1002(1) or any third-party administrator to the extent it provides services to a workers' compensation program or employee welfare benefit plan. (Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §21.)
AL Code § 27-8-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 8 - Life and Disability Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-8-1 - "Agent" and "Broker" Defined; Qualifications of Applicants for Broker's License; Filing Fee and Annual Fee for Broker's License.

Section 27-8-1"Agent" and "broker" defined; qualifications of applicants for broker's license; filing fee and annual fee for broker's license. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1957, No. 598, p. 848, §1; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §156; Acts 1981, No. 81-862, p. 1635, §1.)
AL Code § 27-8-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 8 - Life and Disability Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-8-2 - Applicability of Chapter.

Section 27-8-2Applicability of chapter. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §155; Acts 1981, No. 81-862, p. 1635, §1.)
AL Code § 27-8-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 8 - Life and Disability Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-8-3 - License - Requirements; Forms.

Section 27-8-3License - Requirements; forms. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1957, No. 598, p. 848, §§3, 4; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §157; Acts 1981, No. 81-862, p. 1635, §1.)
AL Code § 27-8-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 8 - Life and Disability Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-8-4 - License - Qualifications of Licensees; Duties as to Representation.

Section 27-8-4License - Qualifications of licensees; duties as to representation. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, § 16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §158; Acts 1981, No. 81-862, p. 1635, §1.)
AL Code § 27-8-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 8 - Life and Disability Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-8-5 - License - Application; Certificate of Insurer; Fees; Bond.

Section 27-8-5License - Application; certificate of insurer; fees; bond. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, § 16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1957, No. 598, p. 848, §4; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §159; Acts 1981, No. 81-862, p. 1635, §1; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-875, p. 410, §1.)
AL Code § 27-8-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 8 - Life and Disability Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-8-6 - License - Examination - Requirement Generally; Educational Prerequisite; Exceptions.

Section 27-8-6License - Examination - Requirement generally; educational prerequisite; exceptions. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, § 16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1957, No. 598, p. 848, §5; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §160; Acts 1981, No. 81-862, p. 1635, §1.)
AL Code § 27-8-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 8 - Life and Disability Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-8-7 - License - Examination - Rules and Regulations; Preparation and Administration; Contracts With Testing Institutions.

Section 27-8-7License - Examination - Rules and regulations; preparation and administration; contracts with testing institutions. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, § 16, effective January 1, 2002. Acts 1957, No. 598, p. 848, §6; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §161; Acts 1981, No. 81-862, p. 1635, §1; Act 98–613, §1.)