(a) Subject to the insurer's requirements as to payment of premium, every policy shall be mailed or delivered to the insured or to the person entitled thereto within a reasonable period of time after its issuance, except where a condition required by the insurer has not been met by the insured.
(b) In event the original policy is delivered, or is so required to be delivered, to or for deposit with any vendor, mortgagee, or pledgee of any motor vehicle, and in which policy any interest of the vendee, mortgagor, or pledgor in or with reference to such vehicle is insured, a duplicate of such policy, setting forth the name and address of the insurer, insurance classification of vehicle, type of coverage, limits of liability, premiums for the respective coverages, and duration of the policy, or memorandum thereof containing the same such information, shall be delivered by the vendor, mortgagee, or pledgee to each such vendee, mortgagor, or pledgor named in the policy or coming within the group of persons designated in the policy to be so included. If the policy does not provide coverage of legal liability for injury to persons or damage to the property of third parties, a statement of such fact shall be printed, written, or stamped conspicuously on the face of such duplicate policy or memorandum.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 14 - The Insurance Contract.
Section 27-14-1 - Definitions.
Section 27-14-2 - Applicability of Chapter.
Section 27-14-3 - Insurable Interest - Personal Insurance; Preneed Contracts.
Section 27-14-4 - Insurable Interest - Property Insurance.
Section 27-14-5 - Power to Contract; Purchase of Insurance by or for Minors.
Section 27-14-7 - Application for Policy - Representations and Misrepresentations, Etc.
Section 27-14-8 - Forms - Filing and Approval or Disapproval.
Section 27-14-9 - Forms - Grounds for Disapproval or Withdrawal of Previous Approval.
Section 27-14-10 - Standard or Uniform Provisions; Waiver or Substitution Thereof.
Section 27-14-11 - Contents of Policies - Generally.
Section 27-14-12 - Contents of Policies - Additional Provisions.
Section 27-14-13 - Charter, Bylaws, etc., of Insurer as Part of Contract.
Section 27-14-14 - Execution of Policies.
Section 27-14-15 - Underwriters' and Combination Policies.
Section 27-14-16 - Noncomplying Policies, Riders, and Endorsements.
Section 27-14-17 - Construction of Policies.
Section 27-14-19 - Delivery of Policies.
Section 27-14-19.1 - Electronic Delivery of Property or Casualty Insurance Policy.
Section 27-14-20 - Renewal or Extension of Policies.
Section 27-14-21 - Assignment of Policies.
Section 27-14-22 - Situs of Contracts.
Section 27-14-23 - Effect of War on Contracts of Foreign Insurer.
Section 27-14-24 - Effect of Payments.
Section 27-14-25 - Receipt and Giving of Acquittance and Discharge for Payment by Minors.
Section 27-14-26 - Forms for Proof of Loss.
Section 27-14-27 - Acts Not Deemed Waiver of Provisions or Defenses.
Section 27-14-28 - Effect of Misrepresentations in Proof of Loss.
Section 27-14-30 - Right to Proceeds When Same Retained by Life Insurer.
Section 27-14-31 - Exemption From Debt of Proceeds - Disability.
Section 27-14-32 - Exemption From Debt of Proceeds - Annuity Contracts.