(a) If upon completion of the application for a certificate of authority the commissioner finds that the insurer has met the requirements for and is entitled thereto under this title, he shall issue to the insurer a proper certificate of authority; if he does not so find, the commissioner shall issue his order refusing such certificate. The commissioner shall act upon an application for a certificate of authority within a reasonable period after its completion.
(b) The certificate, if issued, shall specify the kind, or kinds, of insurance the insurer is authorized to transact in this state. At the insurer's request, the commissioner may issue a certificate of authority limited to particular types of insurance or insurance coverages within the scope of a kind of insurance as defined in Chapter 5 of this title.
(c) Although issued to the insurer, the certificate of authority is at all times the property of the State of Alabama. Upon any expiration, suspension, or termination thereof, the insurer shall promptly deliver the certificate of authority to the commissioner.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 3 - Authorization of Insurers.
Section 27-3-1 - Certificate of Authority - Requirement.
Section 27-3-2 - Certificate of Authority - Exceptions - Generally.
Section 27-3-4 - Authority to Transact Insurance - Eligibility.
Section 27-3-5 - Authority to Transact Insurance - Use of Name by Insurer.
Section 27-3-6 - Authority to Transact Insurance - Kind or Combinations of Kinds - Restrictions.
Section 27-3-8 - Authority to Transact Insurance - Kind or Combinations of Kinds - Special Surplus.
Section 27-3-9 - Minimum Capital and Surplus for New Domestic Stock Life Insurance Company.
Section 27-3-11 - Deposit Requirements - Generally.
Section 27-3-12 - Deposit Requirements - Special Deposit - Surety Insurers.
Section 27-3-13 - Deposit Requirements - Special Deposit - Title Insurers.
Section 27-3-14 - Deposit Requirements - Alien Insurers - Generally.
Section 27-3-15 - Deposit Requirements - Alien Insurers - Trusteed Assets.
Section 27-3-16 - Lloyd's Insurers.
Section 27-3-17 - Application for Certificate of Authority - Filing.
Section 27-3-19 - Continuance, Expiration, Reinstatement and Amendment of Certificates.
Section 27-3-20 - Suspension or Revocation of Certificates - Mandatory Grounds; Notice and Hearing.
Section 27-3-21 - Suspension or Revocation of Certificates - Additional Grounds; Notice and Hearing.
Section 27-3-22 - Suspension or Revocation of Certificates - Order and Notices.
Section 27-3-24 - Service of Process on Insurers - Appointment of Commissioner as Agent.
Section 27-3-25 - Service of Process on Insurers - How Served; Time to Answer or Plead.
Section 27-3-26 - Annual Statement of Insurers; Furnishing of Other Information on Request.
Section 27-3-26.1 - Annual Submission of Statement of Actuarial Opinion; Application for Exemption.
Section 27-3-27 - Insurers to Do Business Through Licensed Agents, etc.; Exceptions.
Section 27-3-28 - Execution of Contracts Through Countersigning Resident Agent; Exceptions.