(a) The commissioner shall suspend or revoke the certificate of authority of a mutual aid association if he finds, upon examination or other evidence, that any one or more of the following grounds exist:
(1) For any cause for which he could have refused to issue the certificate of authority under this chapter had it then existed and been known to the commissioner;
(2) If the association is in unsound condition or is in such condition or is using such methods and practices in the conduct of its business as to render its further transactions of insurance in this state hazardous to its members, policyholders, dependents, beneficiaries, or to the public;
(3) If the association has refused to be examined or to produce its accounts, records, and files for examination or if any of its officers or agents have refused to perform any legal obligation relative thereto or have willfully refused to give information with respect to its affairs, when required by the commissioner; or
(4) If the association has failed to pay any final judgment against it in favor of a citizen of this state.
(b) The commissioner may, in his discretion, suspend or revoke the certificate of authority of a mutual aid association if he finds, upon examination or other evidence, that any one or more of the following grounds exist:
(1) If the association has failed to keep adequate and proper records of its transactions or to give proper receipts and account for moneys paid to or received by it;
(2) If the association has, with such frequency as to indicate its general business practice in this state, without just cause, refused to pay proper claims arising under its policies, certificates, contracts, or agreements or, without just cause, compels claimants to accept less than the amount due them or to employ attorneys or to bring an action against the association to secure full payment or settlement of such claims; or
(3) For violation of any provision of, or referred to in, this chapter.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 30 - Mutual Aid Associations.
Section 27-30-1 - "Mutual Aid Association" Defined.
Section 27-30-2 - Applicability of Chapter - Generally.
Section 27-30-3 - Applicability of Chapter - Exceptions.
Section 27-30-4 - Authorization to Act As, or For, Association - Generally.
Section 27-30-5 - Authorization to Act As, or For, Association - Requirements.
Section 27-30-6 - Capital Stock or Surplus Requirements for Existing Associations.
Section 27-30-7 - Name of Association.
Section 27-30-8 - Certificate of Authority - Application.
Section 27-30-9 - Certificate of Authority - Issuance or Refusal.
Section 27-30-10 - Certificate of Authority - Expiration; Renewal.
Section 27-30-11 - Certificate of Authority - Suspension or Revocation - Grounds.
Section 27-30-12 - Certificate of Authority - Suspension or Revocation - Procedure.
Section 27-30-14 - Contracts - Issuance; Contents; Approval by Commissioner.
Section 27-30-15 - Contracts - Limits of Risk.
Section 27-30-16 - Contracts - Annual Valuation - Benefits Payable in Cash.
Section 27-30-17 - Contracts - Annual Valuation - Benefits, Aid, or Services Other Than Cash.
Section 27-30-18 - Deposit - Amounts; Purpose; Kind.
Section 27-30-19 - Deposit - Administration.
Section 27-30-20 - Funds of Association.
Section 27-30-21 - Accounts and Records.
Section 27-30-22 - Annual Statement; Furnishing of Other Information.
Section 27-30-23 - Duty of Officers and Agents.
Section 27-30-24 - Examinations by Commissioner.
Section 27-30-25 - Exemption of Resident Members', etc., Interest From Process.
Section 27-30-26 - Incorporation and Financing of New Associations.
Section 27-30-27 - Qualification of Corporation for Original Certificate of Authority.
Section 27-30-28 - Increase or Decrease of Capital Stock.
Section 27-30-29 - Membership; Meetings of Members; Voting Rights.
Section 27-30-30 - Directors or Trustees.
Section 27-30-32 - Applicability of Chapters 7 and 8a.
Section 27-30-33 - Applicability of Other Provisions.
Section 27-30-34 - Provision of Domestic Life and Disability Insurance Pursuant to Chapter 3.