No person shall hereafter be authorized or hold authority to transact business in this state as a mutual aid association unless it is otherwise in compliance with this chapter and meets the following requirements:
(1) Must be a corporation heretofore or hereafter lawfully formed under the laws of the State of Alabama;
(2) If a stock corporation, and except as provided in Section 27-30-6, must have and maintain unimpaired paid-in capital stock of not less than $50,000.00 and, if newly organized, must have, in addition when first so authorized, a paid-in surplus of not less than $75,000.00;
(3) If a mutual corporation, and except as provided in Section 27-30-6, must have applications for benefits and paid-in fees, dues, assessments, or contributions, if required under Section 27-30-27, and must thereafter have and maintain unimpaired surplus funds, representing the excess of its admitted assets over all its required reserves and incurred liabilities, of not less than $75,000.00;
(4) Its management and affairs must be conducted under the actual and active control, direction, and supervision of directors or trustees, officers and other management personnel, each of whom has been found, by the commissioner after due investigation, to be an individual of good character and reputation and with sufficient education, training, or experience to be reasonably competent in the fulfillment of his duties and responsibilities relative to the association;
(5) Must not be affiliated, directly or indirectly, with any person or persons whose business operations are, or have been, marked to the detriment of members, policyholders, stockholders, creditors, or the public by manipulation of assets or accounts, or of reinsurance or by bad faith; and
(6) Must have and maintain in this state a principal office for the transaction of its business and must keep therein records and accounts of its affairs as required under Section 27-30-21.
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.