The purpose of this chapter is to provide a mechanism for the payment of covered claims under certain insurance policies, to avoid excessive delay in payments and to avoid financial loss to claimants or policyholders because of the insolvency of an insurer, to assist in the detection and prevention of insurer insolvencies and to provide an association to assess the cost of such protection among insurers.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 42 - Insurance Guaranty Association.
Section 27-42-1 - Short Title.
Section 27-42-2 - Purpose of Chapter.
Section 27-42-3 - Applicability of Chapter.
Section 27-42-4 - Construction of Chapter.
Section 27-42-5 - Definitions.
Section 27-42-6 - Association Created; Member Insurers; Accounts.
Section 27-42-7 - Board of Directors; Selection; Vacancies; Expenses.
Section 27-42-8 - Powers and Duties.
Section 27-42-8.1 - Maximum Assessment.
Section 27-42-9 - Plan of Operation.
Section 27-42-10 - Duties and Powers of the Commissioner; Judicial Review.
Section 27-42-11 - Settlement and Payment of Claims; Recovery.
Section 27-42-12 - Exhaustion of Rights; Nonduplication of Recovery.
Section 27-42-13 - Prevention of Insolvencies; Examinations of Insurers; Reports.
Section 27-42-14 - Examination of the Association; Financial Report.
Section 27-42-15 - Tax Exemption.
Section 27-42-16 - Credits for Assessments Paid; Disposition of Refunds Previously Offset.
Section 27-42-18 - Stay of Proceedings; Access of Board to Records of Insurers.