Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, § 6, effective January 1, 2002.
(a) The commissioner shall not issue any license except upon application therefor as in this chapter provided. Each applicant for a license shall file annually with the commissioner his written application therefor signed by him and showing:
(1) His name, age and place of residence;
(2) The kinds of insurance to be transacted under the license and the insurer or insurers he proposes so to represent;
(3) The person, firm or corporation by whom he expects to be employed or associated with as such licensee and his status as an officer or representative thereof;
(4) Whether he proposes to write or solicit insurance of his own risks and interest, or those of his relatives, any firm or corporation in which he is financially interested or connected, directly or indirectly, or of his employer;
(5) A short business history of the applicant and the name and nature of any business enterprise with which he may be associated;
(6) The extent of his formal education and business experience or apprenticeship;
(7) Whether he has ever applied previously for a license or been licensed to transact any kind of insurance business in this state or elsewhere and whether any such license was ever refused, suspended or revoked;
(8) Whether any insurer or managing general agent claims that he is in default as to premiums or other moneys collected and not accounted for and, if so, the details thereof and like information as to any member of his family who is then, or has theretofore been, engaged in the insurance business; and
(9) Any additional information reasonably required by the commissioner.
Additional licenses shall require the applicant's full name, residence, age, place of business and certification whether he has had a license to solicit insurance contracts refused, suspended, or revoked since his last annual license; whether applicant has had any agency contract cancelled and, if so, when, by what insurer and the reason for the cancellation; and whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony since his last annual license.
(b) If the applicant for an agent's or broker's license is a partnership or corporation, the application shall show, in addition, names of every member of the partnership and every officer, director, stockholder and employee of the corporation personally engaged in this state in soliciting or negotiating policies of insurance. Each such member, officer, director, stockholder or employee shall furnish information with respect to himself as part of the application, as though for an individual license, and shall otherwise meet the requirements for an individual license.
(c) Partnerships and corporations shall file their organizational documents with the commissioner, accompanied by an initial filing fee of $50.00. The license shall continue in effect, subject to an annual fee of $50.00, unless cancelled, suspended or revoked. Each partnership and corporation shall file with the commissioner any change in its organization accompanied by a fee in the amount of $10.00.
(d) At the time of filing his original application for license, the applicant shall pay to the commissioner the application fee and the fees for any examinations required under Section 27-7-10 as specified in Section 27-4-2. Such fees shall not be returnable. Appointment fees, as required in Section 27-4-2, shall be paid as to each individual included in the application for a partnership or corporation license.
(e) If the commissioner has contracted with a qualified testing institution as provided for in Section 27-7-11(c), fees approved for such services by the commissioner may, at the commissioner's discretion, be paid directly to such testing institution and such fee shall be in lieu of but not in excess of the fees for the examination required under Section 27-7-10 as specified in Section 27-4-2.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.
Section 27-7-2 - Applicability of Chapter.
Section 27-7-3 - Applicability of Provision on Insurance Vending Machines.
Section 27-7-4 - Licenses - Requirement; Forms.
Section 27-7-4.1 - Licenses - Required to Receive Payment, Etc.
Section 27-7-4.2 - Licenses - Applicability to Insurance Producer.
Section 27-7-4.3 - Licenses - Insurance Producer Examination.
Section 27-7-4.4 - Fingerprints.
Section 27-7-5 - Licenses - Qualifications.
Section 27-7-5.1 - Licenses - Limited License for Motor Vehicle Rental Companies.
Section 27-7-5.2 - Licenses - Limited License for Travel Insurance Producers.
Section 27-7-5.3 - Licenses - Limited License for Self-Service Storage Facility.
Section 27-7-6 - Licenses - Artificial Entities.
Section 27-7-7 - Licenses - Application - Generally; Fees.
Section 27-7-8 - Licenses - Application - Statement of Appointing Insurer for Agent.
Section 27-7-9 - Licenses - Application - Statement of Appointing Agent or Broker for Solicitor.
Section 27-7-10 - Licenses - Examination - Scope; Notification; When Given.
Section 27-7-10.1 - Licenses - Examination - Waiting Period for Person Failing Two Examinations.
Section 27-7-11 - Licenses - Examination - Study Materials; Contents; Conduct; Grading.
Section 27-7-12 - Licenses - Examination - Renewal or Continuation.
Section 27-7-13 - Licenses - Examination - Exemptions; Exception.
Section 27-7-14 - Licenses - Examination - Consultations With Experienced Persons.
Section 27-7-14.1 - Licenses - Lines of Authority; Renewal.
Section 27-7-15 - Licenses - Issuance or Refusal.
Section 27-7-16 - Licenses - Reapplication or Reexamination Upon Denial; Fees Therefor.
Section 27-7-17 - Licenses - Contents; Centralized Producer License Registry.
Section 27-7-18 - Licenses - Continuation and Expiration; Exception.
Section 27-7-19 - Licenses - Penalties.
Section 27-7-20 - Licenses - Proceedings to Suspend or Revoke.
Section 27-7-21 - Licenses - Notice of Refusal to Renew or of Suspension or Revocation.
Section 27-7-22 - Licenses - Return for Cancellation; Affidavit in Lieu Thereof.
Section 27-7-23 - Temporary License - Generally.
Section 27-7-24 - Temporary License - Pending Examination of Agent.
Section 27-7-25 - Temporary License - Agent Properly Licensed in Another State.
Section 27-7-28 - Nonresident Agents or Brokers - License Generally.
Section 27-7-29 - Nonresident Agents or Brokers - Service of Process.
Section 27-7-29.1 - Exemptions for Individuals Licensed in Other State.
Section 27-7-29.2 - Notification of Assumed Name.
Section 27-7-30 - Appointment of Producer - Generally.
Section 27-7-30.1 - Appointment of Producer - Notification of Termination.
Section 27-7-30.2 - Liability for Disclosure of Information, Etc.
Section 27-7-30.3 - Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information.
Section 27-7-30.4 - Failure to Report, Etc.
Section 27-7-31 - Rights of Agent Following Termination of Appointment; Exception.
Section 27-7-32 - Place of Business; Display of License.
Section 27-7-34 - Placing of Insurance by Producer Not Appointed.
Section 27-7-35 - Division or Sharing of Commissions by Licensees.
Section 27-7-35.1 - Payment of Commission, etc., to Person Not Licensed.
Section 27-7-36 - Accounting for and Payment of Trust Funds by Licensees.
Section 27-7-37 - Complaints Against Licensees; Notice, Hearing, and Orders Thereon.
Section 27-7-38 - Privileged Information.
Section 27-7-39 - Reporting of Administrative Action, Etc.
Section 27-7-40 - Disposition of Fines.
Section 27-7-41 - Validity of Certain Licenses, Appointments.
Section 27-7-43 - Rules and Regulations Under Amendatory Act.
Section 27-7-44 - Rules and Regulations Governing Disclosure of Nonpublic Personal Information.