Title 27 — Title 27

Contracts Issued After June 30, 2006, or by Election Under This Section until June 30, 2006. (a) This section shall be known as the standard nonforfeiture law for individual deferred annuities. (b)(1) This section shall not apply to any reinsurance group annuity purchased under a…

(a) No insurer shall hereafter deliver or issue for delivery in this state any policy or contract providing for the establishment of its policyholders or members into divisions and classes and for payment of benefits from special funds created for such purpose to the oldest membe…

There shall be a provision that a grace period of 30 days or, at the option of the insurer, of one month of not less than 30 days shall be allowed within which the payment of any premium after the first may be made, during which period of grace the policy shall continue in full f…

There shall be a provision that the policy, exclusive, at the option of the insurer, of provisions relating to disability benefits or to additional benefits in the event of death by accident or accidental means, shall be incontestable, except for nonpayment of premiums, after it …

There shall be a provision that the policy, or the policy and the application or a summary of such application, if a copy of the application or a summary thereof is endorsed upon or attached to the policy when issued, shall constitute the entire contract between the parties and t…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits Act. History: (Act 2012-424, p. 1142, §1.)

(a) This article shall require recognition of the escheat or unclaimed property statutes of Alabama as they relate to the method of payment for life insurance death benefits regulated by the Department of Insurance. (b) This article shall apply only to life insurance policies, an…

The following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE EFFORT. The plans, processes, or procedures necessary to confirm the death of the insured, contract owner or annuitant, or retained asset account holder against other available records and informat…

(a) An insurer shall perform a comparison of its insureds’ in-force life insurance policies, annuity contracts, and retained asset accounts against a death master file, to identify potential death master file matches of its insureds. Such comparison shall be completed by January …

There shall be a provision that if the age or sex of the insured or of any other person whose age or sex is considered in determining the premium has been misstated, any amount payable or benefit accruing under the policy shall be such as the premium would have purchased at the c…

There shall be a provision in participating policies that, beginning not later than the end of the third policy year, the insurer shall annually ascertain and apportion the divisible surplus, if any, that will accrue on the policy anniversary or other dividend date specified in t…

This article shall be known as the Standard Nonforfeiture Law for Life Insurance. History: (Act 2016-411, §1.)

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) NAIC. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners. (2) OPERATIVE DATE OF THE VALUATION MANUAL. The January 1 of the first calendar year that the valuation manual as defined in Cha…

(a) In the case of policies issued on or after January 1, 1972, no policy of life insurance, except as set forth in Section 27-15-82, shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state unless it shall contain in substance the following provisions, or corresponding provisions…

(a) Any cash surrender value available under the policy in the event of default in the premium payment due on any policy anniversary, whether or not required by Section 27-15-72, shall be an amount not less than the excess, if any, of the present value on such anniversary of the …

Any paid-up nonforfeiture benefit available under the policy in the event of default in the premium payment due on any policy anniversary shall be such that its present value as of such anniversary shall be at least equal to the cash surrender value then provided for by the polic…

(a)(1) This section shall not apply to policies issued on or after the operative date of Section 27-15-78, as defined therein. Except as provided in subsection (c), the adjusted premiums for any policy shall be calculated on an annual basis and shall be such uniform percentage of…

(a) This section shall not apply to ordinary policies issued on or after the operative date of Section 27-15-78, as defined therein. (b) In the case of ordinary policies issued on or after the operative date of this section, all adjusted premiums and present values referred to in…

(a) This section shall not apply to industrial policies to be issued on or after the operative date of Section 27-15-78, as defined therein. (b) The adjusted premiums and present values referred to in this article for all policies of industrial insurance shall be calculated on th…

Premium Method. (a) This section shall apply to all policies issued on or after the operative date of this section as defined herein. Except as provided in subsection (g), the adjusted premiums for any policy shall be calculated on an annual basis and shall be such uniform percen…

In the case of any plan of life insurance which provides for future premium determination, the amounts of which are to be determined by the insurer based on the estimates of future experience, or, in the case of any plan of life insurance which is of such a nature that minimum va…

(a) In case of policies issued on and after January 1, 1972, there shall be a provision that after the policy has a cash surrender value and while no premium is in default beyond the grace period for payment the insurer shall advance, on proper assignment or pledge of the policy …

Loans. (a) For purposes of this section the “published monthly average” means: (1) The Monthly Average of the Composite Yield on Seasoned Corporate Bonds as published by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor thereto; or (2) In the event that the Monthly Average of the…

Any cash surrender value and any paid-up nonforfeiture benefit available under the policy in the event of default in a premium payment due at any time other than on the policy anniversary shall be calculated with allowance for the lapse of time and the payment of fractional premi…

Policy Duration. (a) This section, in addition to all other applicable sections of this article, shall apply to all policies issued on or after January 1, 1985. Any cash surrender value available under the policy in the event of default in a premium payment due on any policy anni…

This article shall not apply to any of the following: (1) Reinsurance. (2) Group insurance. (3) Pure endowment. (4) Annuity or reversionary annuity contract. (5) Variable life insurance contract. (6) A term policy of uniform amount, which provides no guaranteed nonforfeiture or e…

For purposes of determining the applicability of this article, the age at expiry for a joint term life insurance policy shall be the age at expiry of the oldest life. History: (Act 2016-411, §1.)

In policies issued on and after the operative date of Section 27-15-28, there shall be a table showing in figures the loan value and the cash surrender values and nonforfeiture benefits in accordance with subdivision (b) (5) of Section 27-15-28, either during the first 20 policy …

For the purposes of this title, “industrial life insurance” is that form of life insurance written under policies of face amount to $2,500.00 or less bearing the words “industrial policy” imprinted on the face thereof as part of the descriptive matter and under which premiums are…

There shall be a provision that, when the policy becomes a claim by the death of the insured, settlement shall be made upon receipt of due proof of death and, at the insurer’s option, surrender of the policy and premium receipt book and proof of interest of the claimant. If the i…

There shall be a provision that no agent shall have the power or authority to waive, change or alter any of the terms or conditions of any policy; except, that at the option of the insurer, the terms or conditions may be changed by an endorsement or rider signed by a duly authori…

Beneficiary. (a) Each such policy shall have a space for the name of the beneficiary designated with a reservation of the right to designate or change the beneficiary after the issuance of the policy. (b) The policy may also provide that no designation or change of beneficiary sh…

There shall be provisions for nonforfeiture benefits and cash surrender values as required by Section 27-15-28. History: (Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §387.)

There shall be a title on the face of each such policy briefly describing the same. History: (Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §388.)

Any of the provisions required by Sections 27-16-4 through 27-16-14, or any portion thereof, which are not applicable to single premium or term policies or to policies issued or granted pursuant to nonforfeiture provisions shall, to that extent, not be incorporated therein. Histo…

Premium Payments. There may be a provision in the case of industrial policies granting to the insured, upon proper written request and upon presentation of evidence of insurability satisfactory to the insurer, the privilege of converting any industrial insurance policy to any for…

No policy of industrial life insurance shall contain any of the following provisions: (1) A provision by which the insurer may deny liability under the policy for the reason that the insured has previously obtained other insurance from the same insurer; (2) A provision giving the…

The provisions of this chapter apply only to industrial life insurance policies. Sections 27-15-15, 27-15-24, 27-15-25, 27-15-28, and 27-15-29 shall also apply to industrial life insurance. History: (Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §375.)

(a) No policy of industrial life insurance shall be delivered or be issued for delivery in this state unless it contains in substance the applicable provisions set forth in Sections 27-16-4 through 27-16-14. (b) This section does not apply to burial insurance policies as defined …

There shall be a provision that the insured is entitled to a grace period of four weeks within which the payment of any premiums after the first may be made; except, that in policies the premiums for which are payable monthly, the period of grace shall be one month, but not less …

There shall be a provision that the policy shall constitute the entire contract between the parties or, if a copy of the application is endorsed upon or attached to the policy when issued, a provision that the policy and the application therefor shall constitute the entire contra…

There shall be a provision that the policy, exclusive of provisions relating to disability or dismemberment benefits or to additional benefits in the event of death by accident or accidental means, shall be incontestable, except for nonpayment of premiums, after it has been in fo…

There shall be a provision that if it is found that the age or sex of the individual insured or the age or sex of any other individual considered in determining the premium has been misstated, any amount payable or benefit accruing under the policy shall be such as the premium wo…

If a participating policy, there shall be a provision that the insurer shall annually ascertain and apportion any divisible surplus accruing on the policy; except, that, at the option of the insurer, such participation may be deferred to the end of the fifth policy year. This pro…

(a) There shall be a provision that unless the policy has been surrendered for its cash value, or its cash surrender value has been exhausted or the period of any extended insurance provided by the policy has expired, the policy will be reinstated at any time within two years aft…

(a) This chapter applies only to burial insurance policies. (b) For the purposes of this title, “burial insurance” is that form of life insurance under which: (1) Benefits are provided in the form of merchandise and services incident to the burial of the insured or the furnishing…

Each such policy shall have a space for the name of the beneficiary designated with a reservation of the right to designate or change the beneficiary after the issuance of the policy. The policy may also provide that no designation or change of beneficiary shall be binding on the…

(a) There shall be a provision that any cash benefit provided by the policy upon the death of the insured will be payable upon receipt of due proof of death of the insured and, at the insurer’s option, the surrender of the policy and premium receipt book. (b) The policy may also …

There shall be a provision that no agent shall have the power or authority to waive, change or alter any of the terms or conditions of any policy; except, that, at the option of the insurer, the terms or conditions may be changed by an endorsement signed by a duly authorized offi…

There shall be provisions for nonforfeiture benefits and cash surrender values as required by Section 27-15-28; except, that, with respect to benefits provided in the form of funeral or monument merchandise and services, the required minimum cash surrender values shall be two thi…