Alabama § 27-5B-16 - Insolvency Clause.
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§ 27-5B-16. Insolvency Clause.
Except as provided in Section 27-5B-17, no credit shall be allowed, as an admitted asset or deduction from liability, to any ceding insurer for reinsurance placed with a reinsurer qualified under this chapter, unless the reinsurance contract provides, in substance, that in the event of the insolvency of the ceding insurer, the reinsurance shall be payable under a contract reinsured by the assuming insurer on the basis of reported claims allowed by the liquidation court, without diminution because of the insolvency of the ceding insurer. The payments shall be made directly to the ceding insurer or to its domiciliary liquidator except in either of the following instances:
(1) Where the contract or other written agreement specifically provides another payee of the reinsurance in the event of the insolvency of the ceding insurer.
(2) Where the assuming insurer, with the consent of the direct insured, has assumed the policy obligations of the ceding insurer as direct obligations of the assuming insurer to the payees under the policies and in substitution for the obligations of the ceding insurer to the payees.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27-5B-16 ("Insolvency Clause.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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