Alabama § 27-28-4 - Effect of Chapter on Powers of Commissioner and Authority to Engage in Insurance Business.

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§ 27-28-4. Effect of Chapter on Powers of Commissioner and Authority to Engage in Insurance Business.

Nothing contained in this chapter shall affect the power of the commissioner to regulate, supervise, and control insurance companies pursuant to the laws of the State of Alabama governing such companies, nor shall anything in this chapter be construed to authorize any insurance company to engage in any kind, or kinds, of insurance business not authorized by its charter or to authorize any holding company which is not an insurance corporation to engage directly in the business of insurance. Subsequent to the effective date of any plan of exchange, the commissioner, having due regard to the findings stated in subdivision (2) of Section 27-28-2, shall have authority to require that the affairs of the domestic company be conducted in such manner as to assure the continued safe conduct and transaction of the business of insurance of the domestic company.

Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 27-28-4 ("Effect of Chapter on Powers of Commissioner and Authority to Engage in Insurance Business.") 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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