Code of Alabama - Title 27: Insurance - Chapter 55 - Domestic Abuse Insurance Protection Act

• Section 27-55-1 Short title
  This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the Domestic Abuse Insurance Protection Act.
• Section 27-55-2 Definitions
  As used in this chapter, these terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ABUSE. The occurrence of one or more of the following acts by...
• Section 27-55-3 Prohibited practices; disclosure of information
  (a) No insurer may: (1) Deny, refuse to issue, renew, or reissue, cancel, or otherwise terminate, restrict, or exclude coverage on an insurance policy or...
• Section 27-55-4 Statement of reasons for adverse action
  An insurer that takes an action which adversely affects a subject of abuse, or a related individual or entity, based on an abuse-related medical condition,...
• Section 27-55-5 Application
  This chapter shall not be applied or construed to prohibit or limit the application or scope of coverage, limitations, exclusions, and other terms and provisions...
• Section 27-55-6 Complaint; investigation; relief
  (a) A person claiming to be adversely affected by an act or practice prohibited by this chapter may file a complaint with the commissioner for...
• Section 27-55-7 Enforcement
  The commissioner shall enforce this chapter in the manner authorized for the enforcement of this title. In lieu of any other penalty provided in this...
• Section 27-55-8 Construction
  This chapter does not and shall not be construed as creating a private cause of action and does not and shall not require insurers, including...
• Section 27-55-9 Search of files
  Nothing in this chapter shall require an insurer to conduct a comprehensive search of its contract files existing on August 1, 2000, to determine which...

Last modified: May 3, 2021