(a) When applying for an original certificate of authority, a domestic corporation formed to transact a mutual aid business on the mutual plan must be otherwise qualified therefor under this title, must have entered into bona fide agreements for insurance of the kind proposed to be transacted, with not less than 500 persons and must have received therefrom as initial premiums, fees, or contributions at rates theretofore filed with, and approved by, the commissioner as being both adequate and reasonable, not less than $25,000.00 in cash.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 27-30-27

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
(b) No such agreements shall be solicited, however, except pursuant to a solicitation permit granted by the commissioner as provided in Sections 27-27-4 through 27-27-7.