The designation “mutual aid association” and this chapter do not apply as to:

(1) Any secret or benevolent society, such as Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights and Ladies of Honor, Knights of Pythias, or like orders and societies, or any association organized and operating in good faith under the lodge system for purely benevolent purposes and with a ritualistic form of work;

Terms Used In Alabama Code 27-30-3

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(2) Agreements between hospitals and industrial corporations to provide for hospital services for the employees of such corporations, and the employment by such corporations of medical doctors, surgeons and dentists for the purpose of giving medical, surgical and dental attention to such employees; or
(3) Any insurer operating under, or subject to, the general insurance laws of this state.