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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama Raises Capital Requirements and Imposes New Operational Rules for Captive Insurance Companies
Last action · April 15, 2026: EnactedSponsor: Corley Ellis
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What This Bill Does
Alabama law now requires captive insurance companies to meet higher minimum capital and surplus thresholds, submit detailed operational plans, and file annual audited financial statements and s starting June 1, 2026.
Captive insurers operating in Alabama must increase their financial reserves—such as raising pure captive capital minimums from $100,000 to $250,000 and reinsurance captive minimums from $10,000 to $1,000,000—and comply with stricter banking, management, and reporting mandates.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Captive insurance companies
Must comply with increased capital and surplus minimums, submit detailed operational plans and feasibility studies, hold annual board meetings in Alabama, and file annual audited financial statements.
Captive managers and legal counsel
Subject to competence and experience standards evaluated by the Insurance Commissioner, with commissioners holding the authority to require the discharge of captive managers for non-compliance.
Insurance Commissioner
Empowered to review business plans, conduct background checks, approve banking institutions, issue provisional licenses, and enforce new capital and reporting requirements.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
23 actions- Apr 15, 2026HouseEnrolledEnacted
- Apr 8, 2026HouseEnrolledDelivered to Governor
- Apr 8, 2026SenateSignature Requested
- Apr 7, 2026HouseEnrolled
- Apr 7, 2026HouseReady to Enroll
- Apr 7, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1204
Show 17 earlier actions
- Apr 7, 2026SenateThird Reading in Second House
- Mar 17, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Mar 17, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Mar 10, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time
- Mar 10, 2026HouseEngrossed
- Mar 10, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 828
- Mar 10, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 827
- Mar 10, 2026HouseRobbins 1st Amendment Offered
- Mar 10, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 826
- Mar 10, 2026HouseEllis 1st Amendment Offered
- Mar 10, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 825
- Mar 10, 2026HouseInsurance Engrossed Substitute Offered
- Mar 10, 2026HouseThird Reading in House of Origin
- Mar 5, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Mar 4, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 10, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Feb 10, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Insurance
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Substantial Capital Requirement Increases
The legislation significantly raises the entry barriers for reinsurance captives, jumping the minimum capital requirement from $10,000 to $1,000,000.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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