1. (a) The commissioner may exempt specific product forms or product lines of a domestic company that is licensed and doing business only in the State of Alabama from the requirements of Section 27-36A-15 provided:

   1. (1) The commissioner has issued an exemption in writing to the company and has not subsequently revoked the exemption in writing.
   2. (2) The company computes reserves using assumptions and methods used prior to the operative date of the valuation manual in addition to any requirements established by the commissioner and promulgated by regulation.
2. (b) For any company granted an exemption under this section, Sections 27-36A-4(a), 27-36A-5, 27-36A-6, 27-36A-7, 27-36A-8, 27-36A-9, 27-36A-10, 27-36A-11, 27-36A-12, 27-36A-13, and 27-36A-14 shall be applicable. With respect to any company applying this exemption, any reference to Section 27-36A-15 found in Sections 27-36A-4(b), 27-36A-5, 27-36A-6, 27-36A-7, 27-36A-8, 27-36A-9, 27-36A-10, 27-36A-11, 27-36A-12, 27-36A-13, and 27-36A-14 shall not be applicable.

(Act 2016-411, §2.)