{"id":"AL-065","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Alabama","state":"AL","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Alabama Department of Insurance, Commissioner Jim L. Ridling","authority":"Ala. Code tit. 27 (Commissioner\u0027s supervisory authority); issued after consultation with the State Health Officer","instrument":"Bulletin No. 2020-04, Continuity of Operations","title":"Insurers and producers designated essential operations; employees \u0027should seek to work remotely or behind closed doors when possible\u0027","dateIssued":"2020-03-30","effective":"2020-03-30 (immediate)","end":"for the duration of the health orders","startDate":"2020-03-30","endDate":"2021-03-31","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1"],"types":["TELE","EMP","CLOSE"],"addressees":["all insurers authorized in Alabama","producers, adjusters, agencies and related financial services"],"clause":"as insurance companies, underwriters, producers (agents \u0026 brokers), related insurance claims, agency services, and related financial services are deemed essential services and operations, they are allowed to operate during the various orders which have been or may be issued by local governmental entities within the State of Alabama. Insurance company employees should seek to work remotely or behind closed doors when possible, and should follow all CDC guidelines that include social distancing, good hygiene, and other recommended practices when in-person interaction is necessary.","enforcement":"Regulatory guidance of the Commissioner; recites that \u0027several local governmental entities have issued some form of shelter in place order or have imposed local curfews\u0027","functions":["OF office premises (remote work; closed doors)","BR branches and agency offices","CC contact center"],"notes":"Financial services: the regulator\u0027s own statement that the local shelter-in-place orders and curfews reached insurance offices and that in-person operations were to be avoided.","sourceUrl":"http://www.aldoi.gov/pdf/legal/ALDOI%20Bulletin%20No.%202020-04.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":107019,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AL","url":"/library/AL-065","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AL-065","citation":"Alabama Department of Insurance, Commissioner Jim L. Ridling, Bulletin No. 2020-04, Continuity of Operations (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. AL-065)","stateName":"Alabama","related":["AL-066"]}