The Alabama Department of Insurance published a bulletin announcing a revision to SERFF requirements and filing fees.
All rate and form filings in Alabama must be made through SERFF. Fees must be made by electronic funds transfer through SERFF; fees cannot be made by check or other non-EFT methods.
The P&C filing fees effective as of June 17, 2026, are as follows:
| Any property, casualty, marine, and surety rate filing | $125 |
| Any property, casualty, marine, and surety rule filing | $125 |
| Any combination rate and rule filing | $125 |
| Any property, casualty, wet marine, marine, and title form filing (per form) | $125 |
| Any property, casualty, marine, and surety model filing | $250 |
| Additional charge for each model included in the filing | $250 |
The maximum fee per submission is $6,000. Exceptions to the filing fees include special rated risks, "A" rated filings, non-adoption of rating organization filings, rated organization membership filings, and responses to pending filings.
The bulletin can be found here.
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