Section 27-2-2 - Commissioner of Insurance - Appointment; term; qualifications(a) A Commissioner of Insurance shall be chief executive officer of the department. The commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor. He shall serve for a term concurrent with that of the Governor by whom he is appointed, or for the unexpired portion thereof.(b) The commissioner shall be selected with special reference to his training, experience, and capacity. He shall not be a candidate for, nor hold, any other public office of trust nor be a member of any political committee. If he becomes a candidate for public office or becomes a member of a political committee, his office as commissioner shall be immediately vacated.Ala. Code § 27-2-2 (1975)
Acts 1951, No. 234, p. 504, §§4, 5; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §17.