Ala. Code § 27-2-50: Established; Appointment, Term of Office, and Compensation of Chief.

There is hereby established within the Department of Insurance a Receivership Division to be managed and headed by a chief of said division. The chief of said Receivership Division shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Insurance and shall serve at his pleasure. The compensation of said chief shall be fixed by the commissioner; except, that said compensation shall not exceed that of the highest paid division chief in the Insurance Department under the Merit System.