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56-49-104. Effective dates of insurance Insurance charges.

(a)  Creditor-placed insurance shall become effective on the latest of the following dates:

     (1)  The date of the credit transaction;

     (2)  The date prior coverage, including prior creditor-placed insurance coverage, lapsed;

     (3)  One (1) year before the date on which the related insurance charge is made to the debtor's account; or

     (4)  A later date provided for in the agreement between the creditor and insurer.

(b)  Creditor-placed insurance shall terminate on the earliest of the following dates:

     (1)  The date other acceptable insurance becomes effective, subject to the debtor providing acceptable evidence of the other insurance to the creditor;

     (2)  The date the collateralized personal property is repossessed, unless the property is returned to the debtor within ten (10) days of the repossession;

     (3)  The date the collateralized personal property is determined by the insurer to be a total loss;

     (4)  The date the debt is completely extinguished; or

     (5)  An earlier date specified in the individual policy or certificate of insurance.

(c)  An insurance charge shall not be made to a debtor for a term longer than the scheduled term of the creditor-placed insurance when it becomes effective, nor may an insurance charge be made to the debtor for creditor-placed insurance before the effective date of the insurance.

(d)  If a charge is made to a debtor for creditor-placed insurance coverage that exceeds a term of one (1) year, the debtor shall be notified at least annually that the insurance will be cancelled and a refund or credit of unearned charges made if evidence of acceptable insurance secured by the debtor is provided.

[Acts 1999, ch. 144, § 4.]  

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Statutes > Tennessee > Title-56 > Chapter-49 > 56-49-104

56-49-104. Effective dates of insurance Insurance charges.

(a)  Creditor-placed insurance shall become effective on the latest of the following dates:

     (1)  The date of the credit transaction;

     (2)  The date prior coverage, including prior creditor-placed insurance coverage, lapsed;

     (3)  One (1) year before the date on which the related insurance charge is made to the debtor's account; or

     (4)  A later date provided for in the agreement between the creditor and insurer.

(b)  Creditor-placed insurance shall terminate on the earliest of the following dates:

     (1)  The date other acceptable insurance becomes effective, subject to the debtor providing acceptable evidence of the other insurance to the creditor;

     (2)  The date the collateralized personal property is repossessed, unless the property is returned to the debtor within ten (10) days of the repossession;

     (3)  The date the collateralized personal property is determined by the insurer to be a total loss;

     (4)  The date the debt is completely extinguished; or

     (5)  An earlier date specified in the individual policy or certificate of insurance.

(c)  An insurance charge shall not be made to a debtor for a term longer than the scheduled term of the creditor-placed insurance when it becomes effective, nor may an insurance charge be made to the debtor for creditor-placed insurance before the effective date of the insurance.

(d)  If a charge is made to a debtor for creditor-placed insurance coverage that exceeds a term of one (1) year, the debtor shall be notified at least annually that the insurance will be cancelled and a refund or credit of unearned charges made if evidence of acceptable insurance secured by the debtor is provided.

[Acts 1999, ch. 144, § 4.]  


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Tennessee > Title-56 > Chapter-49 > 56-49-104

56-49-104. Effective dates of insurance Insurance charges.

(a)  Creditor-placed insurance shall become effective on the latest of the following dates:

     (1)  The date of the credit transaction;

     (2)  The date prior coverage, including prior creditor-placed insurance coverage, lapsed;

     (3)  One (1) year before the date on which the related insurance charge is made to the debtor's account; or

     (4)  A later date provided for in the agreement between the creditor and insurer.

(b)  Creditor-placed insurance shall terminate on the earliest of the following dates:

     (1)  The date other acceptable insurance becomes effective, subject to the debtor providing acceptable evidence of the other insurance to the creditor;

     (2)  The date the collateralized personal property is repossessed, unless the property is returned to the debtor within ten (10) days of the repossession;

     (3)  The date the collateralized personal property is determined by the insurer to be a total loss;

     (4)  The date the debt is completely extinguished; or

     (5)  An earlier date specified in the individual policy or certificate of insurance.

(c)  An insurance charge shall not be made to a debtor for a term longer than the scheduled term of the creditor-placed insurance when it becomes effective, nor may an insurance charge be made to the debtor for creditor-placed insurance before the effective date of the insurance.

(d)  If a charge is made to a debtor for creditor-placed insurance coverage that exceeds a term of one (1) year, the debtor shall be notified at least annually that the insurance will be cancelled and a refund or credit of unearned charges made if evidence of acceptable insurance secured by the debtor is provided.

[Acts 1999, ch. 144, § 4.]