Effective - 28 Aug 1977
385.040. Policy or group certificate, contents of, delivery required — policy or certificate not delivered, effect of. — 1. All credit life insurance and credit accident and sickness insurance shall be evidenced by an individual policy, or in the case of group insurance by a certificate of insurance, which individual policy or group certificate of insurance shall be delivered to the debtor.
2. Each individual policy or group certificate of credit life insurance, or credit accident and sickness insurance, or both, shall, in addition to other requirements of law, set forth the name and home office address of the insurer, the name or names of the debtor, the premium or amount of payment by the debtor separately for credit life insurance and credit accident and sickness insurance, a description of the coverage including the amount and term thereof, and any exceptions, limitations and restrictions, and shall state that the benefits shall be paid to the creditor to reduce or extinguish the unpaid indebtedness and, wherever the amount of insurance may exceed the unpaid indebtedness, that any excess shall be payable to a beneficiary, other than the creditor, named by the debtor or to his estate.
3. The individual policy or group certificate of insurance shall be delivered to the insured debtor at the time the indebtedness is incurred except as hereinafter provided.
4. If the individual policy or group certificate of insurance is not delivered to the debtor at the time the indebtedness is incurred, a copy of the application for the policy or a notice of proposed insurance, signed by the debtor and setting forth the name and home office address of the insurer, the name or names of the debtor, the premium or amount of payment by the debtor, if any, separately for credit life insurance and credit accident and sickness insurance, the amount, term and a brief description of the coverage provided, shall be delivered to the debtor at the time the indebtedness is incurred. The copy of the application for or notice of proposed insurance, shall also refer exclusively to insurance coverage, and shall be separate and apart from the loan, sale or other credit statement of account, instrument or agreement, unless the information required by this subsection is prominently set forth therein. Upon acceptance of the insurance by the insurer and within thirty days of the date upon which the indebtedness is incurred, the insurer shall cause the individual policy or group certificate of insurance to be delivered to the debtor. The application or notice of proposed insurance shall state that, upon acceptance by the insurer, the insurance shall become effective as provided in section 385.035.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 610 § 7)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions
Chapter 385 - Credit Insurance and Service Contracts
Section 385.010 - Purpose clause.
Section 385.015 - Scope of law.
Section 385.020 - Definitions.
Section 385.025 - Credit life and accident insurance, form in which it shall be issued.
Section 385.030 - Amount of insurance permitted — payments, amount of, limited.
Section 385.035 - Term of policy, prepayment of debt, effect of.
Section 385.055 - Who may issue credit life insurance.
Section 385.060 - Reporting and settlement of claims — who may adjust claims.
Section 385.075 - Regulatory powers of director.
Section 385.200 - Definitions.
Section 385.204 - Reimbursement insurance policies, requirements.
Section 385.208 - Deceptive practices.
Section 385.210 - Record-keeping requirements.
Section 385.212 - Termination, notice required.
Section 385.214 - Providers considered agents of insurer, when — indemnification and subrogation.
Section 385.216 - Investigations, administrative orders.
Section 385.218 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 385.220 - Inapplicability.
Section 385.300 - Definitions.
Section 385.302 - Registration required, fee — administrator authorized — provider requirements.
Section 385.304 - Reimbursement insurance policy requirements.
Section 385.306 - Contract requirements, contents.
Section 385.308 - Deceptive practices.
Section 385.310 - Record-keeping requirements.
Section 385.312 - Termination, notice required.
Section 385.314 - Providers considered agents of insurer, when — indemnification and subrogation.
Section 385.316 - Investigations, administrative orders.
Section 385.318 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 385.320 - Inapplicability.
Section 385.321 - Effective date for certain sections.
Section 385.400 - Citation of law.
Section 385.403 - Definitions.
Section 385.406 - Applicability, exceptions.
Section 385.409 - Registration required — records, content — fee — notice for failure to register.
Section 385.415 - Warranty reimbursement insurance policy requirements.
Section 385.418 - Warranty requirements.
Section 385.424 - Prohibited use of names and terms.
Section 385.427 - Record-keeping requirements.
Section 385.430 - Enforcement authority — administrative orders permitted.
Section 385.433 - Rulemaking authority.
Section 385.436 - Admissibility of failure to comply evidence.