Effective - 01 Jan 2009
385.424. Prohibited use of names and terms. — 1. Unless licensed as an insurance company, a vehicle protection product warrantor shall not use in its name, contracts, or literature the words "insurance", "casualty", "surety", "mutual", or any other word that is descriptive of the insurance, casualty, or surety business or that is deceptively similar to the name or description of any insurance or surety corporation or any other vehicle protection product warrantor. A warrantor may use the term "guaranty" or a similar word in the warrantor's name. A warrantor or its representative shall not in its vehicle protection product warranties or literature make, permit, or cause to be made any false or misleading statement, or deliberately omit any material statement that would be considered misleading if omitted, in connection with the sale, offer to sell, or advertisement of a vehicle protection product warranty.
2. A vehicle protection product seller or warrantor may not require as a condition of financing that a retail purchaser of a motor vehicle purchase a vehicle protection product.
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(L. 2008 S.B. 930 & 947)
Effective 1-01-09
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.