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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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(1) “Credit accident and health insurance” means insurance to provide indemnity for payments that become due on a specific credit transaction of a debtor when the debtor is disabled, as defined in the insurance policy.
(2) “Credit life insurance” means insurance on the life of a debtor in connection with a specific credit transaction.
(3) “Credit transaction” includes the lending of money.
(4) “Creditor” means:
(A) a person who lends money or who sells or leases goods, services, property, rights, or privileges, for which the payment is arranged through a credit transaction;
(B) a successor to the right, title, or interest of a person described by Paragraph (A); or
(C) a person who is in any way associated with a person described by Paragraph (A) or (B), including a director, officer, employee, affiliate, associate, or subsidiary of the person described by Paragraph (A) or (B).
(5) “Debtor” means a person who borrows money or who purchases or leases goods, services, property, rights, or privileges, the payment for which is arranged through a credit transaction.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Insurance Code - INS § 1153.003. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/insurance-code/ins-sect-1153-003/
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