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Wyoming Statutes Title 26. Insurance Code § 26-21-107. Provisions of policies and certificates; disclosure to debtors

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) All credit life insurance and credit disability 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 shall be delivered to the debtor.

(b) Each individual policy or group certificate of credit life insurance or credit disability insurance, or both, in addition to other requirements of law, shall:

(i) Set forth:

(A) The insurer's name and home office address;

(B) The identity by name or otherwise of the persons insured;

(C) The premium amount of payment, if any, by the debtor separately for credit life insurance and credit disability insurance;

(D) A description of the amount, term and coverage including any exceptions, limitations and restrictions; and

(ii) State that the benefits shall be paid to the creditor to reduce or extinguish the unpaid indebtedness and, if the amount of insurance exceeds the unpaid indebtedness, the excess is payable to a beneficiary, other than the creditor, named by the debtor or to his estate.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the individual policy or group certificate of insurance shall be delivered to the insured debtor at the time the indebtedness is incurred.

(d) If a debtor makes a separate payment for credit life or credit disability insurance and an 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 shall be delivered at that time to the debtor. The copy of the application for, or notice of proposed insurance, shall:

(i) Be signed by the debtor and shall set forth:

(A) The identity by name or otherwise of the person or persons insured;

(B) The premium or amount of payment by the debtor, if any, separately for credit life insurance and credit disability insurance; and

(C) A statement that within thirty (30) days, if the insurer accepts the insurance, there shall be delivered to the debtor an individual policy or group certificate of insurance containing:

(I) The insurer's name and home office address;

(II) A description of the amount, term and coverage including any exceptions, limitations and restrictions.

(ii) Refer exclusively to insurance coverage and shall be separate from the loan, sale or other credit statement of account, instrument or agreement, unless the information required by this subsection is prominently set forth in the copy of the application or the notice of proposed insurance.

(e) Upon the insurer's acceptance of the insurance and within thirty (30) days from the date 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 the insurer's acceptance, the insurance is effective as provided in W.S. 26-21-106.

(f) If the named insurer does not accept the risk, the debtor shall receive a policy or certificate of insurance setting forth the name and home office address of the substituted insurer and the amount of the premium to be charged. If the amount of premium is less than that set forth in the notice of proposed insurance, an appropriate refund shall be made.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wyoming Statutes Title 26. Insurance Code § 26-21-107. Provisions of policies and certificates; disclosure to debtors - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wy/title-26-insurance-code/wy-st-sect-26-21-107/

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