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Fin. Code § 1 Section 1
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The names and addresses of the insured and the company, and the date of the agreement.
Fin. Code § 10 Section 10
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A statement that the insured may prepay the full amount due and receive a refund credit of the unearned finance charge, in the manner provided by Section 18629.
Fin. Code § 18560 Section 18560
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“Premium finance agency” means any industrial loan company incorporated under this division which, by the terms of its authority to engage in the industrial loan business, is permitted to issue or sell investment certificates subject to the limitations set forth in Section 18596 …
Fin. Code § 18561 Section 18561
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Such terms relating to insurance as are used in this chapter shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Insurance Code and in the practices of the insurance business.
Fin. Code § 18562 Section 18562
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As used in this chapter, “insured” means the person who has purchased or arranged to purchase an insurance contract and who enters into a premium finance agreement with a premium finance agency.
Fin. Code § 18563 Section 18563
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As used in this chapter, “premium financing” means the activities of a company engaging in the business of advancing money directly or indirectly to an insurer or producer at the request of an insured pursuant to the terms of a premium finance agreement, wherein the insured has a…
Fin. Code § 18564 Section 18564
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As used in this chapter, “premium finance agreement” means a loan contract, note, agreement or obligation by which an insured agrees to pay to a company in installments the principal amount advanced by the company to an insurer or producer in payment of premium on an insurance co…
Fin. Code § 18565 Section 18565
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As used in this chapter, “company” means a premium finance agency.
Fin. Code § 18566 Section 18566
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As used in this chapter, “principal balance” means the difference between the amount of the premium and fees charged by the insurer or producer and the downpayment on the premium.
Fin. Code § 18567 Section 18567
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As used in this chapter, “finance charge” means any amount which the insured agrees to pay the company in excess of the premium and fees charged by the insurer or producer, and exclusive of the cost of credit life insurance and attorney fees.
Fin. Code § 18580 Section 18580
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A premium finance agency desiring the full authority which may be conferred by this division, shall, in respect to any lending operations other than insurance premium financing, be required to amend its articles of incorporation and meet the requirements of this division as if it…
Fin. Code § 18581 Section 18581
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The articles of incorporation of any corporation organized under this division as a premium finance agency shall include reference to that fact.
Fin. Code § 18582 Section 18582
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Capital stock of any premium finance agency shall not be less than seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) and need not exceed that sum regardless of the number of branch offices or business locations which may be authorized under the provisions of this division.
Fin. Code § 18583 Section 18583
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Before a premium finance agency commences business or opens a branch office or place of business, there must be paid in cash, for the benefit of the agency, 100 percent of the amount of the minimum capital stock required under this chapter.
Fin. Code § 18584 Section 18584
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An insurance premium finance agreement, as defined in Section 18564, may be prepared in the office of an insurance producer licensed by the Department of Insurance, and mailed or otherwise delivered to a premium finance agency for acceptance without the office of the producer the…
Fin. Code § 18585 Section 18585
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In the event of any conflict in the provisions of this chapter with the provisions of any other chapter in this division, the provisions of this chapter shall control with regard to a premium finance agency or to insurance premium financing.
Fin. Code § 18586 Section 18586
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The provisions of Sections 18023, 18024, 18120, 18205, 18268, 18269, 18271, 18272, 18274, and 18455 shall not apply to a premium finance agency.
Fin. Code § 18587 Section 18587
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The provisions of Sections 18607, 18625, and 18626 shall not apply to any bona fide loan with a principal amount of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or more or to a premium finance agency in connection with such loans if the provisions of this section are not used for t…
Fin. Code § 18588 Section 18588
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Unless the insured has notice of the assignment of a premium finance agreement, payment thereunder by him to the last known assignee of the agreement shall be binding upon all subsequent assignees. Assignment of the premium finance agreement shall not cut off any defenses which t…
Fin. Code § 18589 Section 18589
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At any time during the term of the premium finance agreement, but not later than one year after the last payment thereunder, the company shall upon written request of the insured, give or mail to him a written statement of the dates and amounts of payment, and the total amount, i…
Fin. Code § 18590 Section 18590
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Upon payment of a loan in full the company upon request shall return the premium finance agreement marked “Paid” to the insured.
Fin. Code § 18591 Section 18591
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No filing of the premium finance agreement shall be necessary to perfect the validity of such agreement as a secured transaction as against creditors, subsequent purchasers, pledgees, encumbrances, successors or assigns of the insured.
Fin. Code § 18592 Section 18592
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Any downpayment which is made and which is received by the company from the insured, or from the insurance producer on behalf of the insured, shall be held by the company in trust for and in transit to the insurer, and shall be paid to the insurer, together with the balance of th…
Fin. Code § 18593 Section 18593
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The downpayments received by the company under the provisions of Section 18592, may be held by the company in trust in a separate bank account or depository, or in lieu thereof, the company may maintain a time deposit with a bank, savings and loan association, or comparable insti…
Fin. Code § 18594 Section 18594
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Any corporation organized as an industrial loan company other than a premium finance agency shall conduct any insurance premium financing business under the authority of this chapter and it shall be subject to all of the provisions of this chapter in respect to such business, as …
Fin. Code § 18595 Section 18595
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A premium finance agency shall not incorporate the words “industrial loan company” in its corporate name, on its loan forms, or in its advertising.
Fin. Code § 18596 Section 18596
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A premium finance company may issue or sell investment certificates only (a) to its customers directly in connection with the financing of premiums for those customers, provided that the aggregate finance charges, including interest paid or not paid on those investment certificat…
Fin. Code § 18605 Section 18605
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A premium finance agreement shall be in writing and the printed portion thereof shall be in at least eight-point type. The agreement shall set forth:
Fin. Code § 18606 Section 18606
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A premium finance agreement shall not be executed by or on behalf of the insured when it contains any blank space to be filled in thereafter; however, if any insurance contract, premiums for which are advanced or to be advanced under the agreement, has not been issued at the time…
Fin. Code § 18607 Section 18607
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Upon receipt of the loan form the company shall promptly mail to the insured at the address shown in the agreement, or deliver to the insured personally, either a notice to the effect that the application for a loan is rejected or a copy of the agreement, thereby signifying accep…
Fin. Code § 18608 Section 18608
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(a) A premium finance agreement may contain a power of attorney or other authority enabling the company to cancel the insurance contract or contracts listed in the agreement in the event of default in the terms thereof. (b) Upon the exercise of such a right to cancel, the company…
Fin. Code § 18609 Section 18609
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All statutory, regulatory and contractual restrictions providing that the insured or the insurer shall not cancel the insurance contract unless the insured or the insurer first satisfies such restrictions by giving a prescribed notice of cancellation to a governmental agency, the…
Fin. Code § 18610 Section 18610
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The insurer within a reasonable time after the effective date of cancellation shall return whatever gross unearned premiums or accrued dividends are payable under the insurance contract to the company, which financed the insurance contract, for the benefit of the insured. Wheneve…
Fin. Code § 18611 Section 18611
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At the time of mailing the notice required by Section 18606 or 18608, the employee of the company who is doing the mailing shall prepare and sign an affidavit setting forth the following: (a) The name and address of the employee doing the mailing. (b) That the employee is over 18…
Fin. Code § 18625 Section 18625
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A premium finance agency shall not, except as otherwise provided by law, impose, take, receive, reserve or charge a finance charge which in the aggregate is greater than that which is permitted by this article.
Fin. Code § 18626 Section 18626
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A premium finance agency may, in a premium finance agreement, contract for, charge, receive, and collect a finance charge which shall not exceed in the aggregate: (a) Two percent per month on that part of the unpaid principal balance of any loan up to, including, but not in exces…
Fin. Code § 18627 Section 18627
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If the finance charge computed under Section 18626 is less than twenty-five dollars ($25), a minimum finance charge of twenty-five dollars ($25) may be imposed.
Fin. Code § 18628 Section 18628
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The finance charge may be computed from the effective date of the insurance coverage, provided that the company shall pay the premium due the insurer, either: (a) Within 30 days from the effective date of the insurance coverage; or (b) Within 30 days after the receipt by the comp…
Fin. Code § 18629 Section 18629
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Notwithstanding the provisions of any premium finance agreement to the contrary, any insured may pay the obligation in full at any time before maturity of the final installment. If he does so, he shall receive a refund credit of the unearned finance charge computed in accordance …
Fin. Code § 18630 Section 18630
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In the event that the insurance policy or policies which are the subject of a premium finance agreement are canceled by the insured or by the insurer, for any cause, the insured shall be entitled to receive a refund credit of the unearned finance charge. This refund credit shall …
Fin. Code § 18631 Section 18631
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(a) A premium finance agreement may provide for the payment of a default charge of one dollar ($1) to a maximum of 5 percent of the delinquent installment, in the event of a default for a period of not less than 10 days in the payment of any scheduled installment under the terms …
Fin. Code § 18634 Section 18634
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This article is applicable only to premium finance agencies.
Fin. Code § 18635 Section 18635
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Whenever the interest or charges, or interest and charges deducted in advance exceed the maximum provided by this division, by reason of subsequent repayment of the loan, a new loan, refinancing, or otherwise, or any portion thereof prior to maturity, such excess shall be rebated…
Fin. Code § 18636 Section 18636
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(a) As an alternative to the provisions of Section 18635, if a loan is repayable in substantially equal and consecutive monthly installments of principal and charges combined, the first of which is due not less than 15 days nor more than one month and 15 days from the date the lo…
Fin. Code § 18637 Section 18637
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If a loan contract made under Section 18636 is prepaid in full by cash, a new loan, refinancing or otherwise before the final installment date, the borrower shall receive a rebate of the portion of the precomputed charge applicable to the full installment periods following the in…
Fin. Code § 18638 Section 18638
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A special rebate of precomputed charges shall be made if three or more, but not all, installments are prepaid in full at any one time either in one transaction or over a period of time on a loan made under Section 18636. The special rebate shall be equal to the portion of precomp…
Fin. Code § 18640 Section 18640
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A deferment charge may be charged and collected on a loan made under Section 18636 if the payment date of all wholly unpaid installments on which no default charge has been collected is deferred one or more full months and the loan contract so provides. Such deferment charge shal…
Fin. Code § 18642 Section 18642
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If the maturity of a loan made under Section 18636 is accelerated for any reason, the company shall make the same refund or credit as would be required if the loan contract was paid in full on the date of acceleration and the unpaid balance shall be treated as the unpaid principa…
Fin. Code § 18643 Section 18643
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law not within this article, with respect to precomputed loans, premium finance agencies derive authority only from this article.
Fin. Code § 2 Section 2
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A description of the insurance contracts for which the premiums are advanced including the total amount of the premiums and fees and a specific breakdown thereof by policies and a general description of coverages.