Title 31 — Insurance and Securities.
94 chapters · 1,236 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 31-1101 Applicability of provisions
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The provisions of this chapter shall not apply with respect to: (1) Any insurance company licensed to do business in the District; (2) Any banking institution, trust, loan, mortgage, safe deposit, or title company, building association, credit union, moneylenders, or common trust…
D.C. Code § 31-1102 Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter: (1) The term “insurance premium finance company” means a person engaged in the business of entering into insurance premium finance agreements. (2) The term “premium finance agreement” means an agreement by which an insured or prospective insured …
D.C. Code § 31-1103 Licenses — Persons required to obtain; fees; other requirements
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(a) No person shall engage in the business of financing insurance premiums in the District without first having obtained a license as a premium finance company from the Commissioner. Any person who shall engage in the business of financing insurance premiums in the District witho…
D.C. Code § 31-1104 Licenses — Issuance or renewal
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(a) Upon the filing of an application and the payment of the license fee the Commissioner shall make an investigation of each applicant and shall issue a license if the applicant is qualified in accordance with this chapter. If the Commissioner does not so find, he shall, within …
D.C. Code § 31-1105 Licenses — Revocation, suspension or refusal to renew; penalty in lieu of revocation or suspension; right of applicant or licensee to administrative or judicial hearing
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(a) The Commissioner may revoke or suspend the license of any premium finance company when and if after investigation it appears to the Commissioner that: (1) Any license issued to such company was obtained by fraud; (2) There was any misrepresentation in the application for the …
D.C. Code § 31-1106 Records
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(a) Every licensee shall maintain records of its premium finance transactions and the said records shall be open to examination and investigation by the Commissioner. The Commissioner may at any time require any licensee to bring such records as he may direct to the Commissioner’…
D.C. Code § 31-1107 Rules and regulations
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The Commissioner shall have authority to make and enforce such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary in making effective the provisions of this chapter, but such rules and regulations shall not be contrary to nor inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
D.C. Code § 31-1108 Form and contents of agreements
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(a) A premium finance agreement shall: (1) Be dated, signed by or on behalf of the insured, and the printed portion thereof shall be in at least 8-point type; (2) Contain the name and place of business of the insurance agent negotiating the related insurance contract, the name an…
D.C. Code § 31-1109 Service charges
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(a) A premium finance company shall not charge, contract for, receive, or collect a service charge other than as permitted by this chapter. (b) The service charge is to be computed on the balance of the premiums due (after subtracting the downpayment made by the insured in accord…
D.C. Code § 31-1110 Delinquency charges
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A premium finance agreement may provide for the payment by the insured of a delinquency charge of $1 to a maximum of 5% of the delinquent installment which is in default for a period of 5 days or more.
D.C. Code § 31-1111 Cancellation of insurance contracts
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(a) When a premium finance agreement contains a power of attorney enabling the premium finance company to cancel any insurance contract or contracts listed in the agreement, the insurance contract or contracts shall not be canceled by the premium finance company unless such cance…
D.C. Code § 31-1112 Validity of agreements as secured transactions
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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, pledges, and encumbrances, successors, or assigns.