Title 31 — Insurance and Securities.
94 chapters · 1,236 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 31-5101 Short title; applicability of provisions
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(a) This chapter regulating credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance in the District of Columbia may be cited as “The Act for the Regulation of Credit Life Insurance and Credit Accident and Health Insurance.” (b) All life insurance and all accident and healt…
D.C. Code § 31-5102 Definitions
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For the purpose of this chapter: (1) “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia. (1A) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking. (2) “Credit life insurance” means insurance issued on the life of a debtor pursuant to or …
D.C. Code § 31-5103 Forms authorized to be issued
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Credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance shall be issued only in the following forms: (1) Individual policies of life insurance issued to debtors on the term plan; (2) Individual policies of accident and health insurance issued to debtors on a term plan or d…
D.C. Code § 31-5104 Limitations on amount
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(a) The amount of credit life insurance shall not exceed the initial indebtedness however the indebtedness may be repayable; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to supersede or repeal the limitation on the amount of group insurance specified in § 31-4…
D.C. Code § 31-5105 Term of coverage
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The term of any credit life insurance or credit accident and health insurance shall, subject to acceptance by the insurance company, commence on the date when the debtor becomes obligated to the creditor, except that where a group policy provides coverage with respect to existing…
D.C. Code § 31-5106 Required policies or certificates; contents; delivery; applications and notices
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(a) All credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance shall be evidenced by an individual policy or in the case of group insurance by a group policy and individual certificates of insurance. (b) Each individual policy or certificate of credit life insurance, each…
D.C. Code § 31-5107 Filing requirements; forms and rates to be approved by Commissioner
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(a) All forms of policies, certificates of insurance, notices of proposed insurance, applications for insurance, binders, endorsements and riders delivered or issued for delivery in the District and the premium rates pertaining thereto shall be filed with the Commissioner by the …
D.C. Code § 31-5108 Refunds, credits and charges
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(a) Each individual policy or certificate of credit life insurance or credit accident and health insurance shall provide that in the event of termination of the insurance prior to the scheduled maturity date of the indebtedness, any refund of an amount paid by the debtor for insu…
D.C. Code § 31-5109 Claims
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(a) All claims shall be paid either by draft drawn upon the insurance company or by check of the insurance company to the order of the claimant to whom payment of the claim is due pursuant to the policy provisions, or upon direction of such claimant to one specified, and every in…
D.C. Code § 31-5110 Choice of companies to provide required coverage
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Repealed Repealed.
D.C. Code § 31-5110.01 Insurance plans and programs submitted pursuant to § 42-836.01(2)(B)
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D.C. Code § 31-5111 Violations
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(a) In the case of any violation of this chapter by an insurance company, agent, solicitor, or broker, the Commissioner shall have authority to proceed in accordance with the provisions of §§ 31-4305 and 31-4326 [repealed] and §§ 31-2502.03 and 31-2502.36 [repealed]. (b) In the c…
D.C. Code § 31-5112 Administrative or judicial review of orders or actions
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Any insurance company, agent, solicitor, or broker aggrieved by any order or action of the Commissioner under this chapter may contest the validity of such order or action by appeal or through any other appropriate proceeding, in accordance with the procedures prescribed by §§ 31…