If the cost of insurance is included in the retail installment contract or retail charge agreement and a separate charge is made to the buyer for the insurance,

(1) the contract or agreement must state the nature, purpose, and amount of the insurance, and in connection with the sale of a motor vehicle, the contract must state that the insurance coverage ordered under the terms of this contract does or does not include “bodily injury liability,” “public liability,” and “property damage liability” coverage, as applicable;

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 45.10.130

  • buyer: means a person who buys or agrees to buy goods or obtain services or agrees to have services rendered or furnished from a retail seller. See Alaska Statutes 45.10.220
  • charge agreement: means an instrument
    (A) entered into or performed in the state that sets out the terms of retail installment transactions that may be made under the agreement from time to time. See Alaska Statutes 45.10.220
  • contract: means a contract, other than a retail charge agreement or an instrument reflecting a sale price made under a retail charge agreement, entered into or performed in the state for a retail installment transaction. See Alaska Statutes 45.10.220
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • goods: includes merchandise certificates or coupons issued by a retail seller to be used in their face amount instead of cash in exchange for goods or services sold by the seller and goods, including a manufactured home, that, at the time of sale or subsequently, are to be so affixed to real property as to become a part of it, whether or not severable from it. See Alaska Statutes 45.10.220
  • rate: means the percentage that, when multiplied by the outstanding balance for each month or other installment period, yields the amount of the service charge for the month or period. See Alaska Statutes 45.10.220
  • retail installment contract: includes
    (A) a chattel mortgage. See Alaska Statutes 45.10.220
  • seller: means a person engaged in the business of selling goods or services to retail buyers. See Alaska Statutes 45.10.220
  • services: includes repairs, alterations, or improvements upon or in connection with real property, but does not include the services of a professional person licensed by the state, or services for which the price charged is required by law to be determined or approved by or to be filed, subject to approval or disapproval, with the United States or a state or a department, division, agency, officer, or official of either as in the case of transportation services. See Alaska Statutes 45.10.220
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(2) the contract or agreement must state whether the insurance is to be procured by the buyer or the seller;
(3) the amount included for the insurance may not exceed the premiums chargeable in accordance with the rate fixed for the insurance by the insurer except where the amount is less than $1; and if the insurance is cancelled or terminated for any reason, the refund for unearned insurance premiums received by the seller or an assignee of the seller, together with the unearned portion of the service charge applicable to the insurance, shall be credited to the final maturing installments of the retail installment contract or retail charge agreement, and the remaining balance of the unearned insurance premiums shall be refunded to the buyer; however, no cash refund is required if the amount is less than $1;
(4) if the insurance is to be procured by the seller or holder, the seller or holder shall, within 45 days after delivery of the goods or furnishing of the services under the contract, deliver, mail, or cause to be mailed to the buyer at the address as specified in the contract a notice that the insurance is procured, a copy of the policy or policies of insurance, or a certificate of the insurance so procured.
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