Arizona Laws 20-1607. Term of insurance
A. Subject to acceptance by the insurer, the term of any consumer credit insurance shall commence on the date when the debtor becomes obligated to the creditor.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 20-1607
- Consumer credit insurance: means any one or a combination of the following:
(a) Credit life insurance. See Arizona Laws 20-1603
- Creditor: means the lender of money or vendor or lessor of goods, services, property, rights or privileges, including a lessor under a lease intended as a security, where payment is arranged through a credit transaction. See Arizona Laws 20-1603
- Debtor: means a borrower of money or a person possessing a commitment for a loan of certain funds or a purchaser or lessee of goods, services, property, rights or privileges for which payment is arranged through a credit transaction. See Arizona Laws 20-1603
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, the term of a policy that provides coverage for an existing obligation shall commence on the effective date of the policy and where evidence of insurability is required and the evidence is furnished more than thirty days after the date when the debtor becomes obligated to the creditor, the term of the insurance shall commence on the date on which the insurer determines the evidence to be satisfactory and in such event, respecting collections from or charges to the debtor for earlier coverage, there shall be an appropriate refund or adjustment.
C. Except where the creditor grants an extension of time for repayment of a debt, the term of any consumer credit insurance shall not extend more than fifteen days beyond the scheduled maturity date of the debt unless done without additional cost to the debtor. If the debt is discharged due to renewal or refinancing prior to the scheduled maturity date, the insurance in force shall be terminated before any new insurance may be issued in connection with the renewed or refinanced debt. In each case of termination prior to scheduled maturity, a refund shall be paid or credited as provided in section 20-1611.