New Jersey Statutes 17:9A-53.10. Credit life and health insurance; authorization to provide
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:9A-53.10
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
When a person liable for the payment of an educational loan consents in writing thereto, the banking institution may obtain or provide either or both credit life insurance and credit health insurance on such person, pursuant to chapter 29 of subtitle 3 of Title 17B of the New Jersey Statutes, and may deduct and retain from the proceeds of such loan an amount equal to the premium lawfully charged by the insurer issuing such insurance. If there is more than one person who is liable for the payment of such loan, insurance may be obtained as herein authorized only upon one of such persons. Nothing in any law of this State shall prohibit a banking institution or an employee thereof from collecting the premium or identifiable charge for such insurance, or prevent a banking institution from receiving or retaining any dividend or other gain or advantage resulting from such insurance.
L.1975, c. 287, s. 9, eff. Jan. 12, 1976.