N.Y. Banking Law 573 – Statement of account; receipts
§ 573. Statement of account; receipts. 1. At any time after its execution, but not later than one year after the last payment thereunder, a premium finance agency holding a premium finance agreement shall, upon written request of the insured, give or mail to him a written statement of the dates and amounts of payments and the total amount, if any, unpaid thereunder. Such a statement shall be supplied once each year without charge; if any additional statement is requested the premium finance agency shall supply such statement at a charge not exceeding one dollar for each additional statement so supplied. An insured shall be given a receipt for a payment when made in cash.
Terms Used In N.Y. Banking Law 573
- Insured: means a person who enters into a premium finance agreement with a premium finance agency or makes and delivers a premium finance agreement to, or to the order of, an insurance agent or broker, whether or not he is insured under an insurance contract, premiums for which are advanced or to be advanced under the premium finance agreement. See N.Y. Banking Law 554
- Premium finance agency: means :
(a) a person engaged, in whole or in part, in the business of entering into premium finance agreements with insureds, including a bank if so engaged; or
(b) a person engaged, in whole or in part, in the business of acquiring premium finance agreements from insurance agents or brokers or other premium finance agencies, including a bank if so engaged and an insurance agent or broker who is licensed as a premium finance agency and who holds premium finance agreements made and delivered by insureds to him or his order. See N.Y. Banking Law 554 - Premium finance agreement: means a promissory note or other written agreement by which an insured promises or agrees to pay to, or to the order of, either a premium finance agency or an insurance agent or broker the amount advanced or to be advanced under the agreement to an authorized insurer or to an insurance agent or broker in payment of premiums on an insurance contract, together with a service charge as authorized and limited by law. See N.Y. Banking Law 554
2. After the payment of all sums for which an insured is obligated under a premium finance agreement, and upon his written demand, the premium finance agency holding the agreement shall deliver, or mail to the insured at his last known address such one or more good and sufficient instruments as may be necessary to acknowledge payment in full and to release all interests in or rights to the insurance contracts, the premiums for which are advanced or are to be advanced under the agreement.