§ 7904. Required disclosures; service contract reimbursement insurance policy. Service contract reimbursement insurance policies insuring service contracts issued, sold or offered for sale in this state shall state that, upon failure of the provider to perform under the service contract, including failure to return the unearned provider fee thereunder, the insurer that issued the service contract reimbursement insurance policy shall pay on behalf of the provider any sums the provider is legally obligated to pay under the service contract or shall perform the service which the provider is legally obligated to perform according to the provider's contractual obligations under the service contracts issued or sold by the provider.

Terms Used In N.Y. Insurance Law 7904

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Provider: means a person who markets, sells, offers for sale, issues, makes or proposes to make or administers a service contract, and who is contractually obligated to provide service under a service contract. See N.Y. Insurance Law 7902
  • Provider fee: means the total purchase price or consideration paid for a service contract. See N.Y. Insurance Law 7902
  • Service contract: means a contract or agreement, for a separate or additional consideration, for a specific duration to perform the repair, replacement or maintenance of property, or indemnification for repair, replacement or maintenance, due to a defect in materials or workmanship or wear and tear, with or without additional provision for indemnity payments for incidental damages, provided any such indemnity payment per incident shall not exceed the purchase price of the property serviced. See N.Y. Insurance Law 7902
  • Service contract reimbursement insurance policy: means a policy of service contract reimbursement insurance. See N.Y. Insurance Law 7902
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