2018 Alaska Statutes
Title 6. Banks and Financial Institutions
Chapter 40. Premium Financing Act
Article 3. General Provisions.
Sec. 06.40.190. Definitions.
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,
(1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development or a designee of the commissioner;
(2) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;
(3) “premium finance agreement” means an agreement by which a borrower or prospective borrower promises to pay to a licensee or to its assignee the amount advanced or to be advanced under the agreement to an insurer or to an insurance agent or broker in payment of premiums on an insurance policy sold in this state or covering risks located in this state together with a service charge, and as a security for it the premium finance company receives an assignment of the unearned premium; however, a mortgage, conditional sale contract, or other security agreement covering property which authorizes the lienholder to pay or advance premiums for insurance under the mortgage, contract, or other security agreement is not considered to be a premium finance agreement;
(4) “premium finance company” means a person engaged in the business of entering into premium finance agreements with borrowers or of acquiring premium finance agreements from insurance agents, brokers or other premium finance companies.
