2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 83 - INSURANCE
Chapter 54 - Mississippi Creditor-Placed Insurance Act.
83-54-3 - Application and construction of chapter.
§ 83-54-3. Application and construction of chapter.
(1) This chapter applies to an insurer or producer transacting creditor-placed insurance as defined in this chapter.
(2) All creditor-placed insurance written in connection with credit transactions for personal, family or household purposes is subject to the provisions of this chapter, except:
(a) Transactions involving extensions of credit primarily for business or commercial purposes;
(b) Insurance on collateralized real property; provided, however, that creditor-placed insurance written for mobile homes or manufactured housing shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter;
(c) Insurance offered by the creditor and elected by the debtor at the debtor's option;
(d) Insurance for which no specific charge is made to the debtor or the debtor's account; or
(e) Blanket insurance, whether paid for by the debtor or the creditor.
(3) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to create or imply a private cause of action for violation of this chapter, and the commissioner shall have authority to bring administrative or judicial proceedings to enforce this chapter.
Sources: Laws, 2001, ch. 307, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 2001.
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