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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="23-301" title_number="23" title_name="Premium Financing" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Premium Finance Agreements; Charges and Fees">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A premium finance agreement shall be dated and signed by or on behalf of the insured.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Except as provided under subsection (b)(5)(viii) of this section, the printed part of the premium finance agreement shall be in approximately 8–point type and be easily readable by an average individual.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A premium finance agreement shall contain:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the name and place of business of the insurance producer negotiating the related insurance contract;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the name and residence or place of business of the insured as specified by the insured;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the name and place of business of the premium finance company to which payments may be made;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>an itemized list for each insurance contract or coverage financed under the premium finance agreement that includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the applicable application number, binder number, or policy number;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the effective date of the insurance contract or coverage;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the name of the company issuing the insurance contract or coverage; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the premium for the insurance contract or coverage; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>if applicable, the following items:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the total amount of the premiums;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the amount of the down payment;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the principal balance (the difference between items (i) and (ii) of this item);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the amount of the finance charge;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>the balance payable by the insured (the sum of items (iii) and (iv) of this item);</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>the number of installments required, the amount of each installment expressed in dollars, and the due date or period of each installment;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>the electronic payment fee; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>in at least 12–point type, the following statement: “If this agreement is canceled or the loan is prepaid in full before the end of its term, the actuarial method will be used to calculate the earned finance charge. Under this method, most of the finance charge is earned in the early months of the loan term rather than equally in each month. You may request a sample illustration of how the finance charge is earned.”.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The items set out in subsection (b)(5) of this section need not be stated in the sequence in which they appear.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Additional items may be included to explain the computations made in determining the amount to be paid by the insured.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>With respect to commercial automobile, fire, or liability insurance, a premium finance agreement may include separate provisions requiring representations, warranties, or other obligations of the insurance producer who sells, solicits, or negotiates the insurance policy, the premiums for which are financed under the premium finance agreement.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A premium finance agreement may provide for additional insurance premiums to be financed and added to the initial premium finance agreement.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Subject to §§ 23–501.1 and 23–505.2 of this title, a premium finance agreement may include monthly payments for the purchase price of a motor club service contract.</text>
  </level>
</section>
