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Miss. Code Ann. § 83-54-3

Application and construction of chapter

Laws, 2001, ch. 307, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 2001.

(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: Transactions involving extensions of credit primarily for business or commercial purposes;

(3) 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;

(4) Insurance offered by the creditor and elected by the debtor at the debtor’s option;

(5) Insurance for which no specific charge is made to the debtor or the debtor’s account; or

(6) Blanket insurance, whether paid for by the debtor or the creditor.

(7) 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.

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.