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Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-49-104

Effective dates of insurance — Insurance charges

Known as the Tennessee Creditor-Placed Insurance Act

The act spans §§ 56-49-101 to 56-49-115 (15 sections).

Acts 1999, ch. 144, § 4.

(1) Creditor-placed insurance shall become effective on the latest of the following dates: The date of the credit transaction;

(2) The date prior coverage, including prior creditor-placed insurance coverage, lapsed;

(3) One (1) year before the date on which the related insurance charge is made to the debtor's account; or

(4) A later date provided for in the agreement between the creditor and insurer.

(5) Creditor-placed insurance shall terminate on the earliest of the following dates: The date other acceptable insurance becomes effective, subject to the debtor providing acceptable evidence of the other insurance to the creditor;

(6) The date the collateralized personal property is repossessed, unless the property is returned to the debtor within ten (10) days of the repossession;

(7) The date the collateralized personal property is determined by the insurer to be a total loss;

(8) The date the debt is completely extinguished; or

(9) An earlier date specified in the individual policy or certificate of insurance.

(10) An insurance charge shall not be made to a debtor for a term longer than the scheduled term of the creditor-placed insurance when it becomes effective, nor may an insurance charge be made to the debtor for creditor-placed insurance before the effective date of the insurance.

(11) If a charge is made to a debtor for creditor-placed insurance coverage that exceeds a term of one (1) year, the debtor shall be notified at least annually that the insurance will be cancelled and a refund or credit of unearned charges made if evidence of acceptable insurance secured by the debtor is provided.

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