Title 33, Chapter 22, Section 8
( 33-22-8)
(a) A premium finance agreement shall: (1) Be dated and signed by or on behalf of the insured, and the
printed portion of the agreement shall be in at least eight-point
type; (2) Contain the name and place of business of the insurance agent
or insurance broker negotiating the related insurance contract,
the name and residence of place of business of the insured as
specified by him or her, the name and place of business of the
premium finance company to which payments are to be made, a
description of the insurance contracts involved, and the amount of
the premium for the contracts; and (3) Set forth the following items, where applicable: (A) The total amount of the premiums; (B) The amount of the down payment; (C) The principal balance (the difference between subparagraphs
(A) and (B) of this paragraph); (D) The amount of the service charge, including the additional charge as provided in Code Section 33-22-9; (E) The balance payable by the insured (the sum of subparagraphs
(C) and (D) of this paragraph); and (F) The number of payments required, the amount of each payment
expressed in dollars, and the due date or period of payment. (b) The items set out in paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this
Code section need not be stated in the sequence or order in which
they appear in such clause, and additional items may be included to
explain the computations made in determining the amount to be paid
by the insured. (c) The licensee or the insurance agent or insurance broker shall
deliver to the insured or mail to the insured at his or her address
shown in the agreement a complete copy of the agreement. (d) Whenever an insurance policy has been financed pursuant to this
chapter, an additional premium to such policy or a renewal or
extension of such policy may be financed with the same premium
finance company without the execution of a new premium finance
agreement. The premium finance company shall mail or deliver to the
insured an addendum to the existing premium finance agreement in the
same manner as provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, and
such addendum shall contain the information required under
subsection (a) of this Code section. |