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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:16BB-1

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
1. a. The purpose of this act is to provide a framework within which guaranteed asset protection waivers are defined and may be offered within this State.

b. This act shall not apply to:

(1) An insurance policy offered by an insurer under the insurance laws of this State; or

(2) A debt cancellation or debt suspension contract being offered in compliance with 12 C.F.R. part 37 or 12 C.F.R. part 721 or other federal law.

c. Guaranteed asset protection waivers governed under this act are not insurance and are exempt from the insurance laws of this State. Persons marketing, selling or offering to sell guaranteed asset protection waivers to borrowers that comply with this act shall be exempt from this State’s licensing requirements provided in the “New Jersey Insurance Producer Licensing Act of 2001,” P.L.2001, c.210 (C. 17:22A-26 et seq.).

L.2017, c.82, s.1.