(a) A premium finance agreement may provide for the payment by the borrower of a delinquency charge for any payment that is in default for a period of 10 days or more. The charge may be made for each month or fraction of a month that the payment is in default. The amount of the charge may be a minimum of $1 and as a maximum shall be subject to the following limits:

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 06.40.130

  • month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • premium finance agreement: means an agreement by which a borrower or prospective borrower promises to pay to a licensee or to its assignee the amount advanced or to be advanced under the agreement to an insurer or to an insurance agent or broker in payment of premiums on an insurance policy sold in this state or covering risks located in this state together with a service charge, and as a security for it the premium finance company receives an assignment of the unearned premium. See Alaska Statutes 06.40.190
  • premium finance company: means a person engaged in the business of entering into premium finance agreements with borrowers or of acquiring premium finance agreements from insurance agents, brokers or other premium finance companies. See Alaska Statutes 06.40.190
  • writing: includes printing. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) for delinquent payments of less than $250, five percent of the payment or $5, whichever is less; or
(2) for delinquent payments of $250 or more, two percent of the payment.
(b) A borrower has the option to separate the financing of the premiums for one insurance policy from a premium finance agreement by requesting in writing that the premium finance company provide that service and by paying a $10 separate charge.
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