California Insurance Code 778.3 – The amount of the periodic finance charges, if any, imposed for the …
The amount of the periodic finance charges, if any, imposed for the premium financing purchased and the annual percentage rate associated with those charges shall be disclosed in the policy itself, or if arranged pursuant to a separate premium financing agreement in the premium financing agreement itself, and in the premium finance billings. If the finance charge is a fixed fee, regardless of the amount of the loan or the balance due, the disclosure is not required to include the annual percentage rate associated with those charges. This section shall not apply to any insurance policy or premium finance billing if the same information is otherwise disclosed to the insured as required by any other provision of state or federal law.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 388, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
Terms Used In California Insurance Code 778.3
- Annual percentage rate: The cost of credit at a yearly rate. It is calculated in a standard way, taking the average compound interest rate over the term of the loan so borrowers can compare loans. Lenders are required by law to disclose a card account's APR. Source: FDIC
- Finance charge: The total cost of credit a customer must pay on a consumer loan, including interest. The Truth in Lending Act requires disclosure of the finance charge. Source: OCC
- premium financing: means engaging in the business of advancing money, directly or indirectly, to an insurer or producer at the request of an insured pursuant to the terms of a premium finance agreement, wherein the insured has assigned the unearned premiums, accrued dividends, or loss payments as security for such advancement in payment of premiums on insurance contracts only, and does not include the financing of insurance contract premiums purchased in connection with the financing of goods and services. See California Insurance Code 778
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Insurance Code 28