Section 18292 Of Article 6. Insurance Sold With Loans From California Financial Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 6.
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. (a) If credit disability insurance is provided pursuant to
this division, it shall not provide indemnity against the risk of a
borrower becoming disabled for a period of less than 14 days. The
insurance may provide indemnity for any single period of continuous
disability of 14 days or longer, after which the risk may become
compensable. The insurance may be offered with retroactive coverage
to an earlier date based upon the disability having continued for a
period stated in the policy, but if insurance with retroactive
coverage is offered, it shall also be offered without retroactive
coverage, and the premium rate for each coverage shall be separately
stated in writing to the borrower.
(b) If insurance with retroactive coverage is provided, the
coverage shall provide for a prorated payment based upon the fraction
of the month during which the insured is disabled, provided that the
insured is continuously disabled during the waiting period set forth
in the policy. If insurance without retroactive coverage is
provided, the coverage shall provide for a prorated payment based
upon the fraction of the month during which the insured is disabled,
after first excluding the elimination period set forth in the policy.
For the purpose of this subdivision, a month is any period of 30
consecutive days.
(c) Credit disability insurance, if made available by an
industrial loan company, shall be available on a monthly or annual
premium basis, and the premium by the month shall not exceed a pro
rata relationship to the annual premium. Credit disability insurance
need not be offered for a period less than the term of the loan to
which it is applicable and no credit disability insurance shall be
written for a period in excess of the term of the loan to which it is
applicable.
(d) The monthly disability benefit payable with respect to an open
end loan shall not exceed the monthly payment computed pursuant to
Section 18300 on the outstanding balance at the time the disability
is incurred.