(a) Life insurance conforming to all the following conditions is another form of group life insurance:

(1) Covering one of the following groups:

(A) All members are or become borrowers from one financial institution, including subsidiary or affiliated persons, under an agreement to repay the sum borrowed.

(B) All members are or become purchasers of merchandise or other property, exclusive of securities, investment certificates, and bank deposits, under an agreement to pay the balance of the purchase price.

(2) The group numbers not less than 100 new entrants yearly or, in the case of a credit union, not less than 50 borrowers yearly.

(3) The amount insured on any one borrower or purchaser does not exceed:

(A) The amount of the loan commitment in the case of an agricultural or horticultural loan commitment, as defined in Section 10203.55, repayable in one sum or in irregular installments within a period not in excess of 18 months from the initial date of the loan commitment.

(B) In all other cases, the balance of the indebtedness to the financial institution or vendor.

(4) The repayment or payment of purchase price is to be made under the agreement of loan or purchase in substantially equal installments over a period not exceeding 40 years, in installments that may vary according to the terms of a signed agreement, in payments or installments in accordance with the usual terms of the creditor in the case of an open-ended agreement to extend credit, a revolving loan, or revolving charge account, or in one sum or irregular installments within a period not in excess of 18 months from the initial date of the commitment on an agricultural or horticultural loan.

(5) The policy is issued upon application of and made payable to the financial institution, vendor, or a creditor to whom the vendor may transfer title to the indebtedness, as beneficiary, and the premiums are paid by or through the financial institution, vendor, or creditor.

(b) A policy of insurance conforming to this section is not subject to Section 10209 of this code or Section 704.100 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 467. Effective January 1, 2007.)