17:3B-38. Insurance for borrower requested, required

10. a. A bank may request but not require an individual borrower to be insured with respect to a revolving credit plan under a life, health, accident, health and accident or other credit or other permissible insurance policy, whether group or individual. If an individual borrower's outstanding unpaid indebtedness under the plan is secured by an interest in real or personal property, a bank may require the borrower to obtain insurance, from an insurer acceptable to the bank, against loss of or damage to the property, or against liability arising out of the ownership or use of the property, and may finance the premiums for the insurance.

b. In the case of a borrower borrowing under a revolving credit plan for other than personal, household or family purposes, a bank may require the borrower to obtain insurance, from an insurer acceptable to the bank, under a life, health, accident, health and accident or other credit or other permissible insurance policy, whether group or individual. If the borrower's outstanding unpaid indebtedness under the plan is secured by an interest in real or personal property, the bank may require the borrower to obtain insurance, from an insurer acceptable to the bank, against loss of or damage to the property, or against liability arising out of the ownership or use of the property and may finance the premiums for the insurance.

c. The offer and placement of insurance under this section shall be subject in all respects to the applicable provisions of N.J.A.C.3:1-13.1 or 3:1-13.2, or both.

L.1996,c.137,s.10.