(1) Except as otherwise provided in this article and subject to the provisions on additional charges (Section 2-202 and Section 3-202) and maximum charges (Part 2 of Article 2 and Article 3), a creditor may agree to provide insurance, and may contract for and receive a charge for insurance separate from and in addition to other charges. A creditor need not make a separate charge for insurance provided or required by him. This act does not authorize the issuance of any insurance prohibited under any statute, or rule thereunder, governing the business of insurance.
(2) The excess amount of a charge for insurance provided for in agreements in violation of this article is an excess charge for the purposes of the provisions of the article on remedies and penalties (Article 5) as to effect of violations on rights of parties (Section 5-202) and of the provisions of the article on administration (Article 6) as to civil actions by the Administrator (Section 6-113).
Added by Laws 1969, c. 352, § 4-104, eff. July 1, 1969.
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