Section 284-34-160. What mandatory benefits apply to prima facie credit life insurance rates?

The premium rates in WAC 284-34-150 apply to credit life insurance contracts that contain terms as favorable to insured debtors as the terms below:

(1) Suicide:

(a) An insurer may exclude coverage for suicide occurring within one year after the effective date of the coverage.

(b) Open-ended credit transactions: An insurer may apply a new suicide exclusion period to the portion of a new advance or charge that causes the amount of credit life insurance to exceed the greatest amount previously subject to this exclusion.

(2) Insurers may elect to include age restrictions in their certificates or policies, subject to the following conditions:

(a) An age restriction may say that no insurance will become effective on debtors who are age sixty-six or older.

(b) An age restriction may say that all insurance will end when the debtor becomes age sixty-six.

(c) Insurance coverage must continue until the end of the period for which a premium payment or charge is made.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 48.02.060, 48.30.010, 48.34.100, and 48.34.110. WSR 05-02-076 (Matter No. R 2002-02), § 284-34-160, filed 1/4/05, effective 4/1/05.]

RCW 48.02.060, 48.30.010, 48.34.100, and 48.34.110. WSR 05-02-076 (Matter No. R 2002-02), § 284-34-160, filed 1/4/05, effective 4/1/05.

Rules

284-34-150,