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TITLE 28INSURANCE
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
CHAPTER 3LIFE, ACCIDENT, AND HEALTH INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES
SUBCHAPTER FFCREDIT LIFE AND CREDIT ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE
DIVISION 9PREMIUM REFUNDS
RULE §3.5901Refund of Unearned Premiums

With respect to policies issued and certificates delivered after the effective date of these sections:

  (1) the refund of an unearned amount paid by or charged to a debtor for credit life insurance, or for credit accident and health insurance, on which charges to the debtor are payable by other than a single sum must not be less than the pro rata gross unearned amount charged;

  (2) the refund of an unearned amount paid by or charged to a debtor for credit life insurance, or for credit accident and health insurance, on which the insurance charges to the debtor are paid in a single sum must be computed by the rule of anticipation, as defined in §3.5002 of this title (relating to Definitions), or by another method which produces a substantially equal amount and is approved by the commissioner of insurance. This paragraph shall not be interpreted to preclude refunds for credit accident and health insurance to be computed by the mean of the gross unearned premium calculated by the "sum of the digits" (rule of 78) and the pro rata method.


Source Note: The provisions of this §3.5901 adopted to be effective October 1, 1980, 5 TexReg 2772; amended to be effective June 30, 1992, 17 TexReg 4345; amended to be effective June 7, 2005, 30 TexReg 3210

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