Section 33-31-7. Issuance of policy or certificate of insurance; contents; delivery of policy or certificate to debtor; requirements as to provisions of policies

   (a) All credit life insurance and credit accident and sickness insurance sold shall be evidenced by an individual policy or, in the case of group insurance, by a certificate of insurance, which individual policy or group certificate of insurance shall be delivered to the debtor.

(b) Each individual policy or group certificate of credit life insurance and credit accident and sickness insurance, in addition to other requirements of law, shall set forth the name and home office address of the insurer; the identity by name or otherwise of the person or persons insured; the rate or amount of premium separately in connection with credit life insurance and credit accident and sickness insurance if an identifiable charge is made to the debtor; and a description of the coverage, including any exceptions, limitations, or restrictions; and it shall state that the benefits shall be paid to the creditor to reduce or extinguish the unpaid indebtedness and, wherever the amount of insurance may exceed the unpaid indebtedness, shall state that any excess shall be payable to a beneficiary, other than the creditor, named by the debtor or to his estate.

(c) The individual policy or group certificate of insurance shall be delivered to the insured debtor at the time the indebtedness is incurred except as provided in subsection (d) of this Code section.

(d) If the individual policy or group certificate of insurance is not delivered to the debtor at the time the indebtedness is incurred and if an identifiable charge is made to him or her for credit life insurance or credit accident and sickness insurance, a copy of the application for the policy signed by the debtor or a notice of proposed insurance setting forth the name and home office address of the insurer, the name or names of the debtor, the rate or amount of premium separately in connection with credit life insurance and credit accident and sickness insurance coverage, and a brief description of the coverage provided shall be delivered to the debtor at the time the indebtedness is incurred. The copy of the application or the notice of proposed insurance shall refer exclusively to insurance coverage and shall be separate and apart from the loan, sale, or other credit statement of account, instrument, or agreement unless the information required by this subsection is prominently set forth in the application or the notice of proposed insurance. Upon acceptance of the insurance and within 60 days of the date upon which the indebtedness is incurred, the insurer shall cause the individual policy or group certificate of insurance to be delivered to the debtor. The application or notice of proposed insurance shall state when the insurance shall become effective, which shall be determined as provided in Code Section 33-31-5.

(e) Unless an individual policy is incontestable from date of issue, it shall provide that the validity of the policy shall not be contested, except for nonpayment of premiums, after it has been in force for two years from its date of issue and that no statement relating to insurability made by any person insured under the policy shall be used in contesting the validity of the insurance with respect to which the statement was made after the insurance has been in force prior to the contest for a period of two years during such person's lifetime, unless it is contained in a written instrument signed by the person; that a copy of the application, if any, of the policyholder shall be attached to the policy when issued; and that all statements made by the policyholder or by the persons insured shall be deemed representations and not warranties, and that no statement made by any person insured shall be used in any contest unless a copy of the instrument containing the statement is or has been furnished to the person or to his beneficiary.

(f) A provision specifying an equitable adjustment of premiums or of benefits or of both, to be made in the event the age of a person insured has been misstated, shall contain a clear statement of the method of adjustment to be used.

Code 1933, § 56-3306, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 617, § 1/SB 166.