Oregon Code § 743.377·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Credit
life and credit health insurance policy or group certificate; contents;
delivery of policy, certificate or copy of application.
(1) All credit life or credit
health insurance 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.
(2) Each
individual policy or group certificate of credit life or credit health
insurance, or both shall, in addition to other requirements of law, set forth:
(a) The name and
home-office address of the insurer;
(b) The name or
names of the debtor, or in the case of a certificate under a group policy, the
identity by name or otherwise of the debtor;
(c) The premium
or amount of payment by the debtor separately for credit life insurance and for
credit health insurance;
(d) A description
of the coverage including the amount and term thereof, and any exceptions,
limitations and restrictions; and
(e) A statement
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, that any such excess shall be payable to a beneficiary, other
than the creditor, named by the debtor or to the estate of the debtor.
(3) Such
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 (4) of this section.
(4) If such
individual policy or group certificate of insurance is not delivered to the
debtor at the time the indebtedness is incurred, a copy of the application for
insurance or a notice of proposed insurance, signed by the debtor and setting
forth the name and home-office address of the insurer, the name or names of the
debtor, the premium or amount of payment by the debtor separately for credit
life insurance and for credit health insurance, and the amount, term 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 for
insurance or notice of proposed insurance shall also 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 therein. Upon
acceptance of the insurance by the insurer and within 30 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 for insurance or notice of proposed insurance shall state that upon
acceptance by the insurer, the insurance shall become effective as provided in
ORS 743.376.
(5) If an insurer
other than the named insurer accepts the risk, then the debtor shall receive a
policy or certificate of insurance setting forth the name and home-office
address of the substituted insurer and the amount of the premium to be charged,
and if the amount of premium is less than that set forth in the notice of
proposed insurance an appropriate refund shall be made. [Formerly 739.590 and
then 743.579]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 743.377
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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