- (1) A creditor may not contract for or receive a separate charge for insurance in connection with a refinancing (section 16a-2-504) or a consolidation (section 16a-2-505), unless:
- (a) The consumer agrees at or before the time of refinancing or consolidation that the charge may be made;
- (b) the consumer is or is to be provided with insurance for an amount or a term, or insurance of a kind, in addition to that to which he would have been entitled had there been no refinancing or consolidation;
- (c) the consumer receives a refund or credit on account of any unexpired term of existing insurance in the amount that would be required if the insurance were terminated (section 16a-4-108); and
- (d) the charge does not exceed the amount permitted by this article (section 16a-4-107).
- (2) A creditor may not contract for or receive a separate charge for insurance which duplicates insurance with respect to which the creditor has previously contracted for or received a separate charge.
L. 1973, ch. 85, § 70; L. 1993, ch. 200, § 13; January 1, 1994.