(215 ILCS 5/155.55) (from Ch. 73, par. 767.55)
Sec. 155.55.
Term of credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance.
The term of any credit life insurance or credit accident and health
insurance shall, subject to acceptance by the insurer, commence on the date
when the debtor becomes obligated to the creditor, or the date from which
interest or finance charges accrue, if later, except that, where a group
policy provides coverage with respect to existing obligations, the
insurance on a debtor with respect to such indebtedness shall commence on
the effective date of the policy. Where evidence of insurability is
required and such evidence is furnished more than 30 days after the date
when the debtor becomes obligated to the creditor, the term of the
insurance may commence on the date on which the insurer determines the
evidence to be satisfactory, and in such event there shall be an
appropriate refund or adjustment of any charge to the debtor for insurance.
The term of such insurance shall not extend more than 15 days beyond the
scheduled maturity date of the indebtedness except when extended without
additional cost to the debtor. If the indebtedness is discharged due to
renewal or refinancing prior to the scheduled maturity date, the insurance
in force shall be terminated before any new insurance may be issued in
connection with the renewed or refinanced indebtedness. In all cases of
termination prior to scheduled maturity, a refund shall be paid or credited
as provided in Section 155.58.
(Source: Laws 1959, p. 1140.)
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