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Home » US Law » 2020 Mississippi Code » Title 83 - Insurance » Chapter 54 - Mississippi Creditor-Placed Insurance Act » § 83-54-3. Application and construction of chapter
  1. This chapter applies to an insurer or producer transacting creditor-placed insurance as defined in this chapter.
  2. All creditor-placed insurance written in connection with credit transactions for personal, family or household purposes is subject to the provisions of this chapter, except:
    1. Transactions involving extensions of credit primarily for business or commercial purposes;
    2. Insurance on collateralized real property; provided, however, that creditor-placed insurance written for mobile homes or manufactured housing shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter;
    3. Insurance offered by the creditor and elected by the debtor at the debtor’s option;
    4. Insurance for which no specific charge is made to the debtor or the debtor’s account; or
    5. Blanket insurance, whether paid for by the debtor or the creditor.
  3. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to create or imply a private cause of action for violation of this chapter, and the commissioner shall have authority to bring administrative or judicial proceedings to enforce this chapter.