Colorado § 5-4-202 - Amount of insurance.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 5-4-202 — Amount of insurance., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-4-202. Amount of insurance.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section:
(a) In the case of consumer credit insurance providing life coverage, the amount of insurance may not initially exceed the debt and, if the debt is payable in installments, may not at any time exceed the greater of the scheduled or actual amount of the debt; or
(b) In the case of any other consumer credit insurance, the total amount of periodic benefits payable may not exceed the total of scheduled unpaid installments of the debt, and the amount of any periodic benefit may not exceed the original amount of debt divided by the number of periodic installments in which it is payable.
(2) If consumer credit insurance is provided in connection with a revolving credit account, the amounts payable as insurance benefits may be reasonably commensurate with the amount of debt as it exists from time to time. If consumer credit insurance is provided in connection with a commitment to grant credit in the future, the amounts payable as insurance benefits may be reasonably commensurate with the total from time to time of the amount of debt and the amount of the commitment.
Source: L. 2000: Entire article R&RE, p. 1231, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 5-4-202, as it existed prior to 2000.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Colorado Revised Statutes § 5-4-202 cover?
Section 5-4-202 ("Amount of insurance.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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