Insurance rules for vehicle protection product warranties

(a) In order for a warrantor to comply with section 481R-5(a), the warrantor's insurance policy shall state that: (1) The insurer that issued the policy shall reimburse or pay on behalf of the warrantor any covered amounts the warrantor is legally obligated to pay or shall provide the service that the warrantor is legally obligated to perform according to the warrantor's obligations under the insured vehicle protection product issued or sold by the warrantor; and (2) If the covered amounts are not paid or the covered service is not provided by the warrantor to a consumer before the sixty-first day after the date the consumer provides proof of loss, payment shall be made or the service shall be provided directly from the reimbursement insurer to the consumer. (b) An insurer who issues a reimbursement insurance policy under this chapter may not cancel the policy until the insurer delivers to the warrantor a written notice of cancellation that complies with the requirements adopted for those notices under the insurance laws of this State. The warrantor shall forward a copy of the cancellation notice to the commissioner not later than the fifteenth business day after the date the notice is delivered to the warrantor. (c) The cancellation of a reimbursement insurance policy shall not reduce the insurer's responsibility for vehicle protection products issued by the warrantor and insured under the policy before the date of the cancellation. (d) For purposes of this section, a warrantor shall be considered to be the representative of the insurer who issues the reimbursement insurance policy for purposes of obligating the insurer to consumers in accordance with the vehicle protection product and this chapter.