P.R. Laws tit. 19, § 2279a

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§ 2279a. Priority of security interests in life insurance policy

The following rules govern priority among conflicting security interests in the same life insurance policy:

(1) A security interest held by an insurer has priority over a conflicting security interest held by another secured party.

(2) A secured party that has control over the life insurance policy has priority over a conflicting security interest held by a secured party without control.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1) of this section, security interests perfected by control under § 2264 of this title rank according to priority in time of obtaining control.

History —Sept. 19, 1996, No. 241, added as § 9-329.1 on Jan. 17, 2012, No. 21, § 11, eff. 1 year after Jan. 17, 2012.