17:29AA-14. Premium for commercial line insurance; inducements; prohibition
With respect to rates and supplementary rate information and all changes and amendments thereto subject to section 5 of this act, (a) no insurer or employee thereof, and no broker or agent shall knowingly charge, demand or receive a premium for a policy of commercial lines insurance except in accordance with the respective rates and supplementary rate information and all changes and amendments thereof effective pursuant to this act; (b) no insurer, or employee thereof, and no broker or agent shall pay, allow, or give, or offer to pay, allow, or give, directly or indirectly, as an inducement to insure, or after insurance has been effected, any rebate, discount, abatement, credit, or reduction of the premium specified in the policy of insurance, or any special favor or advantage in the dividends or other benefits to accrue thereon, or any valuable consideration or inducement whatever, not specified in the policy of insurance, except to the extent that such rebate, discount, abatement, credit, reduction, favor, advantage or consideration may be provided for in such rates and supplementary rate information and all changes and amendments thereof effective pursuant to this act; and (c) no insured named in a policy of insurance, nor any employee of such insured, shall knowingly receive or accept, directly or indirectly, any such rebate, discount, abatement, or reduction of premium, or any such special favor or advantage or valuable consideration or inducement. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as prohibiting the payment of commissions or other compensation to regularly appointed and licensed agents and to brokers duly licensed by this State, nor as prohibiting a discount, abatement, or reduction in premium on policies issued to or on behalf of the State.
L.1982, c. 114, s. 14.
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