Maine § 24-A §2162 Unfair discrimination, rebates prohibited -- property, casualty, surety insurance

Maine Statutes

§ 24-A §2162 — Unfair discrimination, rebates prohibited -- property, casualty, surety insurance

Maine § 24-A §2162

Title 24-AMAINE INSURANCE CODE

Ch. 23TRADE PRACTICES AND FRAUDS

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 24-A, § 24-A §2162 (2026).

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1.No property, casualty or surety insurer or any employee or representative thereof, and no broker, agent or solicitor as to such insurance shall pay, allow or give, or offer to pay, allow or give, directly or indirectly, as an inducement to insurance, or after insurance has been effected, any rebate, discount, abatement, credit or reduction of the premium named in a 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 or provided for in the policy, except to the extent provided for in an applicable filing with the superintendent as provided by law.

2.No such insurer shall make or permit any unfair discrimination between insureds or property having like insuring or

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No property, casualty or surety insurer or any employee or representative thereof, and no broker, agent or solicitor as to such insurance shall pay, allow or give, or offer to pay, allow or give, directly or indirectly, as an inducement to insurance, or after insurance has been effected, any rebate, discount, abatement, credit or reduction of the premium named in a 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 or provided for in the policy, except to the extent provided for in an applicable filing with the superintendent as provided by law.
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No such insurer shall make or permit any unfair discrimination between insureds or property having like insuring or risk characteristics in the premium or rates charged for insurance, or in the dividends or other benefits payable thereon, or in any other of the terms and conditions of the insurance.
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Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the payment of commissions or other compensation to duly licensed agents, brokers or solicitors, or as prohibiting any insurer from allowing or returning to its participating policyholders, members or subscribers, dividends, savings or unabsorbed premium deposits. As used in this section the word "insurance" includes suretyship and the word "policy" includes bond. This section does not apply as to wet marine and transportation insurance.