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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) No life insurance corporation doing business in this state, nor any insurance producer of the corporation, shall permit, offer, or make any contract of insurance or agreement as to any contract other than as plainly expressed in the policy issued on the contract or agreement; nor shall any company or any officer, insurance producer, or representative of the company or producer pay, allow, or give, or offer to pay, allow, or give, directly or indirectly, as inducement to any person to insure, or give, sell, or purchase, or offer to give, sell, or purchase as an inducement or in connection with any insurance, any stocks, bonds, or other securities of any insurance company or other corporation, association, or partnership, or any dividends or profits accruing on the securities, or any valuable consideration or inducement of any kind not specified in the policy, nor shall any person knowingly receive as an inducement any rebate of premium, or any special favor or advantage in the dividends or other benefits, or any paid employment or contract for services of any kind, or any valuable consideration or inducement of any kind, not specified in the policy.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to forbid a company transacting industrial insurance on a weekly payment plan from returning to policyholders who have made premium payments for a period of at least one year, directly to the company at its home or district offices, a percentage of the premium which the company would have paid for the weekly collection of the premiums.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Rhode Island General Laws Title 27. Insurance § 27-4-6. Terms to be stated in policy--Rebates prohibited - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ri/title-27-insurance/ri-gen-laws-sect-27-4-6/
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