Rhode Island General Laws Title 27. Insurance § 27-6.1-6. Prohibited practices

(a) An insurer or insurance producer shall not issue lender-placed insurance on mortgaged property that the insurer or insurance producer or an affiliate of the insurer or insurance producer owns, performs the servicing for, or owns the servicing right to the mortgaged property.

(b) An insurer or insurance producer shall not compensate a lender, insurer, investor, or servicer (including through the payment of commissions) on lender-placed property insurance policies issued by the insurer.

(c) An insurer or insurance producer shall not share lender-placed insurance premium or risk with the lender, investor, or servicer that obtained the lender-placed insurance.

(d) An insurer or insurance producer shall not offer contingent commissions, profit sharing, or other payments dependent on profitability or loss ratios to any person affiliated with a servicer or the insurer in connection with lender-placed insurance.

(e) An insurer shall not provide free or below-cost outsourced services to lenders, investors, or servicers, and an insurer will not outsource its own functions to lenders, insurance producers, investors, or servicers on an above-cost basis.

(f) An insurer or insurance producer shall not make any payments, including, but not limited to, the payment of expenses to a lender, insurer, investor, or servicer for the purpose of securing lender-placed insurance business or related outsourced services.